Nigeria’s National Broadcasting Commission(NBC) has lifted the suspension placed on the Daar Communication, owners of African Independent Television (AIT) and Ray Power FM. NBC director general Isaq Modibbo Kawu announced the settlement on Friday an agreement was reached by both parties. NBC in May sent two separate letters to Daar Communications Group before the suspension of its stations over programme contents it considered unprofessional. DAAR Communications chairman, Raymond Dokpesi accused President Muhammadu Buhari of using the NBC to stifle press freedom in the country. He also claimed that the “government has called this organisation unprintable names which have deterred several advertisers from patronising AIT.”

Source: The Guardian June 28, 2019 12:33 UTC