The National Broadcasting Commission has warned the organizers of Big Brother Naija over ‘unwholesome’ contents that breach its code shared on TV channels where the reality show is aired.
NBC Director General Mallam Ishaq Kawu, during a press conference in Abuja also revealed that 45 broadcasting stations were fined in the second quarter of 2019 for breaching its rule of broadcast.
A breakdown of the offenses, which were allegedly committed between April and June, according to Kawu, include breaching broadcasting code on hate speech, use of vulgar lyrics and obscene content. According to him 20 stations were fined in the second quarter for breaching provisions of the Nigeria Broadcasting Code on hate speech.
“Other breaches were in the area of Obscene and Vulgar Lyrics – 10 stations were fined for infractions related to use of vulgar lyrics and obscene content. It is worth mentioning that the program, Big Brother Naija (BBN4) was cautioned against unwholesome content on its broadcast.
“Use of unsubstantiated and misleading claims by advertisers, especially trad-medic advertising, also dropped significantly from the last quarter, but a total of 30 stations were fined for infractions related to same.
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