- VOA, BBC, CNN, Al Jazeera, others also affected as FG amends broadcasting code
Olawale Ajimotokan in Abuja
Online radio and television stations are now required to obtain licenses to broadcast in Nigeria, following the federal government’s approval of this new requirement.
A source at the National Broadcasting Commission (NBC), who cited amendments to the Broadcast Code, also said foreign radio and television stations beaming signals into Nigeria such as the Voice of America (VOA), BBC, and Radio Deutsche Welle, CNN, Al Jazeera would also be required to obtain broadcasting licenses.
The approval of a wide ranging reforms in the broadcast industry by President Muhammadu Buhari was confirmed by the Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed yesterday, when members of the Broadcasting Organisations of Nigeria (BON) paid him a courtesy visit and to request a review of the Broadcast Code.
Mohammad said President Buhari had…
Source: Thisday Newspaper
