2027: NBC’s new directive to broadcast organisations raises dust

Nigeria’s Broadcasting Commission has warned radio and TV stations that they could be sanctioned for failing to meet standards in news reporting and political analysis, prompting protests from the Nigerian Union of Journalists. The move threatens to tighten regulation of broadcasters, potentially limiting press freedom while pressuring media outlets to

The recent threat by the Nigerian Broadcasting Commission, NBC, to sanctions broadcast organizations, comprising radio and television outfits, in Nigeria over declining standards in news and political analysis has not gone down well with some Nigerians, including the Nigerian Union of Journalists, NUJ, the umbrella body of all media practitioners in the country. A few […] 2027: NBC’s new directive to broadcast organisations raises dust