JUST IN: NBC Revokes Licences, Shuts Down Silverbird, AIT, Classic FM Others (Full List)

The National Broadcasting Commission (NBC) has revoked the broadcast licenses of Silverbird TV, AIT and 50 other broadcasters following their failure to renew their broadcast licenses.

This was announced by the Director-General of the NBC, Malam Balarabe Shehu Ilelah, while briefing journalists in Abuja on Friday.

According to Shehu, AIT, Silverbird, Raypower FM, Rhythm FM and 48 other stations were indebted to the NBC to the tune of N2.6bn since 2015.

While directing its state offices to liaise with security agencies to ensure the shutdown of the operation of the affected stations within the next 24 hours, the NBC director said there was no political undertone in revoking the license of the defaulting broadcast stations.

He urged the stations to pay their fees before 24 hours to avert total disconnection.

The broadcasting regulator said it had earlier granted the affected stations two weeks to renew their licenses and pay their debts or consider their licenses revoked.

However, three months after the notice, some of the affected stations are yet to settle their debt with the NBC in contravention of the National Broadcasting Commission Act CAP N11, Laws of the Federation of Nigeria, 2004, particularly section 10(a) of the third schedule of the Act.

1. The list of affected broadcasters and stations are: Silverbird TV
2. Rhythm FM Abuja
3. Rhythm FM Lagos
4. Rhythm FM Yenagoa
5. Rhythm FM Port Harcourt
6. Rhythm FM Jos
7. Rhythm FM Benin
8. AIT/Raypower FM
9. Greetings FM
10. Tao FM
11. Zuma FM
12. Crowther FM, We FM
13. Linksman International Itd
14. Bomay Broadcasting Services Itd
15. MITV (Murhi International Group Ltd)
16. Classic FM Port Harcourt
17. Classic FM Lagos
18. Classic TV
19. Beat FM
20. Cooper Communications Itd
21. Splash FM
22. Rock City FM
23. Family FM
24. Space FM
25. Radio Jeremi
26. Breeze FM
27. Vibes FM
28. Family Love FM
29. Wave FM
30. Kogi State Broadcasting Corporation
31. Kwara State Broadcasting Corporation
32. Niger State Broadcasting Corporation
33. Gombe State Broadcasting Corporation
34. Lagos State Broadcasting Corporation
35. Lagos DSB
36. Osun State Broadcasting Corporation
37. Ogun State Broadcasting Corporation
38. Ondo State Broadcasting Corporation
39. Rivers State Broadcasting Corporation
40. Bayelsa State Broadcasting Corporation
41. Cross River State Broadcasting Corporation
42. Imo State Broadcasting Corporation
43. Anambra State Broadcasting Corporation
44. Borno State Broadcasting Corporation
45. Yobe State Broadcasting Corporation
46. Sokoto State Broadcasting Corporation
47. Zamfara State Broadcasting Corporation
48. Kebbi State Broadcasting Corporation
49. Jigawa State Broadcasting Corporation
50. Kaduna State Broadcasting Corporation
51. Katsina State Broadcasting Corporation