Nigeria: Don't Allow Apcon to Control Newspapers, Npan Tells Court

2 December 2012

The Newspaper Proprietors' Association of Nigeria [NPAN] has urged a Federal High Court sitting in Lagos to declare the power of the Advertising Practitioners' Council of Nigeria [APCON] to regulate the content of the publication of its members as null and void.

NPAN's counsel, Mr Tayo Oyetibo, while raising objection to APCON's claim, prayed the court to uphold the competence of the association's suit and dismiss the claims of the defendant.

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