The lawmakers also lamented the dearth of facilities and transmitting equipments at the regional headquarter of the Federal Government owned stations located in Ibadan, the Oyo state capital.

The Chairman of the committee, Hon Segun Dokun Odebunmi who led other members to the federal government owned stations which include NTA, FRCN and Amuludun FM maintained that there is need for proper funding of these stations for effective operation.

While expressing his displeasure, Odebunmi noted that there was nothing on ground to show that these stations are ready for the digital switch over which is the current trend in the broadcasting industry in the world.

“ At FRCN, the building has been in place since 1961, no serious renovation on it, the same with NTA, old structures with obsolete equipments. We need to do something urgently to rescue the situation  and I want to use this medium to appeal to President Muhammadu Buhari and the Minister of Information and Culture, Mr. Lai Mohammed to please release funds to these stations.

“ We don’t have to wait for the election period before we release funds to these stations to function, they should  be effective in the discharge of their roles of informing, enlightening and educating the general public at all time

”With the zeal and determination of the workers, I believe if they have the necessary equipments and other facilities in place they will operate effectively”, he said.

He, however assured that the Committee will influence more funds from the 2020 budget for FRCN and NTA as well as secure equipments from the available ones at the headquarters .

Odebunmi added,“ your role in  informing, educating and enlightening the public  about the development in the society cannot be underrated and the only way you can do this effectively is  when you work under conducive atmosphere with good facilities and just like I promised, wee will look into that and do something as soon as possible .

In his remarks, the NTA Zonal Director, Engr. Omolola Olorode who conducted the Committee round the station said lack of sufficient funding was  the major challenge facing the organization.

Also, the Director of Finance and Account,  Mr Michael Oluwole who represented the  Director General FRCN Ibadan, Alhaji Muhammadu Bello lauded the  Committee for their visit, urging  them to assist the corporation on increase funding and provision of basic facilities.

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Nigerian Flavours focus attention on Nigeria’s rich and diverse culinary heritage and tradition .

The event billed for March 17th, 2018 at Harrow Park, Wuse 2, Abuja FCT starting by 12noon will showcase the rich culinary diversity in Nigerian cuisine and delicacies.

The landmark event would hold in the City of Abuja, a safe family oriented, clean, peaceful and fast growing tourism destination; #MyAbujaWeekend.

Highlights of the event amongst others include: Over 60 food and beverage vendors across the six geo-political zones, musical performances by Nigerian artists, merchandizing opportunities for arts, crafts and fashion, safe children’s games area, affordable farmers market, great comedy

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Concerned Broadcast engineers who saw the equipment installed at the Ganmo NTA station in the state, described the equipment as not only sub-standard but obsolete.

According to Mega Icon Magazine checks, the digital equipment in question which has been installed by a Chinese company, the signal distributor (ITS) was alleged to be the equipment bought by Benedict Murray-Bruce in 1999 when he was the Director General of NTA.

Further investigations also revealed that the National Broadcasting Commission (NBC) under the headship of Is’haq Moddibo Kawu had paid the Chinese company about N1.7b for the project.

“This substandard equipment if not quickly replaced might frustrate the good intention and efforts of the present administration to make the zone to meet the new deadline of June, this year which is the mandate of ITU to switch over from analogue to digital” some concerned broadcast engineers lamented.

Very recently, the shoddy installation was blown open when the Director-General of the commission, Moddibo Kawu who hails from Ilorin led other management team to commission the NTA Ilorin Digital project which was unlike the commissioning ceremonies of the DSO projects witnessed in Abuja and Jos in Plateau State which witnessed lot of fanfare and the presence of other stakeholders in government and the media industry.

It was learnt that the NBC had earlier assured Nigerians that the next move is to simultaneously switch on six states each drawn from the geo-political zones of the country.

The switch on digital TV broadcasting in Abuja signalled the gradual disconnect of analogue broadcasting in Nigeria though, a scheme most Nigerians do not have much knowledge about yet.

Disturbed by this development under the era of President Muhammadu Buhari, some concerned people have therefore called on the DG of NBC, Moddibo  Kawu, who definitely is a stakeholder in the project and a highly respected broadcaster and the information Minister, Alhaji Lai Mohammed to urgently call the company handling the project to replace the obsolete and substandard equipment so that the people of the state and the entire zone shall not be robbed of not benefiting from the Digital Switch Over (DSO).‎

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