The National Broadcasting Commission on Wednesday warned broadcasters covering the forthcoming general elections to abide by the provisions of the Nigeria Broadcasting
The statement read, “The commission has observed, with deep concerns, how ethics and ethos have been thrown to the winds by politicians using broadcast media platforms. This is against the provisions of the Nigeria Broadcasting Code, which provides that in using materials for news and current affairs programmes, the broadcaster shall avoid hate speech, inflammatory, derogatory, and divisive remarks or allusions.
“The commission notes that some stations now glamorise these situations on their platforms. The National Broadcasting Commission reiterates that such stations shall pay for their professional misdemeanour.”All rights reserved. This material, and other digital content on this website, may not be reproduced, published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed in whole or in part without prior express written permission from PUNCH.
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