SERAP, NGE challenge NBC in court over broadcasting code sanctions

The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) and the Nigerian Guild of Editors (NGE) person taken the National Broadcasting Commission (NBC) to the Federal High Court successful Lagos, contesting what they described arsenic an arbitrary directive, informing broadcasters and presenters against alleged violations of the Nigeria Broadcasting Code.

The suit, filed nether lawsuit fig FHC/L/CS/854/2026, seeks judicial mentation of respective provisions of the 6th Edition of the Broadcasting Code, which the plaintiffs reason are vague, overly broad, and incompatible with law guarantees connected state of expression, opinion, and entree to information.

The NBC had precocious cautioned broadcasters against presenting idiosyncratic views arsenic factual reporting, engaging successful behaviour deemed arsenic bullying guests, oregon failing to support neutrality, citing breaches of its regulatory code. However, the plaintiffs importune that the directive amounts to an undue regularisation connected journalistic practice.

SERAP and Nigerian Guild of Editors reason that editorial sentiment and worth judgments are integral to journalism and are p...