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Idachaba named acting NBC chief
Armstrong Augustine Idachaba has been appointed acting director general of the National Broadcasting Commission by the federal government following the suspension of Is’haq Modibbo Kawu.
Akande inaugurated as NCC chairman
Adeolu Akande has been inaugurated as chairman of the Nigerian Communications Commission board by Isa Ali Ibrahim Pantami, the country’s minister of communications and digital economy.
NigComSat faces financial inquiry
Nigeria’s House of Representatives has launched an investigation into the management of Nigerian Communications Satellite over seven years of financial inconsistencies.
MultiChoice unveils innovation fund
Pay TV company MultiChoice has launched an innovation fund aimed at helping small businesses in the video entertainment industry and technology sectors.
Hi-Impact heads to MipTV
Nigerian broadcaster and production company Hi-Impact TV, a subsidiary of Solution Media & Infotech, will be heading to the MipTV global content market next month.
MTN launches music reality show
Telecommunications company MTN Nigeria has unveiled a musical reality show.
NBC’s Modibbo Kawu suspended
The director-general of Nigeria’s National Broadcasting Commission, Ishaq Modibbo Kawu, has been suspended by President Muhammadu Buhari.
StarTimes’ Hello Mr Right crowns winners
Winners have emerged from reality dating show Hello Mr Right, produced by pay TV operator StarTimes and sponsored by furniture company Bedmate.
Taking Up Space to be adapted for TV
A book chronicling two young black women’s lives at Cambridge University in the UK is to be adapted into a TV series by Killing Eve prodco Sid Gentle Films.
A+E Networks names regional manager
Nazarene Khan, head of marketing and sponsorship at A+E Networks Africa, has been promoted to regional manager following the departure of Yusuf Nabee.
NTA scores Premier League rights
The Nigerian Television Authority has acquired the rights to broadcast at least one live English Premier League football game per match-week over the course of the 2019-2022 rights cycle.
Netflix picks up Nigerian legal drama
Global streamer Netflix has added EbonyLife’s legal drama Castle & Castle to its line-up of Nollywood content.