AUDIENCE PERCEPTION OF THE MEDIA COVERAGE OF 2023 ELECTIONAL TRIBUNAL

This study examines media awareness and perception of subsidy removal among civil servants in Offa Local Government during the administration of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu. Subsidy removal, a contentious policy reform in Nigeria, has significant socio-economic implications, particularly for civil servants whose fixed incomes are disproportionately affected by inflationary pressures (Adeniran, 2022). The study explores the extent to which media platforms, including radio, television, newspapers, and social media, influence civil servants' awareness and perception of the policy. This study aims is to measure the level of media awareness and perception of civil servants in offa local government towards the removal of the petroleum subsidy during president Bola Ahmed Tinubu regime. This study employ public perception Theory, framing theory and cognitive dissonance theory as its theoretical frame work. This study employs a descriptive survey research design to quantitatively assess the level of media awareness and perception of civil servant with a population size of 339 using Taro Yamane formula method to get the sample size of 183 respodents. The removal of petroleum subsidies under President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s administration has sparked significant debate among civil servants in Offa Local Government, as well as across Nigeria.In conclusion, the removal of the petroleum subsidy by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s administration has evoked varied responses from civil servants in Offa Local Government, who are grappling with the economic and social consequences of the policy shift.