NIGERIA 4.3 The media cover the full spectrum of events, issues and cultures, including business/economics, cultural, local and investigative stories. ANALYSIS: It was pointed out in response to this question that despite well known limitations, several newspapers and broadcasting institutions have beats that more or less effectively cover a diverse spectrum of events, locales and issues across the economic, cultural and ecological map of the nation. In other words, taken as a whole, it can be said that the media do reasonably cover a substantial range of issues and personalities including minorities. SCORES: Individual scores: 4; 4; 5; 4; 4; 4; 4; 4; 3; 4; 4 Total score: 44 Average score: 4.0 4.4 Gender mainstreaming is promoted in terms of equal participation of both sexes in the production process. ANALYSIS: Gender mainstreaming is rather weakly promoted in the media although there are a few exceptions such as the production editor of the “Sunday New Nigerian” and a former well known editor of the “New Nigerian”, Hajiya Bilikisu Yusuf. On the whole, women journalists tend to feel that they are not given opportunities to rise and excel on the job although it was pointed out also that several women journalists deliberately request to be posted to relatively 32 African Media Barometer - Nigeria 2008