The House of Representatives, on Thursday, proposed the sum of N5 million fine for any operator of a broadcasting station who fails to renew the operational licence as provided in the newly proposed amendment to the National Broadcast Commission Act, which scaled through Second Reading. On the category of ‘Persons disqualified from the grant of a licence, Clause 12C provides that: “Except for the purposes of direct broadcast satellite (DBS) service, the Commission shall not grant a broadcast license to a religious organisation or a political party. After the debate, the bill was referred to the Committee on Information, National Orientation, Ethics and Values for further legislative action. YOU SHOULD NOT MISS THESE HEADLINES FROM NIGERIAN TRIBUNECOVID-19: Nigeria Recorded 624 New Infections Last Week, Lowest In Over Five MonthsLast week, Nigeria recorded 624 new COVID-19 infections which is the lowest the country recorded in five months, Tribune Online analysis shows. The 624 new cases reported between March 28 and April 3 is a reduction from the 849 recorded the previous week…Reps propose N5m fine for non-renewal of broadcast licenceReps propose N5m fine for non-renewal of broadcast licence

Source: Nigerian Tribune April 22, 2021 18:00 UTC