dc.contributor.author | Ashonibare, Dayo | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2022-01-19T13:18:31Z | |
dc.date.available | 2022-01-19T13:18:31Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2019-12 | |
dc.identifier.citation | NILDS-JLR (Vol. 2, 2019) | en_US |
dc.identifier.issn | 2659 -0565 | |
dc.identifier.uri | https://ir.nilds.gov.ng/handle/123456789/394 | |
dc.description.abstract | The National Broadcasting Commission was established in 2004 by virtue
of the National Broadcasting Commission Act, 2004 with the mandate of
licensing and regulating the broadcast industry in Nigeria. In carrying
out its mandates, the Commission rolled out the requirements that every
broadcast company must comply with before being granted a license by
the President upon the recommendation of the Commission. This article
examines the development of broadcasting regulations in Nigeria and
powers of the Commission with a special focus on the licensing
requirements. It specifically argues that S. 10 of the NBC Act prohibits
religious and political bodies from owning a broadcast license in Nigeria.
Some cases reviewed in this work demonstrate the approval of section 10
by the courts discarding the constitutional provision of fundamental
rights and the advancement in technology. The paper argues further that
the provision of S. 10, apart from being constitutionally discriminatory, is
also backwards owing to the global advancement of the internet. The
paper concludes that apart from the fact that S. 10 is contrary to the
provision of the Constitution, it is no longer practicable due to the growth
of the internet in Nigeria. The article recommends that the section needs
to be expunged from the statute book, in light of the emergence of new
technology. | en_US |
dc.language.iso | en | en_US |
dc.publisher | National Institute for Legislative and Democratic Studies (NILDS) | en_US |
dc.relation.ispartofseries | NILDS Journal of Law Review; | |
dc.subject | Prohibition | en_US |
dc.subject | Religious | en_US |
dc.subject | Political Bodies | en_US |
dc.subject | Fundamental Rights | en_US |
dc.subject | Constitution | en_US |
dc.title | AN APPRAISAL OF THE LAW PROHIBITING RELIGIOUS AND POLITICAL ORGANIZATIONS FROM POSSESSING BROADCAST LICENSE IN NIGERIA | en_US |
dc.type | Article | en_US |