Lai Mohammed amended broadcasting code alone, his action is illegal - NBC Board
The National Broadcasting Commission (NBC) board has accused Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed of amending the country’s broadcasting code alone without due consultation. Ikra Aliyu Bilbis, chairman of National Broadcasting Commission (NBC) board who addressed a press conference in Abuja on Thursday August 13 over the amendments which includes increase of hate speech fine from N500,000 to N5 million and the provision for sub-licensing of all broadcast contents among others, said he received over 50 position papers for the sixth amendment of the code but none of the input was considered. Bilbis said; “Following the 2019 national elections, some members of the Federal Executive Council (FEC) made observations to the Honourable Minister of Information at a FEC meeting about the divisive broadcasts engaged in by some broadcast media before, during and after the elections and the need to strengthen the operations of ...

