FG grants 2-month licence fee waiver to broadcast stations
The Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed, says the Federal Government has granted a two-month licence fee waiver to terrestrial broadcast stations in the country to cushion the effect of the COVID-19 pandemic on the broadcast industry.
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