NYSC gets approval for direct satellite broadcasting licence

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By Albert Akota

The National Broadcasting Commission (NBC), has granted NYSC operational licence to commence Direct Satellite Broadcasting (BSB); as well as Internet Protocol Television (IPTV). 

NBC Director-General, Malam Balarabe Shehu Ilela while presenting the document to the NYSC Director-General, Major General Shauibu Ibrahim in Abuja.

He said the licence for the digital satellite broadcast would give more voice to the Scheme “to tell the NYSC story; its tremendous achievement to the whole world”.

Shauibu said the NYSC as one of the successful achievements of the Gowon Administration has achieved its purpose of uniting the country in several ways, and also contributed immensely to national development.

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The NBC DG added that the commission was saddled with the responsibility of regulating the media industry in the country and also issued operational license as approved by Government. 

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