FG shuts down AIT, Silverbird, others

<p><strong>The National Broadcasting Commission &lpar;NBC&rpar; has announced the shutdown of <a href&equals;"http&colon;&sol;&sol;Openlife&period;ng">AIT<&sol;a>&comma; <a href&equals;"http&colon;&sol;&sol;Openlife&period;ng">Silverbird<&sol;a>&comma; <a href&equals;"http&colon;&sol;&sol;Openlife&period;ng">Rhythm FM<&sol;a> and some state broadcasting stations over non-compliance with license renewal&period;<&sol;strong><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>The director general of NBC&comma; Malam Balarabe Shehu Ilelah made this announcement while briefing journalists in Abuja&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<h1><a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;openlife&period;ng&sol;ex-world-bank-vice-president-endorses-peter-obi&sol;">Ex World Bank Vice President Endorses Peter Obi <&sol;a><&sol;h1>&NewLine;<p>He said that all affected media houses must suspend operation within the next 24 hours&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>He noted that the stations owe a total of N2&period;6bn&semi; adding that some of the stations affected have not renewed their licences since 2015&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>&OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;This is the first batch&comma; there are those who have not renewed their licence since 2015&comma; 2016 and 2017&period; We are asking them to come and pay their licence fees&comma;” he said&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>He warned that all stations that have not renewed their licences should do so in 30 days to avoid sanction&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;