In Nigerian Media Industries in the Era of Globalization, editor, Unwana Samuel Akpan provides a timely collection of relevant and key, well-informed contributions on the Nigerian media industries in a changing media landscape. This collection assembles both media professionals and professors of media practice and theory to address how the Nigerian media industry has changed in a globalized world. The chapters apply scholarship, research, and industry experience to modern media narratives as well as a blend of Nigerian cultural concepts and idioms of communication. The contributors provide a history of the Nigerian media industry, examinations of media law, concerns of fake news in relation to elections, changes in journalism, broadcasting, and sports media, and conclusions on how the media has changed in digital spaces. This book is essential for media scholars and media professionals who are interested in the growth and survival of the Nigerian media in the era of globalization.

By late 2009, Nigeria remained the only polio endemic country in Africa and one of the only four in the world.Polio cases rose astronomically between 2003 and 2009, a period that coincided with immunization boycott in Northern Nigeria.Global polio eradication partners, led by UNICEF adopted a new communication approach that led to 99% drop in polio cases between 2009 and 2010. This work reveals a strong link between the application of UNICEF- developed ACADA model for communication planning and the positive response of mothers to polio eradication campaign. Development communication scholars and development agencies will find this work very useful.