Buhari approves 65 radio, TV licences


By Content Nigeria reporter
March 9, 2020

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Nigerian president Muhammadu Buhari has approved 65 new radio and digital television licences across various regions of the country.

This comes months after the president’s recent move to license radio and television stations, which sparked mixed reactions.

The beneficiaries include the Nigeria Police Force and the Nigeria Security and Civil Defense Corp, which each acquired a radio FM broadcasting licence; the Nigeria Customs Service, with radio and television licences; Blueprint newspapers, which received a freeview digital terrestrial television licence; Rhola Vision Engineering, Leadership Group and Abuja Municipal Area Council, amongst others.

The NBC said: “Consequent upon the approval granted by the president of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, Muhammadu Buhari, the National Broadcasting Commission has released the list of 65 successful companies and institutions of higher learning recently granted radio, digital television and university campus radio broadcasting.

“In summary, 43 companies have been granted FM radio broadcasting licenses, eight campus FM radio broadcasting licences, one community FM radio broadcasting licence and 13 freeview digital terrestrial television licences.”

However, according to the commission, there were no available frequencies for assignment in Lagos and Abuja.

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