This study looks at the significance of the concept of communication policy as a system, its purpose and how it affects the developmental bid of growing nations, with focus on Nigeria. The study assumes that Nigeria’s communication policy system is not well propagated to cater for the crosssectional needs of the stakeholders, practitioners and scholars. Thus, there is urgent need for reengineering, re-tooling or total review of the policy to adequately take care of the agitations of the aggrieved. Though the implementation of a policy is often the most difficult phase in the policy process and it could be argued that due to the complex socio-political, cultural and economic scope of such policies, it is a particularly problematic area of study. Whilst this does not mean that all previous policies in Nigeria are redundant, it forces policy makers and others to re-consider their usefulness within the more global contexts. New policies usually occupy a rather crowded space inhabited by the existing laws, organisations and interest groups. However, the need for greater inclusion in Nigeria’s communication policy formulation is hinged on the different, if not conflicting and restrictive patterns of politically motivated media policy regimes that tend to dampen innovations, limit consumer choices. The study utilizes secondary sources such as libraries, archives, internet and desk study in its methodology and it is anchored on one relevant communication theory -The general systems theory. The study found out that implementation phase requires great attention and high level of coordinated actions by those involved in the social, economic, political, cultural and foreign affairs of a country. It also found out that the resources available for implementing policy in Nigeria may no longer be adequate. The study concludes that the recent convergence and digitization has forced policy actors and regulators to consider how best to deal with telecommunication operators who now deliver both old and new content alongside traditional content providers. The study recommends that there should be a review of Nigeria’s communication policy in accordance with the country’s development priorities. It recommends that a series of preliminary studies should be conducted across different geo-political zones in Nigeria.

This study looks at the significance of the concept of communication policy as a system, its purpose and how it affects the developmental bid of growing nations, with focus on Nigeria. The study assumes that Nigeria’s communication policy system is not well propagated to cater for the crosssection...