SECTOR 4 4.2 The media follow voluntary codes of professional standards, which are enforced by independent/nonstatutory bodies that deal with complaints from the public. The NUJ recently reactivated its Ethics and Discipline Committee, which now regularly hears complaints from the public. However, the NUJ lacks the mandate to enforce its decisions and limits its actions to naming and shaming. Even this has received positive feedback from the public, who see the media actively putting their houses in order. One institution went as far as publishing an NUJ decision in the newspapers. With increasing demand for NUJ arbitration, the union is encouraging its State branches to also reactivate their Ethics and Disciplinary organs. Other instances within the industry try to provide avenues for some form of selfregulation. Almost each media sector has a code of conduct, which members voluntarily follow. Examples include the Code of Conduct for Nigerian Journalists and the Code on Election Reporting. Individual organisations also have guiding principles, and some media publish excerpts from these from time to time. Despite these efforts, media organisations do not claim that Nigeria has a veritable self-regulatory body. The Nigerian Press Council is a statutory body. 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: 3.3 (2008: 2.6; 2011: 3.1) 4.3 Salary levels and general working conditions, including safety, for journalists and other media practitioners are adequate. Journalists of the public sector are paid following the civil service salary scale. In this regard, an entry level public media professional could expect to earn about NGN60, 000 (about USD300) per month. They also get “weigh-in” allowances. AFRICAN MEDIA BAROMETER NIGERIA 2015 49