NBC Revokes Licenses of AIT, Silverbird, Raypower FM, others
Daily Rendezvous NBC revokes licenses of AIT, Silverbird, Raypower FM, others The National Broadcasting Commission (NBC) has revoked the broadcast licences of Silverbird TV, AIT, Raypower FM, and Rhythm FM amongst 47 others over failure to renew their broadcast licences. Director General Mallam Balarabe Shehu, who disclosed this on Friday, directed its state offices to liaise with security agencies to ensure the shut down of the operation of these stations within the next 24 hours. The stations have been owing the Commission N2.6 billion since 2015. Ilelah while briefing journalists in Abuja on Friday, said there was no political undertone in revoking the license of the debtor-broadcast stations. He urged the stations to pay their fees before 24 hours to avert total disconnection. Earlier, in May 2022, he said the NBC published in the national dailies, the list of licensees that are indebted to the Commission, and granted them two weeks to renew their licenses a...