The Federal Government through one of its agencies, National Film and Censors Board , NFVCB, has dismissed the news making the rounds, especially on social media handles, that it is poised to ‘Re: FG To Arrest Skit Makers Who release content online without approval. ‘
In a state issued in Abuja today, the board said and we quote , ‘Our attention has been drawn to this and other misleading headlines, making the rounds.
‘We want to categorically state that at no time and nowhere did we issue such a statement.
‘Our last public statement was targeted at filmmakers and content creators who were producing, promoting, and distributing unlawful content, including same-sex themed contents prohibited by law.
‘We wish to further assure that the NFVCB will continue to engage with all stakeholders as we transmute from censorship to CLASSIFICATION (Rating).
‘Kindly disregard the misleading headlines.’
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