The National Broadcasting Commission (NBC) has granted The Polytechnic, Ibadan, a radio station licence.

The disclosure was made in a statement signed by the institution’s Registrar, Mrs Modupe Theresa Fawale.

According to reports, the institution has been granted permission to operate the Poly Ibadan FM radio station.

The right to operate the radio station was granted to the institution by NBC in a letter dated May 22, 2023 and bearing the reference number NBC/SEC/LIC/19/VOL.iv.

The letter, addressed to the Rector of the institution, Professor Kazeem Adekunle Adebiyi, was signed by Igomu Onoja, secretary to the commission on behalf of the Director General of NBC.

Fawale said, “The right to operate the FM Radio station was conveyed to the Institution through a letter from the NBC with reference number NBC/SEC/LIC/19/VOL.iv dated May 22, 2023 to the Rector of The institution Professor Kazeem Adekunle Adebiyi.

“The letter signed by Igomu Onoja, secretary to the commission on behalf of the Director General noted that the licence was a temporary one pending the time all the required payments would be made by the institution for the application for operating a radio station submitted to the
commission.”