Knocks as NBC Revokes AIT, Silverbird Television Licenses, 50 other Stations affected
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granted them two weeks to renew their licences and pay their debts or consider the licences revoked and the frequencies withdrawn.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