An Abuja Division of the Federal High Court on Thursday granted bail to the Director-General of National Broadcasting Commission (NBC), Modibbo Kawu.
Mr Kawu and 3 others including Dipo Onifade, Lucky Omoluwa, who is the Chairman of Pinnacle Communications Limited, as well as the company, are facing charges of corruption.
The NBC boss was indicted for allegedly misappropriating N2.5 billion, a scandal that could slow down the nationwide rollout of the digital transmission of home television signals.
They are being prosecuted by the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) on 12-count charges.
Pleading not guilty to all the charges, Mr Kawu and his co-defendants through their counsel applied for bail.