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#ENDSARS: SERAP, DRLI drags NBC to court over fine imposed on TV stations

Ihesiulo Grace 1 November 2020 0

Two separate lawsuits have been filed against the National Broadcasting Commission (NBC) over the N3m fine imposed by the commission on three television stations in relation to their coverage of the #EndSARS protests. One of the two suits was filed by Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability

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No more federal allocation for FIRS, Customs, NBC, 57 others – Senate

Ihesiulo Grace 30 August 2020 0

The Senate will advise the Federal Ministry of Finance, Budget and National Planning that 60 federal agencies should be removed from the beneficiaries of allocation from the national budget, starting from next year, DAILY TIMES gathered. The Federal Inland Revenue Service, Nigeria Customs Service, Security and Exchange Commission, National Broadcasting Commission, and Oil

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Hate Speech: Lawyer sues FG, NBC, Lai Mohammed Over N5m Fine

Ihesiulo Grace 18 August 2020 0

A Lagos-based lawyer and human rights activist, Inibehe Effiong, has filed a fundamental rights enforcement suit to challenge the imposition of N5 Million fine on Nigeria Info 99.3FM Lagos and the threat by the National Broadcasting Commission (NBC) to punish other broadcast stations in the country over alleged hate speech. According to Sahara Reporters, respondents […]

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Hate Speech: Atiku reacts to NBC fine against radio station

Ihesiulo Grace 14 August 2020 0

Former Vice President, Atiku Abubakar has condemned the fine of 5 million naira given by National Broadcasting Commission (NBC) to a Lagos-based radio station, 99.3 FM Nigeria Info. Atiku in a statement he signed on Thursday, revealed his discontentment with the nation’s broadcasting regulatory agency over its argument that the interview  the station had with […]

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3 reasons why revised NBC code is a threat to Nigeria’s democracy

Ihesiulo Grace 14 August 2020 0

On August 12, the National Broadcasting Commission slammed Nigeria Info, a Lagos based radio station the sum of N5m fine over what was labeled a ‘professional misconduct’ on the part of the radio station. The commission held that Nigeria Info had presented the platform for former CBN Deputy Governor, Dr. Obadiah Mailaifa to promote unverifiable […]

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Why does Buhari hate truth?- Reno Omokri reacts to 5m fine

Ihesiulo Grace 13 August 2020 0

Reno Omokri has reacted to the five million Naira fine leveled to Nigeria Info for hate speech infringement. Daily Times earlier reported that the National Broadcasting Commission (NBC) fined Nigeria Info N5 million over a comment made by a former Deputy Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, Dr Obadiah Mailaifa on one of its […]

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Anyone who insults Buhari or government officials will be punished- NBC

Ihesiulo Grace 13 August 2020 0

The National Broadcasting Commission (NBC) has re-stated its commitment to wielding the big stick against any broadcast station that violates any of its code. It warned that all broadcast stations should be guided by the ethics and code of the profession. The Commission said this on Thursday, referencing the provisions of the Broadcasting Code: Section […]

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Hate speech: NBC fine Nigeria Info N5m

Ihesiulo Grace 13 August 2020 0

The National Broadcasting Commission has fined a radio station, Nigeria Info, the sum of N5m, for being complicit in the breach of the hate speech bill following comments made by former Deputy Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, Dr Obadiah Mailaifa. This was contained in a statement signed by the NBC management on Thursday titled, […]

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FG increases hate speech fine from N500k to N5m

Ihesiulo Grace 4 August 2020 0

The federal government has increased the fine for hate speech from N500,000 to 5 million naira. This increase was made known in Lagos on Tuesday, August 4. While unveiling the Reviewed Broadcasting Code, the Minister of Information, Lai Mohammed, said the amendments were necessitated by a Presidential directive, in the wake of the 2019 general […]

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NBC sanctions Breeze FM, Adaba FM over inappropriate Covid-19 reports

Ihesiulo Grace 27 May 2020 0

The National Broadcasting Commission (NBC) has sanctioned three broadcast station for their reports on COVID-19 considered inappropriate. Another 25 stations were also sanctioned and fined for other various offences in the first quarter of 2020. The Acting Director General, Prof. Armstrong Idachaba, announced this while briefing the media on the amendment to the broadcast

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Community TV broadcast to begin soon in Unilorin, says VC

Ihesiulo Grace 21 August 2019 0

… As Unilorin FM celebrates 10th anniversary As the anniversary celebration of Unilorin FM came to a hault on Tuesday, the Vice-Chancellor of the University of Ilorin, Prof. Sulyman Abdulkareem has stated that the institution would soon start television broadcasting that would be unprecedented in the history of community broadcasting in Nigeria. The 10th anniversary […]