The Acting Director-General of the National Broadcasting Commission, Armstrong Idachaba said at a press conference in Abuja on Monday, 0ctober 26, that the TV stations were guilty of a “gross violation of the broadcast code, top of which is the use of unverifiable online video footages on social media”.
The fine for the aforementioned media houses will be not less than 2 million Naira. Idachaba also mentioned that this is a first warning before a heavier sanction in the future.
The NBC Director-General stated that DAAR communications will be fined separately for using an unverifiable news item on the fire incident at the National Christian Centre. DAAR Communications have already withdrawn the video but Idachaba said there must be consequences.
More details to follow soon.
