SECTOR 2 Scores: Individual scores: 1 Country does not meet indicator 2 Country meets only a few aspects of indicator 3 Country meets some aspects of indicator 4 Country meets most aspects of indicator. 5 Country meets all aspects of the indicator Average score: 1.1 (2008 = 1.1) 2.5 Adequate competition legislation/regulation seeks to prevent media concentration and monopolies. Under the National Broadcasting Commission Decree (Section 9.5), it is “illegal for any person to have ...there is strong controlling shares in more than two television stations.” Beyond that, there is literally an open field for media competition in the monopolies and cross-ownership in Nigeria, which Nigerian media has led to media concentration in the hands of a few, market place, but “it usually powerful politicians. A former governor of Lagos state, for instance, owns TV Continental, Radio is between few key Continental and Adaba FM, as well as The Nation and players.” the National Life newspapers. Business mogul Jimoh Ibrahim owns National Mirror, Daily Sketch and has just recently acquired News Watch. Nonetheless, there is strong competition in the Nigerian media market place, but “it is between few key players.” 24 AFRICAN MEDIA BAROMETER NIGERIA 2011