THE National Broadcasting Commission (NBC) has imposed a N2 million fine on Arise Television for alleged violation of the Nigeria Broadcasting Code.
The Commission announced the fine in a statement released in Abuja on Monday.
In the statement, the NBC noted that on Saturday, November 12, 2022, it monitored the use of a press release by Arise News, purportedly signed by Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) spokesperson Festus Okoye, alleging that the Commission was investigating an order of forfeiture issued by a United States court against the presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) Bola Tinubu, with a view to prosecuting him.
The NBC used the opportunity to warn all broadcasters to adhere to provisions of the broadcasting code, saying it will not hesitate to sanction any offender.
Earlier on Monday, the Presidential Campaign Council of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC PCC) had urged NBC to take punitive measures against Arise News and Channels TV.
It alleged that the media outfits defamed and assassinated Tinubu’s character over the controversial $460,000 forfeiture judgment.
The APC campaign council, in a petition addressed to NBC Director General, Balarabe Shehu Ilelah, accused the organisations of breaching broadcast codes by their actions on the matter.
