BY MARY KUYE
The National Broadcasting Commission (NBC) has sanctioned twenty-eight broadcast stations for their alleged inappropriate COVID-19 reports.
While three broadcast stations were accused of inappropriate COVID-19 reporting, another 25 stations were sanctioned and fined for other various offences in the first quarter of 2020.
Professor Armstrong Idachaba, the Acting Director-General, announced this while briefing the media on the amendment to the broadcast code and other issues.
Few of the sanctioned stations on COVID-19 reporting are Breeze FM and Adaba FM in Akure, Ondo state. While Breeze FM has s single sanction, Adaba station was sanctioned twice.
According to NBC, Breeze FM station will pay N250,000, while Ababa will pay N500,000.
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Speaking on the broadcast code, the DG said that NBC amended code would soon be published.
The DG added that a new time table for the Digital Switch Over (DSO) rollout would be announced immediately after the lockdown.
”Part of our plan is to roll out in the three major cities of the country Lagos, Kano and Port Harcourt.
”The commission has received assurance from signal distributors to ensure the success of the roll-out,” he Idachaba.
