Get Approval For Adverts Or Face Sanctions – FG Warns Skit Makers, Bloggers, Others

FG has warned skit makers, bloggers, and others to get approval for adverts or face sanctions.

Glamtush reports that the Federal government of Nigeria has asked skit makers, social media influencers and bloggers to seek its approval before advertising any product or service online.

This online platform understands that, henceforth, content creators using digital platforms will, henceforth, be punished for not getting approval before publishing their online advertisements.

According to the federal government through the Advertising Regulatory Council of Nigeria, ARCON, the aforesaid digital media users including social media influencers have been publishing content violating the Nigerian Code of Advertising Practice.

This was contained in a press release signed by ARCON’s Director-General, Dr Olalekan Fadolapo on Monday.

The apex advertising regulatory body added that most of the advertisements exposed by these people are “unethical with unverified claims and misinformation.”

The agency said it “will take necessary actions including sanctions and prosecution of violators of the provisions of the Act to ensure compliance.”

The statement read, “The Advertising Regulatory Council of Nigeria (ARCON) has received complaints on the advertisement, advertising, and marketing communications activities of skit makers, comedians, influencers, content creators/producers, bloggers, vloggers etc on digital media platforms.

“Most of the advertisements exposed by this group are not only unethical with unverified claims and misinformation but also in violation of the Nigerian Code of Advertising Practice.

“By this public notice, brand owners, digital agencies, secondary digital media space owners (i.e. bloggers, vloggers, influencers, comedians, skit makers, etc), and other advertising stakeholders in the digital online media space are advised to obtain pre-exposure approval of all advertisements, advertising, and marketing communications in accordance with the Nigerian Code of Advertising Practice and the ARCON Act No. 23 of 2022.

“ARCON will take necessary actions including sanctions and prosecution of violators of the provisions of the Act to ensure compliance.”