SMACIN GRACEFULL TEAM Knocks as NBC Revokes AIT, Silverbird Television Licenses, 50 other Stations affected The National Broadcasting Commission has revoked the licences of AIT/Ray Power FM, Silverbird TV Network and 50 other broadcast stations over N2.6bn debt. ADVERTISEMENT The Director-General, NBC, Malam Balarabe Ilelah, who made the disclosure at a news conference on Friday in Abuja, ordered the affected stations to shut down in the next 24 hours. ADVERTISEMENT Ilelah directed offices of the NBC nationwide to collaborate with security agencies to ensure immediate compliance with the order. He explained that in May, the commission published in national dailies the list of licensees that were indebted to the NBC, granted them two weeks to renew their licences and pay their debts or consider the licences revoked and the frequencies withdrawn. ADVERTIS

SMACIN GRACEFULL TEAM Terrorism documentaries: NBC threatens higher sanction against DSTV, NTA-Startimes, TSTV, Trust TV The National Broadcasting Commission (NBC) has threatened to impose a higher sanction on cable televisions over films on banditry and terrorism. ADVERTISEMENT On Wednesday, Trust TV announced the receipt of a government memo ordering the payment of N5million fine. The penalty is for the airing of a documentary titled “Nigeria’s Banditry: The Inside Story” in March 2022. ADVERTISEMENT The NBC letter signed by the Director-General, Balarabe Shehu Illela said the Media Trust Limited arm flouted the broadcasting code. In the communication, Illela issued a four-week deadline to the affected outfits to comply with the directive. ADVERTISEMENT Multichoice Nigeria Limited (owners of DSTV), NTA-Startimes Limited, and Telcom Satellite Limi