The National Broadcasting Commission (NBC), has urged foreign broadcasters with offices in Nigeria and beam their signals into the country to register with the commission within 30 days.
The Director-General of NBC, Malam Balarabe Ilelah, made the call at the presentation of provisional approval to the newly approved 67 licensees, on Friday in Abuja.
Ilelah also called on the Internet Protocol Television (IPTV) and other broadcast stations streaming online, to register with the commission to avoid disconnection and prosecution.
He said that NBC is determined to collaborate with security agencies to clamp down on illegal broadcasters in the country.
The NBC boss reminded licensees that are yet to pay their outstanding debts, to hurriedly pay or have their licences revoked for illegal broadcasting.
He urged the newly approved 67 licensees to reciprocate the gesture of President Muhammadu Buhari by putting the license into use within the timeframe provided.
Ilelah urged them to act responsibly and in accordance with the Act, Code and other extant laws guiding broadcasting.
He, therefore, advised the new licensees to pay attention to safeguarding the peaceful coexistence of Nigeria through their broadcast.
