NBC: Again, ICPC can’t produce witness over alleged N2.5bn DSO fraud
It was yet another moment of excuses on the part of ICPC prosecuting Counsel, Mr E.C. Otti, on Monday as he begged trial judge, Justice Folashade Giwa-Ogunbanjo of the Federal High Court, Abuja for adjournment in the trial of Mr…
Payment to signal distributors very clear in FG’s DSO white paper—NBC DG
Contrary to earlier accusations that the Director-General, National Broadcasting Commission (NBC), Is’haq Kawu Modibbo Kawu, illegally paid the sum of N2.5 billion to one of the two signal distributors, Pinnacle Communications Ltd, the agency has explained that apart from getting…
(Special Report) Eutelsat market to shrink in Nigeria as MutliChoice weighs NBC policy
Whereas a recent comprehensive study of satellite television reception in select African countries places Eutelsat as market leader in Nigeria, Cameroon and Ivory Coast, there are strong indications that its reign may fade in Nigeria from March next year. This…
Ethiopia won’t import a single STB for DSO—Gebru, DDG, EBA
Contrary to how Nigeria completely imported the first batch of 850,000 Set Top Boxes (STBs), the Ethiopian Broadcasting Authority (EBA) has said that “Not a single STB will be imported throughout the process of transiting from analogue to digital terrestrial…
