SECTOR 1 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: Score of previous years: ✓ ✓ ✓✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓✓✓✓ 2 .5 2008: n/a; 2011: 1.2; 2015: 2.6 1.5 Print publications are not required to obtain permission to publish from state authorities No form of licensing is required to start a newspaper or other print publications in Nigeria. However, newspaper publishers are required to register as a business. Some states expect publishers to meet certain administrative requirements such as registering with a state authority or submitting copies to public libraries and archive services. However, panellists were of the view that none of these measures amounted to official permissions to publish. 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: Score of previous years: 13 AFRICAN MEDIA BAROMETER NIGERIA 2019 ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓✓✓✓ 3.9 2008: n/a; 2011: 2.1; 2015: 2.3 ✓ ✓✓ ✓