Nigeria - Apply for a Community Radio Licence

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Procedure

Apply In-Person:

1. To apply for obtaining a Community Radio License in person, the applicant must visit the office of National Broadcasting Commission of Nigeria.
2. Address and contact details of the Nigerian NBC can be found in the “Office locations & contacts” section of this page.
3. Visit the office and get an application form to apply for a Community Radio license from the respective department.
4. Make sure that you have all the documents listed in the “Required Documents” section of this page.
5. Now, complete the application form with appropriate information under relevant sections. Attest it with your signature once completed.
6. Once completed filling the application form, attach all the required documents with the form and submit it in person to the relevant authority at the office.
7. After submission, the application and other documents will be forwarded for examination and verification processes.
8. Once the verification and validation processes are over, the application will be approved and the officials will proceed to take required steps to issue the license.
9. When the license document is ready to be collected, the applicant will be sent an SMS from the office and the applicant can collect it by themselves or arrange a courier service for collection.
10. After the issue of license, the applicant should pay the applicable fees as directed to the relevant bank account. Contact the office for payment procedure.

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Required Documents

• Completed application form
• Incorporation Certificate
• Memorandum and Articles of Association of the company (certified copy)
• Sketch of Engineering design
• Report on the feasibility study
• Undertaking letter
• Reference letter from the financier of the company

Office Locations & Contacts

National Broadcasting Commission - Head Office
Federal Ministry of Information and Culture
Plot 20,Ibrahim Taiwo Street,(By Aso Villa),
Asokoro - Nigeria.,
Phone: +234 9 7805730,
(FCT) Abuja - Nigeria,
P.M.B. 5747,
Garki, Abuja,
Nigeria
Email: [email protected]
Website: Federal Ministry of Information and Culture Contacts

Eligibility

• Any organization or enterprise, that wishes to involve in Radio Broadcasting on a Community basis, is eligible for the license.
• Any person whomever the organization appoints for carrying out the application process can apply.
• The applying entity must belong to the Republic of Nigeria.

Fees

• Application fee: N50,000
  
• License fee: N15 million (Category A)
  

N20 million (Category B)

Validity

• Initially, a license under this category is issued for a period of five years.
  

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Instructions

• It is important that the completed form must contain all the information required properly and the form must be filled legibly, in order to get accepted by the Authority.
• Make sure that you attach all the required documents as specified by the authority to avoid rejections.

Required Information

• Applicant details
• Identity document number
• Company Registration number
• Address details
• Contact details
• Banking particulars

Need for the Document

• Any entity belonging to Nigeria, that wishes to provide Community Radio Broadcasting services within the Republic, must possess a license issued by the National Broadcasting Commission.
  

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