ABUJA — The Nigerian Guild of Editors on Wednesday dismissed the statement by the National Broadcasting Commission that journalists were best friends of terrorists and bandits. The NGE in a statement by its President, Mustapha Isah; and General Secretary, Iyobosa Uwugiaren, titled, ‘NGE: Media not disposed to giving terrorists exposure,’ said it would never be disposed to giving the bloodthirsty criminals any exposure. The NGE was responding to the recent directive by NBC, which warned...

The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has demanded that the directive by the National Broadcasting Commission (NBC) warning journalists and broadcast stations against ‘glamourising’ details on terrorism activities be withdrawn. This demand was contained in a series of tweets made by SERAP using its official Twitter handle on Sunday. SERAP stated that reports on terrorist attacks as a matter of public interest. The organization also stated that the directive, coupled with the likelihood of...

ABUJA — President Muhammadu Buhari has appointed Balarabe Shehu Ilelah as the Director-General of the National Broadcasting Commission (NBC). Information Minister, Lai Mohammed, made the announcement in a statement on Friday. The appointment of Ilelah, a veteran broadcaster, is for a tenure of five years in the first instance. Ilelah takes over from the Acting DG, Armstrong Idachaba, whose stint saw the sanction of media houses at different times. Under Idachaba, the NBC slammed a...