[FILES] The National Broadcasting Commission (NBC) officially launching the Digital Switch Over (DSO) in Lagos State, to transit from analogue to digital transmission and increase television penetration. PHOTO: TwitterA knockout punch it may not be, but the June 8, judgment of the Port Harcourt Division of the Federal High qualifies as major blow on broadcast signal piracy and other strains of intellectual property theft in Nigeria.
For long, broadcast signal pirates, with no little chutzpah, have run rings around content creators and rights holders. But on June 8, they had the stuffing knocked out of them when the Federal High Court delivered a judgment that will have a significant impact on intellectual property rights in the country.
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The Minister of Information, Alhaji Lai Mohammed has been asked to release details of expenditure on payment to key Digital Switch Over, (DSO) stakeholders.
In a letter addressed to the minister last week, Nigeria’s foremost anti-corruption coalition, Civil Society Network Against Corruption, (CSNAC), asked the minister to make available to the public how the N9.4billion funds released to the stakeholders was spent.
The letter with the caption “Request for information on the N9.4b approved by the Federal Executive Council (FEC) Pursuant to the Freedom of Information Act (FOI ACT 2011)” was sent to the Minister last Monday
In March 2021, during the unveiling of the 13 – member Ministerial Task Force on Digital Switch Over (DSO), Mohammed had reportedly announced that the Federal Executive Council (FEC) approved the sum of N9.4 billion as outstanding payment to key Digital Switch Over (DSO) stakeholders.
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Security challenges will not define Buhari’s legacy – FG
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The Federal Government says the security challenges facing the country are ephemeral and will not define the legacy of President Muhammadu Buhari.
The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed said this on Tuesday in Abuja at the presentation of a documentary showcasing the achievements of Buhari’s administration.
“I want to state emphatically that while more attention has been given, especially in recent times to the security challenges facing our country, those challenges are fleeting and will not define the legacy of President Muhammadu Buhari.