Nigeria

The Nigerian media landscape is a changing climate. Once dominated by print, radio and television, it is experiencing a disruption by digital platforms. The chief limitations of journalistic excellence are the poor remuneration and the overlapping of journalism and politics often to the detriment of objectivity.

Print page

122

Press freedom ranking
50.2 %

Internet penetration
149

Peace index ranking
N/A

Most trusted medium
N/A

Net trust index
Federal Presidential Republic

Government type

References

from Overview to Education (Professional development)

Alexa.com. Top Sites in Nigeria.
Broadcasting Board of Governors. Nigeria: mobile rises sharply while radio dominates for news (2014).
EIE Nigeria (Twitter).
Geopoll. Nigeria Q1 2017 Radio & TV Audience Ratings Report.
Geopoll. Radio Ratings in Nigeria, May-July 2015.
NapoleonCat.com. Instagram user demographics in Nigeria – March 2017.
Punch Nigeria. NBC sanctions 23 radio stations.
QUARTZ Africa. More people use Facebook in Nigeria than anywhere else in Africa,Y. Kazeem (2016).
Statista.com. Internet advertising revenue in Nigeria from 2011 to 2021 (in million U.S. dollars).
ThisDayLive.com. Funding Television: DSO, Audience Measurement & Advertising.
ThisDayLive.com. Internet Penetration in Nigeria Rises to 53%.
Vanguard (2010). Internet: 13 years of growth from ground zero in Nigeria from 1960-1996.
Vanguard (2017). Internet users in Nigeria hit 91.6m.
Webclick.com. 2017 Nigeria Internet Statistics, Users and Social Network.
Wikipedia.org. Nairaland.

from Education (Media development organisations) to Traditional forms of communication

Ajetunmobi, R. O. Indigenous knowledge and communications systems-the case of Yoruba Aroko.
Central Bank of Nigeria. Financial Service Providers.
Central Bank of Nigeria. Payment Systems.
Centre for Information Technology and Development (CITAD). Internet for Men? Digital Marginalisation of Women in Northern Nigeria.
Citad.org. Internet for men? The Digital marginalisation of women in Northern Nigeria.
GSMA. Connected Women. The Mobile Gender Gap Report 2018.
Ihstowers.com. IHS Towers Closes the first African Mobile
Insidetowers.com. IHS secures 9,151 towers from MTN Nigeria, Africa’s largest tower transaction to date.
Iproject.com. Traditional Media Of Communication As Tools For Effective Rural Development.
Journalism Is a Child of Necessity. Traditional Communication and Youth Development in Nigeria.
Jumia Nigeria. 2018 Mobile Report.
Medium.com. How Nigeria’s government is supporting innovation and technology entrepreneurship.
Mundy, P. Indigenous knowledge and communication: current approaches. Journal of the Society for International Developmen (1993).
Nigerian Communication Commission. Subscriber Statistics.
Nigerian Communications Commission. Industry Statistics.
Olanrewaju, K. O., & Farinde, A. J. (2014). The potentials of traditional communication methods in information dissemination: A case study of farmers in Osun State, Nigeria. Communicatio, 40(4), 361-375.
Olumati, R. (2015). “Omu Ngwo” (Omu-Furled - Tender Palm Frond) Symbology in Ikwerre, Rivers State. International Journal of Arts and Humanities, 4(1):224-241.
Pew Research. Cellphones in Africa; Communication Lifeline
Pew Survey. Majorities in sub-Saharan Africa own mobile phones, but smartphone adoption is modest.
Premium Times. Nigerian government launches Campaign Against ‘fake news’.
Premium Times. We did not describe Plateau Killing as retaliatory-Miyetti Allah.
Press Attack Tracker.
Pulse.ng. Nigerian girls, Team Save-A-Soul, win world's largest tech competition.
Quartz (Qz.com). Africa’s most valuable startup ecosystem is also the least lucrative for software engineers.
Startup Genome. The 2017 Global Startup Ecosystem Report.
Techpoint.Africa. Ikeja Computer Village: what is was, what it will always be.
Telecoms Data: Active voice and Internet per state, Porting and Tariff Information, Q4 2017.
The Cable. Social media, fake news and 2019 elections.
The Guardian. 35 percent drop in investment hobbles rural telephony.
The Guardian. Nigeria needs 60,000 base stations for telecoms services.
The Guardian. Nigeria’s Internet speed ranks low at 82nd position.
The Guardian. Why multi-SIM ownership is increasing in Nigeria.
The Guardian. Thisday suspends editors over Oyedepp Visa Report
The Niche. The News, PM News Shut Print Production

The Punch. Etisalat Nigeria defaults in $1.2bn loan payment.
The Punch. NIBBS names Paga top mobile money operator.
The Sun. World Bank spends $6m on tech development in Nigeria – Osinbajo.
Vanguard Newspaper. $200m rural telephony project at risk.
Weetracker.com. How Much do Social media influencers earn in Nigeria
Wilson, D. (1987). Traditional systems of communication in modern African development: An analytical viewpoint. Africa Media Review, 1(2), 87-104.