In the 1980s, solicitation was sometimes done through field agents who receive a commission of about 5–15% of the paid advert. Rivalry between field agents led to discounts in group messages or ceremonial ads celebrating the crowning of a new communal chief, and some discounts were also extended to paid birthdays or welcoming messages for a new president. In 1989, the "Nigerian Daily Times", a government owned newspaper, published an average of seven obituaries daily, with the majority of it devoted to ads taking one quarter of a page. During the same period, the "Nigerian Daily Sketch" on the other hand, published about two pages of obituary ads.