SERAP asks Nigeria’s Tinubu to withdraw NBC ‘unlawful’ directive to broadcasters

On 2026-04-18, Nigeria’s National Broadcasting Commission issued a directive to broadcasters that SERAP described as an unlawful form of prior censorship. The letter urged President Bola Tinubu to have the directive withdrawn and warned of sanctions against stations and presenters on vague grounds. The reported action was aimed at Nigerian broadcast media and was framed as media suppression.