NBC to shut down debtor broadcasting stations
The National Broadcasting Commission (NBC) has stated that it would shut down broadcasting stations that are owing the commission licensing fees.
The Director General, Is’haq Modibbo-Kawu, said that any broadcasting stations that failed to come up with a payment plan before September 15 would be shut down.
Mr Modibbo-Kawu said this at a news briefing in Lagos after a meeting with the stakeholders in the broadcasting industry.
He said that the broadcasting stations are owing the commission N4.3 billion.
According to him, there was an agreement between the stakeholders and the NBC in February 2017 on how to recover the debt. He said the stations had reneged on the agreement.
He said that it would not be ideal to mention the broadcasting stations due to the relationship between the parties and that the Broadcasting Organisations of Nigeria (BON) and NBC would be meeting.
”There will be a consultative meeting between BON and NBC.”Stations must try to regularise or work on a payment plan. The truth of the matter is if there is nothing definite done by trying to pay the money owed NBC we are going to close down quite a number of radio and television stations.”Especially because we know that a lot of them are targeting elections and the money they will make.
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