By Mercy Omoike As Nigerians prepare for the 2023 general elections, the National Broadcasting Commission (NBC) on Tuesday organised a two-day workshop in Lagos toward promoting objective political reportage. In a speech at the workshop that had the theme “Broadcast Ecology and Politics in Nigeria”, Alhaji Balarabe Shehu, the Director-General of NBC, emphasised the need for the media to handle reports before, during and after the elections “professionally and responsibly.” He further tasked journalists to avoid the dissemination of fake news and hate speech as that was inimical to the polity. …