The National Broadcasting Commission, NBC, is appealing the November 23, 2023, ruling by Justice James Omotosho of the Federal High Court Abuja, which restrained it from imposing fines on radio and television stations.
In a Notice of Appeal filed by Senior Advocate of Nigeria, Babajide Koku, the NBC is asking the Appellate Court to set aside the ruling and the judgment delivered on May 10, 2023.
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In a four- ground notice of appeal, the NBC says it was against the entire decision of Justice Omotosho.
The May 10 judgment arose from a suit instituted by an Abuja-based lawyer, Noah Ajare, on behalf of Media Rights Agenda, MRA, challenging the powers of the NBC to fine broadcasters, following a March 1, 2019 announcement by the NBC that it had imposed a fine of N500,000 each, on 45 broadcast stations for alleged contraventions of the Nigeria Broadcasting Code.
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