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EXCLUSIVE: NBC Faces Regulatory Shift as Presidency Orders Review on Pay-TV Prices, Ads, and Broadcast Practices


Abuja – The National Broadcasting Commission (NBC) may be on the brink of a major regulatory shake-up as concerns over the pricing strategies, content access, and advertising monopolies of Nigeria’s dominant pay-TV operators come under intense scrutiny.
Though no formal directive has been issued, remarks made by NBC Director-General Charles Ebuebu during an informal exchange with journalists after attending an industry event in Lagos have set the industry on edge, fueling speculation that the regulator is finally moving to rein in exploitative market practices


The urgency of the situation has been further underscored by a formal petition from DAAR Communications, owners of Africa Independent Television (AIT), which accused major pay-TV platforms of stifling competition and using their market power to restrict access to free-to-air (FTA) content. But if that wasn’t enough to trigger alarm bells in government, what followed surely did—a sudden subscription price hike by one of the country’s biggest pay-TV operators, despite the naira gaining strength and inflation beginning to ease.
The timing of the price increase has sparked outrage, with consumer groups questioning why a company would raise costs at a time when the price of other goods and services is falling. The Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (FCCPC) has since challenged the draconian pricing strategy, and in a rare public alignment, the NBC has now declared full support for the FCCPC’s intervention.
Behind the scenes, the presidency has now directed the establishment of high-level ad-hoc teams within the regulatory agency to conduct a short-term review of the sector, signaling that the federal government is not only watching but may be preparing to act decisively.

Mpeace:
They tried. EPs moved up from 1.6 to 8.7 kobo
But 8.7 kobo EPs is not good enough for current price

Hopefully, this should make Chams to go on continuous Full Offer, so that its price goes down very well, for bargain entry.

crownprince2017:
Fidson declared #1 dividend

@FIDSON_NGN


https://doclib.ngxgroup.com/Financial_NewsDocs/43608_FIDSON_HEALTHCARE_PLC-_QUARTER_5_-_FINANCIAL_STATEMENT_FOR_2024_FINANCIAL_STATEMENTS_MARCH_2025.pdf

Fidson dividend
About 5.54%

Full Bid loading?

Avoid ladies as much as you can.

The worst of all of God's creatures.

Useless in everything

Data has now become the new "I Pass My Neighbour".

By now, Natasha should have been assassinated.

By now, Natasha should have been assassinated.

By now, Natasha should have been assassinated.

By now, Natasha should have been assassinated.

Trust no Politician

Unfriendly Neighbours: Narrate your worst experiences living close to them.

Your True Friends, Are Only Those Who Call You On Phone. Others Are Pretenders

I know it is a fake account.

But all Natashas are the same. Prvstitutes

nairavsdollars:
Natasha, should have calmed down to nail the man

Ladies hardly calm down over anything. Always in a rush. Always emotionally driven by hormones.

Another Religious Criminal, Fraudster, and Scammer.

Yeah, I was there. She collided with your 3rd leg. Your Akpabio's leg.

SonofElElyonRet:
I graduated from OAU Ife in 1992. I take that as a compliment

That should place your age at around 50 to 55 years.

They need data to post tik tok videos online just like that UNIZIK nonsense female student. There is nothing else this generation of students know how to do.

If you protest, soldiers will be sent to shoot of you. Endsars season 2 loading?

USA2019:
Hey enough, boy. Do you think I'm after the kobo kobo you're after. When I already finished my first degree, did NYSC, and started working professionally, you were probably still in one "Alambra" market thinking how to finish your apprenticeship and expecting your "oga" to settle you. When did you join this thread? Too young to know when Ihedioramma and born2brich were active here. I was here when @Agbalowomeri himself joined. You that joined with a similar moniker to the real streetinvestor is here making noise for your boss. Be careful, son.

Only Yoruba people who are old and versed enough to be your elder in Igbo culture can interpret what Agbalowomeri means in Yoruba the way I did. That should reset your brain. Now, stop all these nonsense--I won't respond to your comments any further.

You are beginning to sound like another @RogersAkpamu

Please, if you are too old to find your mates on this platform, visit the nearest mortuary. You will find your mates there.

We are all here to make money from the stock market.

If you believe that you are already too rich to want to make more money, then quietly exit the thread. No one will miss you here.

meobizy:
Finally put a face to the name.

Your long time crush.

I have never liked this Remi Tinubu. But I only started supporting her because she did not for 1 day support that useless Senator Natasha.

So for that alone, Remi is now a good person. Please, those Asaba nurses should be flogged with plenty tatatata. They carry breasts like Ara Nwanyi Asaba.

It will surely be Yorubas.

nifemi25:
Better talk is still active on MTN network but berekete has been scraped by glo network

Most of us have been automatically switched from Beta Talk to XtraSpecial

He made only 2 mistakes, and everyone should learn from it.

If you want to be safe in a hotel, make sure that once you get to the presence of the Receptionist, call a trusted family member or friend and inform him or her of the name of the hotel you are lodged in. If possible, scream the name of the hotel so that even the hotel manager will know you are making the call.

2. Make sure you don't call your Spouse of you will be lodging with a prvstitute. To avoid Kasala Kasongo.

toyeoye:
Same as ETRANZACT, there's a huge number of buyers lined up, but no sellers in sight.
890K+ units in bid demand but just one tiny offer of 923 shares, and it’s sitting way above current bids.
...Wide spreads, poor execution, & slow trade

After not paying Dividends for the past 8 years, ETranzact set to finally pay Dividend of N0.125 (12.5 kobo) this year.

About 2.17%

Daptboy:
I really like beta talk..

MTN Beta Talk was my real dude. I go miss am.

badaru911:
.. I'm on betatalk, I was on extravalue before they change me to beta talk automatically this month. Nothing change, still the same to me sha .

Effective from 30th March, no more Beta Talk. Keep on checking and please update us.

Glo has scrapped out Berekete tariff

Airtel has scrapped out Overjara tariff

jazzman7711:
I'M TIRED OF HEARING ABOUT THIS WOMAN

She should have been assassinated by now and it should be made to look like an accident.

Accidents happen always. Does it not?

KarlTom:
Pesin BP no suppose they move like CHAMS

Chams na future CWG

MTN Scrapped Out Beta Talk. Airtel scrapped Overjara. Glo scrapped Berekete. Sad.

What next?