Section 19: Registration as Journalist

(1) Subject to rules made under this Act, a person shall be entitled to be fully registered under this Act if-
(a)
he has attended a course of training recognised by the Council so acquired, with the cognate experience recognised by the Council; or
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(b) the course was conducted at an institution so approved, or partly at one such institution and partly at another or others; or
(c) he holds a qualification so approved; or
(d) he holds a certificate of experience issued in pursuance of section 24 of this Act.
(2) Subject as aforesaid, a person shall also be entitled to be registered as a journalist if he satisfies the Council that immediately before the commencement of this Act he had not less than five years experience as a journalist.
(3) An applicant for registration shall, in addition to evidence of qualifications, satisfy the Council that-
(a) he is of good character;
(b) he has attained the age of 18 years;
(c) he has not been convicted in Nigeria or elsewhere of an offence involving fraud or dishonesty;
(d) he has been trained at an approved mass media institution
(e) he has a general professional orientation which covers the basic requirements of information art, leading to a qualification not less than a diploma; and
(f) he has a good knowledge of the politics and socio-economic affairs of his society acquired from an approved institution.