The National Broadcasting Commission (NBC) has said it had sanctioned 302 stations in the last four months.
It announced the approval of 67 licences for new broadcast stations.
The commission’s Director General, Malam Balarabe Shehu Ilelah, announced this at a media briefing yesterday in Abuja.
Ilelah said between September 28, 2022 and January 31, 2023, the commission sanctioned 302 out of the 740 current functional stations for various offences.
According to the breakdown, 17 broadcast stations were fined for contravening the broadcast codes; 196 stations received warnings; 93 were reprimanded; while 67 were cautioned.
