The Minister of information and Culture, Lai Mohammed, has asked the House of Representatives to include internet broadcasting under the control of the Nigerian Broadcasting Commission (NBC).
The request was contained in his submission at the public hearing into a bill to amend the Nigerian Broadcasting Commission Act organized by the House Committees in Information, Ethics and Values.
Mr Mohammed said all online and internet broadcasting entities should be included in section two (c) of the bill, which proposes to give NBC the powers to “receive, process and consider applications for the establishment, ownership of radio and television stations.
The bill, if passed with the recommendation of Mr Mohammed, online broadcasting entities will have to get approval from the NBC before operating.
