SECTOR 3 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: 2.2 (2008: N/A; 2011: 1.3) 3.3 The body, which regulates broadcasting services and licences, does so in the public interest and ensures fairness and a diversity of views broadly representing society at large. The NBC is in charge of licensing. Its operations are not considered transparent and few know the criteria used to deliver licenses, as many people who satisfy the set conditions are never awarded these licences. In a practice that has been described as corrupt at best, individuals have obtained numerous licenses with the intention of reselling to desperate investors. At least 70 licenses were believed to have been issued in the final days of the last administration, despite hundreds of applications pending for years. “Some people apply and never get, some don’t apply but get.” Two groups are prohibited from applying for broadcasting licenses: political parties and religious organisations. 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: 42 AFRICAN MEDIA BAROMETER NIGERIA 2015 2.0 (2008: 1.8; 2011: 1.3)