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Nigeria : a survey / by the African Governance Monitoring and Advocacy Project, Open Society Initiative for West Africa, Open Society Institute Media Program ; [written by Akin Akingbulu and Hendrik Bussiek].

Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextSeries: Public broadcasting in Africa seriesPublication details: [New York] : Open Society Foundations ; [Dakar] : Open Society Initiative for West Africa, 2010.Description: 1 online resource (x, 120 pages)Content type:
  • text
Media type:
  • computer
Carrier type:
  • online resource
ISBN:
  • 9781920489656
  • 1920489657
Other title:
  • On air, Nigeria [Cover title]
  • Public broadcasting in Africa series : Nigeria [Spine title]
Subject(s): Additional physical formats: Print version:: Nigeria.DDC classification:
  • 384.5409669 23
LOC classification:
  • HE8689.9.N6 N54 2010eb
Online resources:
Contents:
Cover; Title page; Copyright page; Contents; Acronyms; Foreword; Introduction; 1 -- Country Facts; 1. Government; 2. Balance of powers; 3. Basic socio-economic data; 4. Main challenges; 5. The media landscape; 6. Brief history of broadcasting; 2 -- Media Legislation and Regulation; 1. International, continental and regional standards; 2. The Constitution of Nigeria; 3. General media laws and regulations; 4. Other laws that impact on media and freedom of expression; 5. Jurisprudence; 6. Conclusions and recommendations; 3 -- The Broadcasting Landscape; 1. The state broadcasters.
2. Commercial/private broadcasters3. Community broadcasting services; 4. Technical standard and accessibility of services; 5. Concentration of media ownership; 6. Conclusions and recommendations; 4 -- Digitalisation and its Impact; 1. Preparedness for the switch-over; 2. Convergence; 3. Increased competition; 4. Conclusion and recommendations; 5 -- Broadcasting Legislation and Regulation; 1. The National Broadcasting Commission; 2. Licensing of broadcasters and enforcement of licence conditions; 3. Complaints and confl ict resolution systems; 4. Proposed merger of regulatory authorities.
5. Conclusions and recommendations6 -- Overview of the State Broadcasters; 1. Legislation; 2. Profile of the state broadcasters ; 3. Organisational structures; 4. Attitudes within the state broadcasters towards public broadcasting; 5. Conclusions and recommendations; 7 -- Funding of the State Broadcasters; 1. Main sources of funding; 2. Spending; 3. Conclusions and recommendations; 8 -- Programming; 1. Programme policies and guidelines; 2. Programming of state broadcasters; 3. Programming of non-state broadcasters; 4. News and current affairs; 5. Feedback and complaints procedures.
6. Funding of public interest programming of private broadcasters7. Conclusions and recommendations; 9 -- Broadcasting Reform Efforts ; 1. Previous reform efforts; 2. Current reform efforts; 3. Conclusions and recommendations; 10 -- Overall Conclusions and Recommendations; Recommendations.
Summary: This report on the broadcast media in Nigeria finds that liberalisation efforts in the broadcasting sector have only been partially achieved. More than a decade after military rule, the nation still has not managed to enact media legislation that is in line with continental standards, particularly the Declaration on Freedom of Expression in Africa. The report, part of an 11-country survey of broadcast media in Africa, strongly recommends the transformation of the two state broadcasters into a genuine public broadcaster as an independent legal entity with editorial independence and strong safeg.
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Cover; Title page; Copyright page; Contents; Acronyms; Foreword; Introduction; 1 -- Country Facts; 1. Government; 2. Balance of powers; 3. Basic socio-economic data; 4. Main challenges; 5. The media landscape; 6. Brief history of broadcasting; 2 -- Media Legislation and Regulation; 1. International, continental and regional standards; 2. The Constitution of Nigeria; 3. General media laws and regulations; 4. Other laws that impact on media and freedom of expression; 5. Jurisprudence; 6. Conclusions and recommendations; 3 -- The Broadcasting Landscape; 1. The state broadcasters.

2. Commercial/private broadcasters3. Community broadcasting services; 4. Technical standard and accessibility of services; 5. Concentration of media ownership; 6. Conclusions and recommendations; 4 -- Digitalisation and its Impact; 1. Preparedness for the switch-over; 2. Convergence; 3. Increased competition; 4. Conclusion and recommendations; 5 -- Broadcasting Legislation and Regulation; 1. The National Broadcasting Commission; 2. Licensing of broadcasters and enforcement of licence conditions; 3. Complaints and confl ict resolution systems; 4. Proposed merger of regulatory authorities.

5. Conclusions and recommendations6 -- Overview of the State Broadcasters; 1. Legislation; 2. Profile of the state broadcasters ; 3. Organisational structures; 4. Attitudes within the state broadcasters towards public broadcasting; 5. Conclusions and recommendations; 7 -- Funding of the State Broadcasters; 1. Main sources of funding; 2. Spending; 3. Conclusions and recommendations; 8 -- Programming; 1. Programme policies and guidelines; 2. Programming of state broadcasters; 3. Programming of non-state broadcasters; 4. News and current affairs; 5. Feedback and complaints procedures.

6. Funding of public interest programming of private broadcasters7. Conclusions and recommendations; 9 -- Broadcasting Reform Efforts ; 1. Previous reform efforts; 2. Current reform efforts; 3. Conclusions and recommendations; 10 -- Overall Conclusions and Recommendations; Recommendations.

This report on the broadcast media in Nigeria finds that liberalisation efforts in the broadcasting sector have only been partially achieved. More than a decade after military rule, the nation still has not managed to enact media legislation that is in line with continental standards, particularly the Declaration on Freedom of Expression in Africa. The report, part of an 11-country survey of broadcast media in Africa, strongly recommends the transformation of the two state broadcasters into a genuine public broadcaster as an independent legal entity with editorial independence and strong safeg.

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