The Minister of information and culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed revealed that from now onward, broadcasting stations in Nigeria that broadcast materials considered to be Hate Speech will pay between half a million and five million
The minister, who made the disclosure in company of the acting DG of NBC, Professor Armstrong Idachaba during the unveiling of the amended portion of the 6th edition of NBC code, also said stations that rebroadcast foreign news materials that endanger national security or national interest will be penalized. Other provisions of the new code include prohibition of backlog of advertising debt to broadcasting stations.
He also added that a committee will immediately establish and publicize new sanctioning, fines and penalty regime in line with international best practice, promote professionalism and serve as a deterrent to erring practitioners against misconduct, especially Hate Speech , violence and spread of fake news.
