Section 27: Qualification, etc., for appointment as editor

(1) A person shall be qualified for appointment as an editor if-
(a) he has attained the age of 25 years;
(b) he is a registered member of the Nigerian Union of Journalists; and
(c)
he has, for a period of not less than five years served as a reporter or acquired working experience as a journalist in a reputable newspaper house, electronic news medium or news agency.
[1999 No. 60.]
(2)
Nothing in subsection (1) of this section shall be construed to include working experience, employment in a house journal, newsletter or any similar publication.
[1999 No. 60.]