• Home
  • Agric
  • Sci, Tech & Innovation
  • Health
  • Environ/Climate Change
  • More
    • Business/Banking & Finance
    • Politics/Elections
    • Entertainments & Sports
    • International
    • Investigation
    • Law & Human Rights
    • Africa/AU/ECOWAS
    • Research and Development
    • Corruption/EFCC/ICPC
    • Hassan Gimba
    • Column
    • Prof. Jibrin Ibrahim
    • Prof. M.K. Othman
    • Defense/Security
    • Education/JAMB/WAEC/NECO/NABTEB
    • Energy/Electricity
    • Entertainment/Arts & Sports
    • Society and Lifestyle
    • Food & Agriculture
    • Health & Healthy Living
    • Technology
    • International News
    • Interviews
    • Fact-check/Investigation
    • Judiciary/Legislature/Law & Human Rights
    • Oil & Gas/Mineral Resources
    • Media/PR/Journalism
    • Elections
    • General News
    • Presidency
    • Press Releases
  • About Us
    • Contact Us
    • Board Of Advisory
    • Privacy Policy
    • Ethics Policy
    • Teamwork And Collaboration Policy
    • Fact-Checking Policy
  • Advertising
Facebook Twitter Instagram
Trending
  • UNEP: How key measures could slash predicted 2050 emissions from cooling sector
  • Niger govt signs agreement with NASENI on agric development 
  • FOREX: Naira falls to N1,170/$ in parallel market
  • Brain-drain: Residents doctors advocate overhaul of Nigeria’s health system 
  • Food security: Filai method as a tool for addressing post-harvest losses, By Heman Zakaria
  • NYSC Director advises corps members against drug abuse, social vices
  • COP28: FG only sponsored 422 participants – Minister
  • COP28: Commission unveils framework for energy transition, decarbonisation, others
Facebook Twitter Instagram YouTube
AsheNewsAsheNews
  • Home
  • Agric
  • Sci, Tech & Innovation
  • Health
  • Environ/Climate Change
  • More
    • Business/Banking & Finance
    • Politics/Elections
    • Entertainments & Sports
    • International
    • Investigation
    • Law & Human Rights
    • Africa/AU/ECOWAS
    • Research and Development
    • Corruption/EFCC/ICPC
    • Hassan Gimba
    • Column
    • Prof. Jibrin Ibrahim
    • Prof. M.K. Othman
    • Defense/Security
    • Education/JAMB/WAEC/NECO/NABTEB
    • Energy/Electricity
    • Entertainment/Arts & Sports
    • Society and Lifestyle
    • Food & Agriculture
    • Health & Healthy Living
    • Technology
    • International News
    • Interviews
    • Fact-check/Investigation
    • Judiciary/Legislature/Law & Human Rights
    • Oil & Gas/Mineral Resources
    • Media/PR/Journalism
    • Elections
    • General News
    • Presidency
    • Press Releases
  • About Us
    • Contact Us
    • Board Of Advisory
    • Privacy Policy
    • Ethics Policy
    • Teamwork And Collaboration Policy
    • Fact-Checking Policy
  • Advertising
AsheNewsAsheNews
Home»General News»IPC demands retraction of N5m NBC’s fine on ‘Nigeria Info 99.3FM’
General News

IPC demands retraction of N5m NBC’s fine on ‘Nigeria Info 99.3FM’

Abdallah el-KurebeBy Abdallah el-KurebeAugust 13, 2020Updated:August 13, 2020No Comments2 Mins Read
Share
Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Pinterest Email

The International Press Centre (IPC), has expressed dismay over the imposition of a N5 million by the National Broadcasting Commission (NBC), on Nigeria Info 99.3FM Lagos.

 

It also demanded that the regulatory body retracts the fine imposed on the Radio station.

 

The NBC, while announcing the penalty on Thursday, cited the alleged unprofessional conduct of Nigeria Info 99.3FM, in the handling of the Programme, “Morning Cross Fire”, aired on August 10, 2020, between 8.30am and 9.00am.

 

The statement further detailed that “The station provided its platform for the guest, Dr. Mailafia Obadiah, to promote unverifiable and inciting views that could encourage or incite crime and lead to public disorder”.
However, the Executive Director of IPC, Lanre Arogundade in a statement on Thursday, said that NBC gave the impression that “it was the Radio Station that put the words in the mouth of the guest and went on to impose a fine without any evidence whatsoever, that the alleged statement had degraded any person or groups of persons, which would have amounted to hate speech.
“Even if a case of hate speech can be established, it is totally out of place in a democratic setting that NBC would be the one to accuse, prosecute and judge its own case against the station”, Mr. Arogundade said.
He therefore said that the hefty fine represented an assault on media independence, freedom of expression and the right of citizens to know about issues of public interest.
Mr. Arogundade demanded the immediate reversal of the decision, saying that was the only path of honour left for the NBC to follow, having embarrassed itself with the unreasonable fine against the radio station.
fine Freedom of Speech IPC Mailafia Obadiah Morning Cross Fire NBC Nigeria Info 99.3FM Lagos
Share. Facebook Twitter Pinterest LinkedIn WhatsApp Reddit Tumblr Email
Abdallah el-Kurebe
  • Website
  • Facebook
  • Twitter
  • LinkedIn

Related Posts

NYSC Director advises corps members against drug abuse, social vices

December 4, 2023

SEMA donates relief materials to Benue IDPs, rehab centers 

December 4, 2023

Organization urges stakeholders to invest in orphans, street children

December 4, 2023

Leave A Reply Cancel Reply

UNEP: How key measures could slash predicted 2050 emissions from cooling sector

December 5, 2023

Niger govt signs agreement with NASENI on agric development 

December 5, 2023

FOREX: Naira falls to N1,170/$ in parallel market

December 5, 2023

Brain-drain: Residents doctors advocate overhaul of Nigeria’s health system 

December 5, 2023
About Us
About Us

ASHENEWS (AsheNewsDaily.com), published by PenPlus Online Media Publishers, is an independent online newspaper. We report development news, especially on Agriculture, Science, Health and Environment as they affect the under-reported rural and urban poor.

We also conduct investigations, especially in the areas of ASHE, as well as other general interests, including corruption, human rights, illicit financial flows, and politics.

Contact Info:
  • 1st floor, Dogon Daji House, No. 5, Maiduguri Road, Sokoto
  • +234(0)7031140009
  • ashenewsdaily@gmail.com
Facebook Twitter Instagram Pinterest
© 2023 All Rights Reserved. ASHE NEWS Daily Designed by DeedsTech

Type above and press Enter to search. Press Esc to cancel.