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Media Roundtable on The Working and Welfare Situation of Journalists in Nigeria : a report
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BON also has a Central Working Committee, which comprises the Chairman, Chairman of Zonal Committees, Chief Executives of Key Stakeholders and the Executive Secretary. The General Assembly is the highest body of BON and meets quarterly. BON Zonal Committees which currently reflect the six geo-political zones of Nigeria was set up to enable broadcasting stations in these zones to routinely meet and tackle the challenges of broadcasting in their zones as well as collaborate among themselves. BON is funded through annual subscriptions from member stations. Tiers of Broadcasting in Nigeria To appreciate the diversity of working conditions of service of Nigerian Journalists working in the broadcast media, one has to consider the tiers of broadcasting in Nigeria. In Nigeria, we have four main tiers of broadcasting namely: i. Federal owned broadcasting stations ii. The State owned broadcasting stations iii. The private owned broadcasting stations iv. The Community owned stations(No license has been approved for the establishment of a Community Station). Each of these tiers of broadcasting stations are set up under various laws, some are Corporations, other Services while some are Companies, etc. all typifying various models of administration. Secondly, ownership of broadcasting stations is under the concurrent list of the Nigerian Constitution, which implies that both the Federal and State Governments can set up Radio and Television Stations. (i) The Federal Owned Radio and Television Stations, namely: Federal Radio Corporation of Nigeria(FRCN), Nigerian Television Authority(NTA), and Voice of Nigeria(VON), each have different enabling laws setting them up and variation in their conditions of service and models of operations. NTA, FRCN and VON are funded by the Federal Government. However, the degree of funding varies, VON is fully funded by the Federal Government, while NTA and FRCN are partly commercialised. However, all still have to annually defend their budgets in the National Assembly.