Nigeria State Broadcasters – State Media Monitor

This dossier covers the 18 state-level Nigerian broadcasters tracked in the State Media Monitor 2026 list that do not have full standalone profiles. It is not an exhaustive census of all Nigerian state-owned broadcasters: Nigeria’s 36 states plus the FCT support a wider set of state-owned radio and television outfits, and SMM tracks a curated subset. Each entry in this dossier verifies (a) that the broadcaster is still operating in 2024-2026; (b) the ownership and supervising authority; (c) any significant governance, structural or operational change since the last review; and (d) whether the 2026 State-Controlled (SC) classification continues to apply, or whether further review is warranted.

Broadcasting Corporation of Abia State (BCA) — Umuahia

Ownership: Abia State Government (100 percent)
Statutory basis: Edict No. 4 of 1991 promulgated by the military administration of Group Capt. Frank Ajobene following the creation of Abia State; first on-air 16 November 1992
Operates: BCA 88.1 FM radio + BCA TV
Languages: Igbo, Pidgin, English
Supervising authority: Abia State Government under Governor Alex Otti (since 29 May 2023); Commissioner for Information: Prince Okey Kanu (Arts, Culture and Creative Economy is a separate portfolio held by Matthew Ekwuribe)
Recent developments: a March 2025 academic study on AI integration in BCA confirmed continuing radio and television operations
2026 SC: continues — no governance change identified

Abuja Broadcasting Corporation (ABC) — FCT

Ownership: Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) — a federal-level rather than state-level arrangement; comprises Aso Radio 93.5 FM (commissioned 19 May 1999) and Aso TV, merged into ABC in 2012 with the inauguration of a Board of Directors
Headquarters: Plot 1, Kapital Street, Area 11, Garki, Abuja
Managing Director: Ajibola Akinwumi (also reported as Akinwunmi), acting capacity, in role at November 2025; previously Ibrahim Lawan Damisa
Supervising authority: FCT Minister Nyesom Wike (appointed by Tinubu, sworn in 21 August 2023). Note: ABC is governance-mapped differently from the other state-level broadcasters in this list — its supervising authority is a federal cabinet minister, not a state governor, because the Federal Capital Territory is constitutionally administered by the Federal Government
Recent developments: November 2025 public dispute over staff salaries denied by FCTA; pensionable staff salaries reported as fully paid through October 2025; reported approval of pensionable status for ad-hoc staff
2026 SC: continues — federal-executive supervisory chain reinforced under Wike

Akwa Ibom Broadcasting Corporation (AKBC) — Uyo

Ownership: Akwa Ibom State Government
Operates: AKBC Radio + AKBC Television
Director-General: Imaobong Udoh
Supervising authority: Akwa Ibom State Government under Governor Umo Bassey Eno (since 29 May 2023); Commissioner for Information Aniekan Umanah
Recent developments: November 2025 — Governor Eno signed a comprehensive transformation agreement with Media Guru Consultant LLC, Dubai covering consultancy, design, procurement of broadcast equipment, and system integration for AKBC Television and Radio. The agreement was ratified by the Executive Council on 6 November 2025 within the state’s NGN 1.39 trillion 2026 budget proposal
2026 SC: continues — state-government ownership reinforced; investment is operational modernisation, not governance reform

Delta Broadcasting Service (DBS) — Asaba and Warri

Ownership: Delta State Government; two co-equal stations (DBS Asaba and DBS Warri), both established on 27 August 1991 with the creation of Delta State by the Babangida administration
Operates: DBS Asaba and DBS Warri — radio and television each
Supervising authority: Delta State Government under Governor Sheriff Oborevwori (since 29 May 2023); the information/public-communication portfolio is held by Charles Aniagwu, Commissioner for Works (Rural Roads) and Public Information
Recent developments: 10 November 2025 budget defence — Aniagwu, in his Public Information capacity, announced a state Ministry of Information 2026 budget of approximately NGN 5 billion (NGN 2.073 billion recurrent + NGN 3 billion capital) with explicit priority on rebranding and overhauling DBS Asaba, DBS Warri and The Pointer newspaper, with the stated intention of “a brand-new look, not just patching or fixing”
2026 SC: continues — state-government ownership reinforced; investment is operational rebranding, not governance reform

Ebonyi Broadcasting Corporation (EBBC) — Abakaliki

Ownership: Ebonyi State Government
Operates: EBBC Radio + EBBC Television, with stated transmission coverage reaching the South-East and South-South zones plus parts of Kogi and Edo states
Supervising authority: Ebonyi State Government under Governor Francis Nwifuru (since 29 May 2023)
Recent developments: active Facebook and LinkedIn presence through 2024-2025; no governance changes identified
2026 SC: continued

Edo Broadcasting Service (EBS) — Benin City

Ownership: Government of Edo State
Operates: EBS TV (UHF 45) + EBS Radio 95.7 FM; legacy of Radio Bendel / Bendel Broadcasting Service (1978)
Managing Director: Festus Alenkhe — Acting Managing Director, appointed 30 May 2026 pending substantive appointment; previously State Chairman of the Edo NUJ Council. Sulaiman Aledeh, who had served as MD, was redeployed to the Edo State Orientation Agency as pioneer Director-General on the same day and subsequently resigned from public service
Headquarters: Aduwawa, Benin Auchi Road, Benin City
Supervising authority: Edo State Government under Governor Monday Okpebholo (since 12 November 2024); Deputy Governor Dennis Idahosa
Recent developments: May 2026 — two significant changes within one week. First, a strategic partnership was signed between EBS and Bendel Newspapers Corporation (BNC) to strengthen information coordination between the two state-owned media outfits. Second, on 30 May 2026, Governor Okpebholo redeployed MD Aledeh to the State Orientation Agency and appointed Alenkhe as Acting MD — local reporting linked the change to alleged government dissatisfaction with EBS coverage of an APC senatorial-primary scorecard event on 22 May 2026. ebsng.com site active through 2025-2026
2026 SC: continues — state-government ownership reinforced through the BNC partnership

Broadcasting Service of Ekiti State (BSES) — Ado-Ekiti

Ownership: Ekiti State Government
Operates: BSES Radio (Ekiti 91.5 FM) and BSES Television (EKTV, Channel 41 UHF), headquartered at Ilokun, Ado-Ekiti
Supervising authority: Ekiti State Government under Governor Biodun Oyebanji; Commissioner for Information Taiwo Olatunbosun
Recent developments: December 2023 — BSES connected to the National Grid after 24 years operating on diesel generating sets, plus connection planned to the state’s Independent Power Producer (IPP); the stations had been described in the announcement as “almost crippled financially” by diesel costs before the grid connection
2026 SC: continues — state-government ownership reinforced through the grid-connection investment

Enugu State Broadcasting Service (ESBS) — Enugu

Ownership: Enugu State Government
Operates: ESBS Radio + ESBS Television; multi-state coverage including South-East and parts of neighbouring states
Supervising authority: Enugu State Government under Governor Peter Mbah (since 29 May 2023); Secretary to the State Government Chidiebere Onyia
Recent developments: continued state-government communications role through Mbah’s “economic reset” agenda; Enugu’s 2025 budget was about NGN 971 billion, with the 2026 proposed budget rising to about NGN 1.62 trillion. Historical context: ESBS was the target of a June 2014 attack by the Biafra Zionist Federation (incident relevant to the broader security environment but not a recent governance development)
2026 SC: continues

Kwara State Broadcasting Corporation (KWBC) — Ilorin

Ownership: Kwara State Government
State media in Kwara: Radio Kwara and Midland 99.1 FM (formerly Radio Kwara 2, Ilorin), alongside Kwara Television; the precise corporate relationship between KWBC and Kwara Television is not fully clarified in publicly available legal sources and should be confirmed against the establishing edict before any structural claim is published
Supervising authority: Kwara State Government under Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq (CON); Commissioner for Communications (Arts, Culture, Tourism, Information, and Creative Economy) Bolanle Olukoju (sworn in 4 September 2023)
Recent developments: May 2026 — Governor AbdulRazaq approved a 30 percent peculiar allowance for state-owned media houses and other agencies/parastatals; KWBC site also carried Abdul Razaq’s endorsement of Abdulfatahi Yahaya Seriki as preferred gubernatorial successor, confirming continuing state-government editorial alignment
2026 SC: continues

Lagos State Broadcasting Corporation (LSBC) — Ikeja

Ownership: Lagos State Government — one of Nigeria’s largest sub-national state broadcasting operations by station count
Operates:
- Lagos Television (LTV) Channel 35 UHF — established October 1980 by Governor Lateef Jakande; second state-government TV station in Nigeria (after BCOS); also on DStv 256 and StarTimes 104
- Radio Lagos 107.5 FM (“Tiwa n’ Tiwa”) — first state-owned FM radio in Lagos (1977)
- Eko FM 89.7 FM (1997) — Yoruba-focused
- Lagos Traffic Radio 96.1 FM (29 May 2012) — highway advisory and multi-modal transport information
Headquarters: Ikeja
Supervising authority: Lagos State Government under Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu (since 29 May 2019, second term from 2023); Commissioner for Information appointed by the State Executive Council
Recent developments: January 2025 strike by LSBC workers (NUJ, RATTAWU, NLC) demanding inclusion in the state’s Oracle payroll database and payment of the NGN 85,000 minimum wage — a significant labour dispute but not a governance change
2026 SC: continues — state-government ownership unchanged

Ogun State Broadcasting Corporation (OGBC) — Abeokuta

Ownership: Ogun State Government
Statutory basis: established by Ogun State Broadcasting Corporation Edict No. 3 of 1976 in Government Gazette No. 6 Volume 2 of February 1977; commenced transmission 9 December 1976; FM station launched November 1991 on 90.5 FM
Operates: OGBC 90.5 FM (“Ogun Radio”) in Abeokuta, with signal coverage extending to Oyo, Lagos, Osun, Ondo, parts of Edo and Benin Republic
Supervising authority: Ogun State Government under Governor Dapo Abiodun (since 2019, second term from 2023)
Recent developments: active site at ogunradio.ng with continuous content through 22 May 2026; Edict amended in 2000, 2006 and 2011
2026 SC: continues

Ogun State Television (OGTV) — Abeokuta

Ownership: Ogun State Government — separate corporate entity from OGBC
Statutory basis: established 25 December 1981 by Ogun State as a public corporation
Operates: OGTV satellite television (national and African coverage); offices in Ogun, Oyo and Lagos states; positioned as a Yoruba-language and grass-roots-focused state broadcaster
General Manager: Tunde Kassim (per OGTV’s current public management page)
Board Chair: not publicly verified after the death of Tunde Oladunjoye in April 2025
Supervising authority: Ogun State Government under Governor Dapo Abiodun
Recent developments: ogtv.com.ng active through 2024 with stated digital expansion strategy
2026 SC: continues

Ondo State Radiovision Corporation (OSRC) — Akure

Ownership: Ondo State Government
Statutory basis: established by Ondo State edict July 1976; reorganised as OSRC (combining Ondo State Radio Corporation and Ondo State Television) in 1985; briefly split into ODRC and ODTV in May 1996 before being reconsolidated as OSRC
Operates: OSRC radio (with a 50 kW digital transmitter installed for expanded reach) and OSRC television (Channel 23 + translators on 25 and 27); transmitter at Orita-Obele since November 1983
Headquarters: Akure
Supervising authority: Ondo State Government under Governor Lucky Aiyedatiwa, sworn in on 27 December 2023 after the death of Rotimi Akeredolu, then elected in his own right in November 2024 and inaugurated for a full term in February 2025
2026 SC: continues

Osun State Broadcasting Corporation (OSBC) — Osogbo

Ownership: Osun State Government
Statutory basis: established 27 August 1991 with the creation of Osun State; founding staff transferred from BCOS following the Babangida administration’s state-creation announcement
Operates: five stations — OSBC Radio 104.5 FM, Orisun 89.5 FM, Reality Radio 96.3 FM, OSBC TV, and Reality Television Channel 66
Headquarters: Osogbo
Supervising authority: Osun State Government under Governor Ademola Adeleke (since 27 November 2022)
Recent developments: osbcng.org active; no governance changes identified
2026 SC: continues

Broadcasting Corporation of Oyo State (BCOS) — Ibadan

Ownership: Oyo State Government
Statutory basis: established under the Government Broadcasting Corporation of Oyo State Law 1977 as a successor to the Western Nigeria Broadcasting Service after the WNBS was divided into BCOS, OSRC and OGBC; commenced independent programming 1 April 1977
Operates: Radio O-Y-O (commissioned 1976 on MW from Orita Basorun), Oluyole FM 98.5 (commissioned 1978 from Mapo, Ibadan — described as the first FM radio station in Nigeria), BCOS Television on UHF Channel 28 (established 1982 as Television Service of Oyo State, merged into BCOS in 1984), and additional FM outlets including Oke-Ogun FM and Ajilete FM
Supervising authority: Oyo State Government under Governor Seyi Makinde (since 29 May 2019, second term from 2023)
Recent developments: bcos.tv operating; no governance changes identified
Notable: BCOS has one of Nigeria’s oldest state-broadcasting lineages, rooted in the 1976 division of the former Western Nigeria Broadcasting Service. Its current television service is described by BCOS as dating from 1982; Lagos Television began broadcasting on 9 November 1980, so the earlier “first state-owned TV” framing is not supported by the published dates
2026 SC: continues

Plateau Radio Television Corporation (PRTVC) — Jos

Ownership: 100 percent Plateau State Government parastatal — explicitly stated as such on the corporation’s own website
Operates: PRTVC Radio + PRTVC Television; FM Stereo and TV transmitter installation reported at Dankang escarpment to extend coverage to Kanam, Wase, Langtang North/South and parts of Taraba and Adamawa states
Headquarters: Jos
Supervising authority: Plateau State Government under Governor Caleb Mutfwang (since 29 May 2023)
Recent developments: active site through 2025-2026; continuing operational and transmission expansion (the specific “over 90 percent completion” figure for the Dankang installation cited on PRTVC’s own materials should be re-verified against current official sources before publication)
2026 SC: continues

Rivers State Broadcasting Corporation (RSBC) — Port Harcourt

Ownership: Rivers State Government
Statutory basis: established by Edict No. 8 of 1973 by the government of Alfred Diete-Spiff; one of the older state-broadcasting corporations
Operates: umbrella corporation for Radio Rivers 99.1 FM (second FM radio station ever launched in Nigeria, 2 May 1981) and Rivers State Television (RSTV) Channel 22 UHF (established 1985 as RSBC-TV); broadcasting from Elelenwo, Port Harcourt
Headquarters: 2 Degema Street, Port Harcourt
Supervising authority (normal): Rivers State Government under Governor Siminalayi Fubara (since 29 May 2023)
Supervising authority (March-September 2025): under federal emergency rule, retired Vice Admiral Ibok-Ette Ibas served as Sole Administrator of Rivers State from 18 March 2025 to midnight 17 September 2025, following Tinubu’s proclamation of a state of emergency under Section 305 of the 1999 Constitution; Fubara, Deputy Governor Ngozi Odu and the entire House of Assembly were suspended during this period
Recent developments: RSBC operated under federal-appointed sole-administrator supervision for six months in 2025 — a significant temporary departure from the normal state-government chain of command. Following Fubara’s reinstatement on 18 September 2025, RSBC returned to normal state-government supervision. Worth flagging: the broadcaster was subject to a federal executive intervention during the emergency period — an exceptional governance episode for a Nigerian state broadcaster in the SMM dataset
2026 SC: continues — the federal intervention reinforced, rather than weakened, executive control over RSBC; ownership remained Rivers State; current supervisory chain has returned to normal under Governor Fubara

Taraba State Broadcasting Service (TSBS) — Jalingo

Ownership: Taraba State Government
Statutory basis: established 28 August 1991 with the creation of Taraba State by the Babangida administration
Operates: TSBS Taraba radio (Jalingo); the Taraba Television Corporation (Channel 2 UHF, 53 Barde Way, Jalingo) operates as related Taraba State Government broadcast media, but the corporate relationship between TSBS and Taraba Television Corporation should be confirmed against the establishing legal instrument before they are treated as a single corporate entity
Headquarters: Jalingo
Supervising authority: Taraba State Government under Governor Agbu Kefas (since 29 May 2023); Deputy Governor Aminu Alkali resumed in late August 2025 after roughly nine months away from office for health reasons — the absence did not affect TSBS governance
Recent developments: continuing operation; no closures or structural changes identified
2026 SC: continues

Cross-broadcaster pattern observations

Investment cycle: at least three state broadcasters announced significant 2025-2026 modernisation investments — AKBC (Media Guru Dubai equipment-and-systems contract, November 2025), DBS (NGN 3 billion 2026 capital “rebrand and overhaul”, November 2025) and BSES (national grid connection, December 2023). The pattern suggests state governments are reinvesting in state media infrastructure rather than divesting or restructuring it. None of these investments alters the underlying SC governance picture.

Labour disputes: the LSBC strike (January 2025, Oracle payroll/NGN 85,000 minimum wage) and Kwara RATTAWU peculiar allowance approval (September 2025) reflect a broader sector-wide tension over state-media staff conditions following federal minimum-wage reforms. None of the disputes resulted in governance reform.

Federal intervention as exception: the Rivers State 18 March – 17 September 2025 emergency rule placed RSBC temporarily under a federally-appointed Sole Administrator (Vice Admiral Ibok-Ette Ibas, retired). This is the most significant departure from normal state-broadcaster governance in the 2024-2026 period — and ironically reinforced rather than weakened state-media editorial alignment with executive (in this case federal) authority. Worth surfacing in the country narrative as an example of intra-government dynamics affecting state-broadcaster operations.

FCT status: Abuja Broadcasting Corporation is the only entity in this list governed by a federal cabinet minister (FCT Minister Wike) rather than a state governor, because the FCT is constitutionally administered by the Federal Government. ABC is functionally a state broadcaster but structurally a federal-territory broadcaster — the SC classification still applies, but the supervisory chain runs through federal rather than state executive channels.

Statutory basis dating: most of these corporations trace their statutory basis to (a) 1973-1977 military-era edicts (BCOS, OGBC, OSRC, RSBC, OGTV) or (b) the 1991 wave of state creations under the Babangida administration (BCA, AKBC, DBS, EBBC, OSBC, TSBS — all 27 August 1991 in particular). The 1973 RSBC edict makes RSBC one of the oldest state-owned broadcasters in Nigeria; the AKBC, DBS, EBBC, OSBC and TSBS share a single 1991 founding date.

No closures, no privatisations, no mergers: across the 18 broadcasters in this list, no closures, no privatisations, no transfers to a public-service-media (PSM) governance model, and no operationally completed mergers were identified in the 2024-2026 period. The SC classification is robust across the entire state-broadcaster portfolio.

Overall SC conclusion

All 18 tracked outlets remain appropriately classified as State-Controlled (SC) for 2026. Their ownership, funding and supervisory chains remain embedded in state-government, FCTA or, in the temporary Rivers State case, federal-executive authority. The recent developments identified during the review period (capital investments, labour disputes, digital updates, commissioner-level supervision changes, and the federal emergency administration in Rivers State) do not introduce arm’s-length governance, editorial-independence safeguards, independent funding settlements, public editorial charters, ombudsman systems or independent complaints mechanisms. The SC classification therefore continues to apply across the tracked Nigerian state and FCT broadcaster group.