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ERIC ED296319: Nigerian Press under Imperialists and Dictators, 1903-1985.

Comparing the Nigerian press during the colonial period of British rule and the post-independence period, a case study examined two press laws: the Newspaper Ordinance No. 10 of 1903, and Decree No. 4 of 1984 (Public Officers Protection against False Accusation Decree). Using qualitative research methodology, the study investigated how the indigenous population reacted to the press laws. The Newspaper Ordinance law was selected because it was the first newspaper law enacted by the colonial government. Decree No. 4 was selected because it embodied all previously enacted post-independence press …