At least 67 new broadcast licenses have been approved by President Muhammadu Buhari.
The Director General of the National Broadcasting Commission (NBC), Malam Balarabe Shehu Ilelah made this known on Thursday at a briefing in Abuja.
He explained that it brings the total number of approved broadcast licenses by Buhari to 473 with the number of functional broadcast stations in Nigeria rising to 740.
Ilelah also said the monitoring of broadcast stations was on, adding that Central Monitoring Committee has been set up to provide a rapid response to unethical practices.
Meanwhile, he appealed to broadcast stations yet to settle their outstanding dues to do so.