The Federal Government is considering raising fines for
broadcast code violations from N500,000 to N5 million.
The N5 million fine will be “for breaches relating to hate
speeches, inciting comments and indecency”.
Information and Culture Minister Lai Mohammed said a fresh
regulation was needed to enhance broadcasting.
He said a Bill will be forwarded to the Federal Executive
Council (FEC) to address regulatory gaps.
Mohammed spoke yesterday in Abuja when he received a report of
the National Broadcasting Commission (NBC) Reforms Implementation
Committee, led by Prof. Armstrong Idachaba.
Others members are: Sir Godfrey Ohuabunwa, J. K. Ehicheoya,
Hajia Binta Bello, Ibrahim Jimoh, Agbo Ndubuisi and Joe Mutah.
The committee, inaugurated on October 10, turned in its report
within six weeks.
The minister said the commission would be mandated to amend the
Nigerian Broadcasting Commission (NBC) Code.
One of the changes will involve raising fines from N500,000 to
N5,000,000.
A station fined three times shall have its licence suspended;
breach of political comments relating to hate speeches and divisive
comments is to be upgraded to ”Class A” offence.
Mohammed directed NBC “to immediately come out with fresh
regulations that will promote the local broadcast industry and
protect the Nigerian broadcast industry from monopolistic
tendencies”.
He added: “These regulations are also in the area of advertising
tariffs and production of advertisements in Nigeria to ensure that
all anti-competitive behaviours are deterred and sanctioned where
they occur.”
The minister also tasked the NBC to “immediately come up with
regulations for the broadcast of content on the internet and the
web”.
“Of course, the regulations must not in any way gag the press or
hinder their universal role of providing valuable information to
the citizenry,” Mohammed said.
The regulations, he said, shall ensure that those who provide
broadcast services on the Internet do so responsibly.
Mohammed said he would want an “upward review of fines from
N500,000 to N5,000,000 for breaches relating to hate speeches,
inciting comments and indecency.”
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