SECTOR 3 mutilation, child rights, [six-month] exclusive breastfeeding, health – are hardly covered. NGOs and other non-profits are forced to pay for these thematic subjects to be covered, yet political reporting is still the priority for these stations. Another panellist said: The civic space has shrunk. Citizens groups are not given room to contribute to the public conversation and agenda-setting because sometimes the agendas of civic organisations run contrary to that of the government. There is a clear lack of plurality and diversity of voices in the media run by state and federal authorities. One panellist added that the unequal distribution of power between public authorities, citizens and other actors favours the authorities so that state media project government action while ‘other voices are lost’. Scores: Individual scores: 43 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: 2.9 2008: n/a; 2011: n/a; 2015: 3.4 Overall Score for Sector 3: 2.3 AFRICAN MEDIA BAROMETER NIGERIA 2019 ✓✓✓✓