Both experts made their observations known on Saturday at the third edition of the IPR Talk Series webinar, with the theme: “Exclusivity in the Media Industry in Nigeria: Decoding NBC Broadcasting Code.”
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The code, produced by the National Broadcasting Commission, was launched in Lagos last week by the Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed.
From first inspection, I questioned a number of things, including what the NBC’s intentions were, what their goals were and how the clauses amended would affect their stakeholders. In the broadcasting space, it is known that the exclusivity factor is what sets broadcasters apart from each other, but that distinction is about to be reversed in Nigeria and I could relate with the aggrieved parties and almost joined in the online war myself.
Mohammed described the controversial document, presented at the Radisson Blu Hotel, Ikeja, Lagos, as “signed, sealed and delivered”.
Njoku made his view known in a series of tweets on Wednesday.