The National
Broadcasting Commission (NBC) will hold its 2016 Second Anniversary
Annual Lecture on Aug. 24, at Transcorp Hilton Hotel in Abuja.
The Director-General of the Commission, Malam Is’haq Modibbo Kawu, made
this known in a statement on Thursday in Abuja.
According to Kawu, the theme for this year’s edition of the lecture
series is ‘Broadcasting, Democracy and the Challenge of the New
Nigeria.’
He said that the lecture would be delivered by Prof. Attahiru Jega,
immediate past Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission
(INEC).
“On Aug. 24, 1992, an Act establishing the NBC was signed into law
heralding the deregulation of the broadcasting industry in Nigeria.
“To mark the anniversary, the commission last year instituted an annual
lecture series designed to bring together stakeholders within and
outside the broadcasting industry for meaningful and mutually beneficial
intellectual interaction,’’ he said.
The director-general said that broadcasting industry had over the years
played a pivotal role in the march toward democratic governance by
educating, informing and entertaining the populace.
Kawu said that broadcasting served as a formidable link between the
government and the governed.
He, however, said that the marriage of democracy and broadcasting had
not been without its upheavals.
“This, we hope, will engage our thoughts as we reflect on the
commission’s anniversary this year,’’ he said.
The National
Broadcasting Commission (NBC) will hold its 2016 Second Anniversary
Annual Lecture on Aug. 24, at Transcorp Hilton Hotel in Abuja.
The Director-General of the Commission, Malam Is’haq Modibbo Kawu, made
this known in a statement on Thursday in Abuja.
According to Kawu, the theme for this year’s edition of the lecture
series is ‘Broadcasting, Democracy and the Challenge of the New
Nigeria.’
He said that the lecture would be delivered by Prof. Attahiru Jega,
immediate past Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission
(INEC).
“On Aug. 24, 1992, an Act establishing the NBC was signed into law
heralding the deregulation of the broadcasting industry in Nigeria.
“To mark the anniversary, the commission last year instituted an annual
lecture series designed to bring together stakeholders within and
outside the broadcasting industry for meaningful and mutually beneficial
intellectual interaction,’’ he said.
The director-general said that broadcasting industry had over the years
played a pivotal role in the march toward democratic governance by
educating, informing and entertaining the populace.
Kawu said that broadcasting served as a formidable link between the
government and the governed.
He, however, said that the marriage of democracy and broadcasting had
not been without its upheavals.
“This, we hope, will engage our thoughts as we reflect on the
commission’s anniversary this year,’’ he said.
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Read more at: http://www.cityvoiceng.com/nbc-to-hold-second-annual-lecture-on-broadcasting-democracy/
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