The National Broadcasting Commission (NBC) and other broadcast industry stakeholders, including journalists’ professional associations, have condemned the closure of some broadcast stations by the Zamfara State government.
The state commissioner of information Alhaji Ibrahim Dosara who made the announcement on the state radio station said the order affects Radio Nigeria’s Pride FM, NTA,Dosara said the media houses were shut down because violated their professional ethics by attending a rally organized by the opposition PDP in the state which was earlier banned by the state government for security reasons.
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