57. While significant improvements in freedom of expression were amongst the immediate gains of Nigeria &apos; s transition to civilian rule in 1999, with the blossoming of independent news outlets, some of which are critical of Government, State hostility towards public criticism of government policies in certain sensitive areas has been growing.
57. While significant improvements in freedom of expression were amongst the immediate gains of Nigeria &apos; s transition to civilian rule in 1999, with the blossoming of independent news outlets, some of which are critical of Government, State hostility towards public criticism of government policies in certain sensitive areas has been growing.