Fines on Broadcasters: Again, Appeal Court Strikes Out NBC’s Appeal

Fines on broadcasters: Again, Appeal Court strikes out NBC’s appeal

The Court of Appeal in Abuja has struck out a fresh appeal by the National Broadcasting Commission (NBC) seeking to overturn

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Court dismisses another appeal against judgment banning NBC from fining broadcast stations

The Court of Appeal in Abuja has dismissed the appeal filed by the National Broadcasting Commission (NBC) against the judgment restraining the commission from imposing fines on broadcast stations.   Jane Esienanwan Inyang, the lead judge of the panel, held that the NBC’s appeal was “fundamentally defective” and incompetent.   The appeal was filed by NBC against the judgment of Rita Ofili-Ajumogobia, a judge at the federal high court in Abuja.   …

Court Strikes out NBC’s Appeal, Restrains it from Imposing Fines on Broadcast Stations

The Media Rights Agenda (MRA) has won another legal victory against the National Broadcasting Commission (NBC) after the Court of Appeal in Abuja struck down the NBC’s Notice of Appeal, describing it as fundamentally defective and incompetent. In a unanimous decision delivered on Friday, Justice Jane Esienanwan Inyang ruled that the NBC’s appeal lacked merit […]

NBC's Failed Zamfara Fines: What Judgment Means for Press Freedom

Four years after Nigeria’s broadcast regulator punished television stations for reporting on banditry in Zamfara State, the courts have once again reminded public institutions that citizens have a constitutional right to know what is happening in their country. Development Diaries reports that the Court of Appeal in Abuja yesterday struck out an appeal filed by the National Broadcasting Commission (NBC) against an earlier Federal High Court judg…

MRA Floors NBC Again In Its  Attempted Appeal To Overturn Judgment Restraining It From Imposing Fines On Broadcast Stations

Media Rights Agenda (MRA) has secured another legal victory against the National Broadcasting Commission (NBC) in the Commission’s efforts to set aside a Federal High Court’s judgment perpetually restraining it from imposing fines on radio and television stations.   In a unanimous decision, the Court of Appeal in Abuja struck out the NBC’s […]