* Over coverage of 2023 polls
The National Broadcasting Commission (NBC) has sanctioned no fewer than 25 broadcast stations for failing to adhere to extant broadcast law on coverage of the 2023 general elections.
It also issued final warning to 16 other broadcast stations.
The Director General of NBC, Balarabe Ilelah, disclosed this in Abuja ahead of the March 18 governorship and State Assembly elections.
Ilelah said 25 stations were sanctioned by NBC in the course of monitoring the 2023 presidential election, while 16 others have been given a final warning.
The NBC boss said one station was sanctioned for broadcasting the results of the election before being announced by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), which he said contravened Section 5.33 of the NBC code.
He also said 17 stations were sanctioned for broadcasting partisan content after the prescribed 24-hour stoppage time by NBC while four stations have been sanctioned for divisive comments.
He, however, did not mention the affected stations.