FG ‘jams’ Radio Biafra, hunts sponsors

The National Broadcasting Commission (NBC) has jammed Radio Biafra signals, Shade Yemi-Esan, permanent secretary, ministry of information, said on Tuesday.

Yemi-Esan also said the commission was working with security agencies to apprehend those behind the radio, which according to her does not have operating license.

“Right now the signals from radio Biafra have been jammed successfully by the NBC,” she told state house correspondents in Abuja.

“The commission is also working with security agencies to get those that are behind that radio because it is an illegal radio. It is not licensed by anybody to be on the airwave in Nigeria.”

She explained that the president expressed concern over the delay in the payment of salaries in some media organisations.

“I think it was last week that one of the newspapers was shut down because of non-payment of salaries. I think that should not be heard of in a country like Nigeria,” she said.

“Mr. President frowns on things like that, the welfare of every Nigerian, especially journalists is one of the major concerns that we have.”

Yemi-Esan added that Buhari also directed that the issue of piracy affecting the entertainment industry be addressed in order to enhance development in the industry.

“The President raised concerns about piracy in Nollywood and he has instructed us to work harder to ensure that the producers of Nollywood films get what is due to them and that we reduce piracy to the barest minimum,” she said.