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NBC fines Arise TV N2m over report on Tinubu

by ebor cletus ralph jr

Arise TV has been fined N2 million by the National Broadcasting Commission (NBC) for allegedly breaking the broadcasting code.

This information was revealed in a statement made on Monday in Abuja by Shehu Illelah, the director general of NBC.
In response to an alleged fake broadcast on the party’s presidential candidate, Bola Ahmed Tinubu, the All Progressives Congress (APC) Presidential Campaign Council (PCC) had earlier requested that NBC take action against Arise Television and Channels Television.

The council charged the two media outlets with publishing an American government indictment of the former governor of Lagos State that had been dropped in correspondence between late Tafa Balogun, a former inspector general of police, and Washington.

Illelah recalled that NBC between September 19 and 26, went round the country to sensitise broadcasters and reminded them of the provisions of the Nigeria Broadcasting Code and the Electoral Act as the country prepares for the 2023 general elections.

He said the commission stressed the need for broadcasters to double-check the veracity of any information, especially, those from social media.

The NBC chief said: “On Saturday, November 12, the commission monitored the use of a press release purportedly signed by Mr. Festus Okoye, a National Commissioner and Chairman Information and Voter Education Committee of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), by Arise TV.

“The said press release alleged that INEC was investigating the issue of forfeiture by a United States Court against the presidential Candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) with a view to prosecution.

“The press release in reference has been tagged fake by INEC and the organisation has also issued a counter press release to refute the story.

“We have drawn the attention of the broadcasters to section 5.0.1 of the Nigeria Broadcasting Code which provides that news shall be presented as a truthful and accurate account of an event or phenomenon.

“News requires the highest level of responsibility by practitioners in adhering to the most pristine of their professional ethics. These include truthfulness, accuracy, fairness, objectivity, and impartiality.

“Furthermore, section 5.1.3 of the Code says fake news is prohibited. News is the most potent of all broadcasts and therefore, the editorial responsibility of the broadcaster is sacrosanct. Every news item must be verified.”

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