Nigerian Media outlet, Arise Television has paid the fine imposed on them by the Nigerian broadcasting cooperation.
The NBC fined the media house N2m, for reporting an unconfirmed report about the Presidential Candidate of the All Progressives Congress, Bola Tinubu.
The media house on Saturday, 12 November, 2022 reported that the Independent National Electoral Commission has commenced investigation into a case of criminal forfeiture against Tinubu.
However the electoral body had come out to deny the statement which led to a rejoinder from Arise TV, where its management apologized for the publication.
In a latest development, payment details of the fine has emerged which indicated that the media house has paid the fine.
The payment details was shared by the Special Adviser for Drainage and Water Resources to Lagos State Governor, Joe Igbokwe, on Monday evening via his Facebook page, with the caption, “Ok na. Big lessons learnt sha”.
