6th NBC Code Nullified By Federal High Court
May 27, 2022
10:44 am
In response to the case of the controversial 6th edition of the NBC code which has been running in court, the Federal High Court sitting in Lagos declared illegal the 6th edition of the National Broadcasting Code issued by the National Broadcasting Commission (NBC).
In reaching his decision Justice Ambrose Lewis-Allagoa said the proposed amendments 6th Edition of the National Broadcasting Code are ultra vires, incompetent null and void and perpetually restrained the NBC from implementing document.
The court equally declared that the NBC does not have the power to prohibit exclusivity on and compel sub-licensing of privately acquired rights …
