This study of the state of media law in Nigeria contains analyses of the interplay of law, politics, the economy and other social factors on the state of freedom of expression. Juxtaposed are the regime of media law and regulations, judicial interpretation of these laws, the existing environment for the realisation of freedom of expression and the associated general political, social and economic environment. Critical attention is given to the various enactments regulating freedom of expression and the provisions on freedom of expression in the 1963, 1979 and 1999 Constitutions of Nigeria. How national media laws compare with international treaties and how regulators influence media contents, are also examined. The book is addressed to a wide audience: mass communication and law students, lecturers and teachers in tertiary institutions offering relevant courses, legal practitioners, journalists and those working in the field of mass communication, human rights and political activists, politicians and party bureaucracies, policy makers, researchers and experts in think tanks.

The author is currently Honorable Attorney General and Commissioner fro Justice of Oyo State of Nigeria. In this book he discusses the scope for freedom of expression in relation to the press in Nigeria, the offences a journalist may run foul of and the defences available if an offence in committed.

'Nigerian Press Law and Freedom of the Press'' is a most recent text on media law that examines the position of the Law as regards the practice of Journalism in Nigeria's recent past and present. There is also in the book a legal analysis of the Freedom of information Act 2011 and the position of the law on obscene and indecent publications.. It is hope the book will enhance the practice of Journalism in Nigeria as it will help the practicing journalist get acquainted with the occupational hazards of the profession and how to manage them effectively. It's a valuable resource for lawyers, media practitioners, students and, the general reading public.