200 additional broadcast licences to be issued soon – NBC’s DG

Director-General, the National Broadcasting Commission (NBC), Is’haq Modibbo Kawu has disclosed that the commission had decided to issue 200 additional licenses for broadcasting stations across the country.

Kawu made this announcement while speaking at the fifth anniversary of the Fresh Insight Newspapers, held in Ilorin, Kwara state.

He explained that the recent deregulation in Nigeria’s broadcasting industry had opened up many opportunities and advantages for the people of the country.

The NBC boss added that the commission had already issued licenses to 240 stations earlier this year and he predicted that by the time the new licenses are released, more job opportunities would be provided for Nigeria’s unemployed youth.

According to Kawu, Nigeria has about 740 radio and TV stations at the moment, but the commission looked forward to an increase in this number due to the new batch of licences that were being processed.

He disclosed that there would be no less than 200 channels on the upcoming digital switchover platform which would include channels for women, children, documentaries and several others in order to satisfy different tastes.