Govt fines TV stations N9m for covering #EndSARS protests

 

The Federal Government has fined Channels Television, Arise Television and Africa Independent Television for what it called “unprofessional coverage” of the #EndSARS protests.

The acting Director-General of the National Broadcasting Commission NBC, Prof. Armstrong Idachaba, announced this at a press conference in Abuja on Monday.

Idachaba proclaimed a fine of N3 million each on the television stations.

The NBC had last week warned all television and radio stations against reporting the #EndSARS protests in a manner that could embarrass the government or private individuals or cause disaffection, incite to panic or rift in the society.

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