The Federal Government says the sanctions imposed on some broadcast media stations in the aftermath of the #EndSARS protests were justified and that the affected stations already paid their fines.

Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, stated this on Thursday in Abuja at a media briefing on the #EndSARS protest and its aftermaths.

The minister said that two of the stations paid their fines in full, while the third paid a part of the fine, with an appeal for time to pay the balance.

Mohammed stressed that the fines imposed on the stations by the National Broadcasting Commission (NBC) were not only justified but that the NBC was indeed lenient.

“In the aftermath of the EndSARS crisis, NBC fined three broadcast stations for using unverified and dangerous information from social media.

“Commentators, many of whom didn’t even know why the NBC imposed the fine, rushed to allege an attempt to stifle free speech.

“Unknown to them, the stations themselves knew that they breached the Broadcast Code.

“It is sad to see the traditional media jettisoning the age-long gate-keeping process and instead rushing to rely on the free-wheeling social media, devoid of any gatekeeping, for news,’’ he said.

The minister also said it was imperative for the traditional media to authenticate the information from social media or from any source, for that matter, before publishing or broadcasting the same.

He condemned the emerging trend in which traditional media freely used materials from social media sources without taking the pains to verify their authenticity.

“This is a dangerous trend that must be curbed, in the interest of media practitioners themselves, the profession and indeed the country,’’ he said.

Mohammed said if NBC had wielded the big stick during the protest, some broadcast media organisations would have faced more severe sanctions than mere fines.

https://thenationonlineng.net/tv-stations-pay-fines-over-fake-news/

Boda Lai elenushipoti

Okooo

Hope the money is enough to pay all the debt Buhari incurred from China and Brazil ?

If you like, shut and banned all broadcast media houses
We will source for info. elsewhere
What goes around comes around.....

And how much will you sanction CNN

okay he remain CNN....


In Lai Voice

CNN will soon pay there own fine too we are still looking for the Federal government account number...

Justifying tyranny! So When are you going to slam same fine on CNN Mr Liar Mohammed? The earlier the NUJ contest this satanic decision & free itself as the 4th estate of democracy the better for it.

Why not fine CNN also?

No amount of pressure on the local media outlet will prevent the truth from coming out.

They should have sued the black ass of federal government over the imposed fines that should never have been in the first place.

I detest that old man called Lai .

They want to kill the voices of people but we will not allow such a gross law to stand .

Lie from lie Mohammed !

I wait to see when the mainstream media would understand the importance of their existence and moderate activities for the interest of the larger society.

We blindly promoted hates and lies during #Endsars. Rational protesters could not understand when to 'retreat'.

While clamouring for improved structures and law enforcement wellbeing, we allowed the ungrateful ones to damage the existing foundations and even dug more in the course.

May the labour of our heroes past shall never be in vain..

Good

Good news

Remain those ones on Twitter

This is intimidation

Intimidation everywhere

Remains CNN

Trying To figure out if our leaders are a part of those fallen angels cos devil still dhe learn work as far as I'm concerned...



No single law entrenched in our constitution is effective in this country.They make them and break them with so much bravery n confidence.

Making TV stations pay fines for carrying out their jobs.

we Don suffer enough for this government hand

Nigerian government always doing d opposite of wat dey ar supposed to do

those are the once you can fine , please sanction cnn too na , useless government

nairavsdollars:
The Federal Government says the sanctions imposed on some broadcast media stations in the aftermath of the #EndSARS protests were justified and that the affected stations already paid their fines.

Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, stated this on Thursday in Abuja at a media briefing on the #EndSARS protest and its aftermaths.

The minister said that two of the stations paid their fines in full, while the third paid a part of the fine, with an appeal for time to pay the balance.

Mohammed stressed that the fines imposed on the stations by the National Broadcasting Commission (NBC) were not only justified but that the NBC was indeed lenient.

“In the aftermath of the EndSARS crisis, NBC fined three broadcast stations for using unverified and dangerous information from social media.

“Commentators, many of whom didn’t even know why the NBC imposed the fine, rushed to allege an attempt to stifle free speech.

“Unknown to them, the stations themselves knew that they breached the Broadcast Code.

“It is sad to see the traditional media jettisoning the age-long gate-keeping process and instead rushing to rely on the free-wheeling social media, devoid of any gatekeeping, for news,’’ he said.

The minister also said it was imperative for the traditional media to authenticate the information from social media or from any source, for that matter, before publishing or broadcasting the same.

He condemned the emerging trend in which traditional media freely used materials from social media sources without taking the pains to verify their authenticity.

“This is a dangerous trend that must be curbed, in the interest of media practitioners themselves, the profession and indeed the country,’’ he said.

Mohammed said if NBC had wielded the big stick during the protest, some broadcast media organisations would have faced more severe sanctions than mere fines.

https://thenationonlineng.net/tv-stations-pay-fines-over-fake-news/

Shame on Buhari
Shame on Lie Mohammed
Shame on Presidency.




Buratai, Lie Mohammed and Buhari have been lying to us that they have finished Boko Haram.
They told us that Shekau has been killed which is all fake news.
How are we going to hold them responsible for those lies, how are we going to make them pay for making fake claims to Nigerians.



Tyrants!!!

What of BBC, CNN and Sahara reporter

The BBC Reporter that was there also said Soldiers shot into the Air and she saw no fatalities.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GlSRq_WAdlE