A Federal High Court restrains Nigeria’s National Broadcasting Commission (NBC) from sanctioning or threatening broadcasters under its broadcasting code, according to separate reports. The court order stops the regulator from imposing sanctions or punishments on broadcast stations and presenters, including actions connected to allegations related to how content is presented on air.
One report says the court bars the NBC from sanctioning broadcast stations under the commission’s “controversial” broadcasting code. Another report specifies the scope more closely, stating that the court restrains NBC from threatening, sanctioning, or punishing stations and presenters for expressing personal opinions as facts, bullying or intimidating guests, or failing to maintain neutrality. Both outlets attribute the ruling to the Federal High Court, with one citing Lagos as the location.
The effect of the order is to halt the NBC’s enforcement steps described in the reports, pending further legal processes. The articles do not indicate the NBC’s immediate next course of action or the final outcome of the underlying dispute.
