Jaridun da ake bugawa a Najeriya suna da kyakkyawar ka'idar dasuke amfani dashi wajen "bugawa kuma a ya samo asali tun zamanin mulkin mallaka a lokacin da suka kafa iyayen gidan jaridun Najeriya irin su Nnamdi Azikiwe, Ernest Ikoli, Obafemi Awolowo da Lateef Jakande sune suka yi amfani da takardunsu wajen fada don samun yanci. Har A zuwa shekarar 1990, yawancin wallafe-wallafen mallakin gwamnati ne, amma takardu masu zaman kansu kamar su Daily Trust, Nigerian Tribune, The Punch, Vanguard, da Guardian sun ci gaba da tona asirin badakalan ta gwamnati da ta masu zaman kansu duk da kokarin gwamnati na murkushe su. A Dokokin da suka shafi kafofin yada labarai, gami da jaridu,sun bazu ne a sassa daban-daban ne. Akwai kyakkyawawan hanyoyin tattaunawa da nazarin waɗannan dokokin. Wasu Jaridun suna dogaro ne da tallan da wasu kamfanoni mallakar masu iko su sanya su. A wasu lokuta, surinka yin abunda ba daidaiba kuma wannan yana sa jaridu suyi taka tsantsan wajen bayar da rahoto game da laifuka ko abubuwan da ake zargi da aikata laifi, kuma wani lokacin suna ɗauke da labaran da ke nuna cin hanci da rashawa yadda ya dace.