Regional Parallelism and Corruption Scandals in Nigeria

Muhammad Jameel Yusha’u is Founder and President of the online educational technology platform Uni Focus Academy, which provides free courses to students in higher education. He previously served as Senior Lecturer in Media and Politics at Northumbria University, UK and Lecturer in Mass Communication at Bayero University, Nigeria. He also worked as a producer at the BBC World Service.

“This book is a bold attempt at addressing the freedom and independence of the press in Africa, with a particular focus on Nigeria, a country that is often labeled as corrupt by local and international media alike. … an incredible read and should be mandatory reading for anyone studying African media systems, reporting African news stories, or working for African media houses.” (Africa Policy Journal, apj.hkspublications.org, April 21, 2021)

• 1. Introduction: Corruption Scandals and Intranational Framework for Media Systems Research in Africa.- 2. An Overview of the State of Media in Africa.- 3. Historical Landscape of Nigerian Newspapers.- 4. White and Black Press: Racial Parallelism in South African Journalism.- 5. Foreign Ownership, Local Dynamics: The Media System in Kenya.- 6. Corruption Without Borders: PTDF and Former Governors’ Scandals in the Nigerian Press.- 7. Reporting Corruption Scandals in Nigeria: Perspectives from Journalists.