SERAP, NGE challenge NBC in court over broadcasting code sanctions

SERAP and the Nigerian Guild of Editors have filed a suit in Lagos’s Federal High Court challenging a National Broadcasting Commission directive that threatens broadcasters and presenters with sanctions for alleged breaches of the Nigeria Broadcasting Code. The case could reshape how media outlets are regulated, potentially easing

The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) and the Nigerian Guild of Editors (NGE) have taken the National Broadcasting Commission (NBC) to the Federal High Court in Lagos, contesting what they described as an arbitrary directive, warning broadcasters and presenters against alleged violations of the Nigeria Broadcasting Code. The suit, filed under case number FHC/L/CS/854/2026, […] SERAP, NGE challenge NBC in court over broadcasting code sanctions