Public Broadcasting in Africa: Nigeria

Akin Akingbulu

Description

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 safeguards against any interference from the federal government, state governments and other interests. The report was written by Mr. Akin Akingbulu Executive Director, Institute for Media and Society, IMS, Nigeria.

Informations

• Publié par: African Minds
• Date de parution: 29 décembre 2010
• Nombre de lectures: 1
• EAN13: 9781920489656
• Langue: English
• Poids de l'ouvrage: 1 Mo

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PUBLIC BROADCASTING IN AFRICA SERIES

Nigeria AN OPEN SOCIETY FOUNDATIONS PUBLICATION

PUBLIC BROADCASTING IN AFRICA SERIES

Nigeria

A SURVEY BY THE Africa Governance Monitoring and Advocacy Project (AfriMAP) Open Society Initiative for West Africa (OSIWA) Open Society Media Program (OSMP)

 2010 Open Society Foundations

This publication is available as a pdf on the Open Society Foundations website or the AfriMAP website under a Creative Commons licence that allows copying and distributing the publication, only in its entirety, as long as it is attributed to the Open Society Foundations and used for noncommercial educational or public policy purposes. Photographs may not be used separately from the publication.

Written by: Akin Akingbulu (researcher) and Hendrik Bussiek (editor) Published by: Open Society Initiative for West Africa

ISBN: 978-1-920489-00-7 ISBN (Ebrary): 978-1-920489-63-2 ISBN (MyiLibrary): 978-1-920489-64-9 ISBN (Adobe PDF digital edition): 978-1-920489-65-6

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Acronyms Foreword Introduction

CountryFacts 1 Government 2 Balance of powers 3 Basic socio-economic data 4 Main challenges 5 The media landscape 6 Brief history of broadcasting

MediaLegislationandRegulation 1 International, continental and regional standards 2 The Constitution of Nigeria 3 General media laws and regulations 4 Other laws with an impact on media and freedom of expression 5 Jurisprudence 6 Conclusions and recommendations

TheBroadcastingLandscape 1 The state broadcasters 2 Commercial/private broadcasters 3 Community broadcasting services 4 Technical standard and accessibility of services 5 Concentration of media ownership 6 Conclusions and recommendations

DigitalisationanditsImpact 1 Preparedness for the switch-over 2 Convergence 3 Increased competition 4 Conclusions and recommendations

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BroadcastingLegislationandRegulation 1 The National Broadcasting Commission 2 Licensing of broadcasters and licence conditions 3 Complaints and conflict resolution systems 4 Proposed merger of regulatory authorities 5 Conclusions and recommendations

OverviewoftheStateBroadcasters 1 Legislation 2 Profile of the state broadcasters 3 Organisational structures 72 4 Attitudes within state broadcasters towards public broadcasting 5 Conclusions and recommendations

FundingoftheStateBroadcasters 1 Main sources of funding 2 Spending 3 Conclusions and recommendations

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 broadcasters 7 Conclusions and recommendations

BroadcastingReformEorts 1 Previous reform efforts 2 Current reform efforts 3 Conclusions and recommendations

OverallConclusionsandRecommendations

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Acronyms

ACHPR ACHPR AIT ALTON AMARC ASCON AU BON CFS CMC COM DLI ECOWAS EFCC FEC FOI FRCN IBAN ICCPR ICPC

IMS INEC IPC ITU N NAN NBC NBS NCC NEEDS NEPA NGE NIG NIM NITDA

African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights Africa Independent Television Association of Licenced Telecommunication Operators of Nigeria World Association of Community Radio Broadcasters Administrative Staff College of Nigeria African Union Broadcasting Organizations of Nigeria Centre for Free Speech Central Management Committee Committee of Management Distance Learning Institute Economic Community of West African States Economic and Financial Crimes Commission Federal Executive Council Freedom of Information Federal Radio Corporation of Nigeria Independent Broadcasting Association of Nigeria International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights IndependentCorruptPracticesandotherRelatedOffences Commission Institute for Media and Society Independent National Electoral Commission International Press Centre International Telecommunications Union Naira News Agency of Nigeria National Broadcasting Commission Nigerian Broadcasting Service Nigerian Communications Commission National Economic Empowerment and Development Strategy National Electric Power Authority Nigerian Guild of Editors Nigeria internet Group Nigerian Institute of Management National Information Technology Development Agency

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