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.
THE CASE
On January 17, 2024, Ofili-Ajumogobia restrained the NBC from imposing N5 million fine against broadcast stations in 2022 over allegations of “undermining Nigeria’s national security by broadcasting documentaries on banditry in Nigeria”.
The affected broadcast stations are Multichoice Nigeria Limited, owners of DSTV; TelCom Satellite Limited (TSTV); Trust-TV Network Limited; and NTA Startimes Limited,
The suit was filed by Media Rights Agenda (MRA).
THE COURT OF APPEAL’S JUDGMENT
Inyang held
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