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The National Broadcasting Commission (NBC) has blamed television and radio stations in the country for the fines, suspension of licences, and other sanctions they receive from the commission.
The South-East Zonal Director of NBC, Ijeoma Theo-Obodo, stated this on Wednesday while delivering NBC’s message in Umuahia, Abia State, during the 13th Vision Africa Training Institute.
According to the zonal director, all television and radio stations that received sanctions from the NBC were severely warned by the commission for breaching various sections of the broadcasting code before they were slammed with sanctions.
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She noted that the responsibility of the NBC is to protect the sanctity of the airwaves and safeguard viewers and listeners from consuming offensive content.
Obodo, who dismissed claims suggesting that the National Broadcasting Commission (NBC) was wicked or selective in its handling of broadcast stations, urged viewers and listeners to report offensive content and other inappropriate messages to the commission for appropriate investigation and action.
The NBC zonal director, who observed that some music produced by certain artists in the name of religious songs is not suitable for public consumption, commended the Vision Africa Institute for training media practitioners on the proper application of Artificial Intelligence (AI).
Earlier in their speeches, Abia State Governor, Alex Otti, and Methodist Archbishop, Sunday Ndukwo Onuoha, admonished media practitioners in Nigeria to use Artificial Intelligence for national cohesion and development, rather than as an instrument of misinformation and anxiety.
A total sum of ₦2.300 trillion, being the May 2026 Federation Account Revenue, has been shared between the federal government, states, and the local government councils.
In a statement on Wednesday by the spokesperson of the Office of the Accountant General of the Federation, Bawa Mokwa, the revenue was shared at the June 2026 Federation Account Allocation Committee FAAC meeting held in Abuja.
The N2.300 trillion total distributable revenue comprised distributable statutory revenue of N1.611 trillion and distributable Value Added Tax (VAT) revenue of N688.785 billion.
A communiqué issued by the Federation Account Allocation Committee (FAAC) indicated that the total gross revenue of N3.395 trillion was available in the month of May 2026. Total deduction for cost of collection was N123.546 billion, while total transfers and refunds were N971.610 billion.
According to the communiqué, gross statutory revenue of N2.651 trillion was received for the month of May 2026. This was higher than the sum of N2.378 trillion received in the preceding month by N273.623 billion.
Gross revenue of N743.668 billion was available from the Value Added Tax (VAT) in May 2026. This was lower than the N806.617 billion available in the month of April 2026 by N62.949 billion.
The communiqué stated that from the N2.300 trillion total distributable revenue, the federal government received a total sum of N818.680 billion, and the state governments received a total sum of N759.141 billion.
The local government council received N534.277 billion, while the sum of N188.132 billion (13% of mineral revenue) was shared with the benefiting state as derivation revenue.
On the N1.611 trillion distributable statutory revenue, the communiqué stated that the federal government received N749.801 billion and the state governments received N380.309 billion.
The local government councils received N293.202 billion, and the sum of N188.132 billion (13% of mineral revenue) was shared with the benefiting states as derivation revenue.
From the N688.785 billion distributable Value Added Tax (VAT) revenue, the federal government received N68.879 billion, the state governments received N378.832 billion, and the local government councils received N241.075 billion.
