Naija News

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Naija News
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Type of site
  • News
  • Entertainment
  • Politics
Available in
Founded2016;8 years ago (2016)
Headquarters,
Area servedNigeria
Founder(s) Opemipo Olawale Adeniyi
EditorGeorge Ogbolu
URL www.naijanews.com
RegistrationNone
Launched2016
Current statusActive
Written in HTML, CSS, JavaScript

Naija News is a Nigerian online newspaper. It was launched in 2016 by Opemipo Olawale Adeniyi. [1]

Contents

History

Naija News was established in 2016 and by Polance Media Limited. [2] In 2021, the newspaper moved its operations to Ikoyi in Lagos. [3]

Offerings

In June 2019, a news section in the Hausa language to serve the Hausa-speaking world in Nigeria, Ghana, Niger and the rest of Hausa speakers in West Africa [4] was launched. [5] The news platform also has a project, 'EcoWatch' that covers climate change. [6]

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References

  1. "About Naija News". Naija News. 28 July 2017. Archived from the original on 3 November 2021. Retrieved 22 November 2021.
  2. "Polance Media launches online newspaper, Naija News". The Guardian . 25 December 2016. Archived from the original on 26 December 2021. Retrieved 22 November 2021.
  3. "Wale Adeniyi's Rebrands Media Platform, Moves Corporate Headquarters To Ikoyi Lagos". Leadership . Archived from the original on 25 December 2021. Retrieved 22 December 2021.
  4. "Labaran Hausa". Naija News Hausa. (in Hausa). Archived from the original on 23 December 2021. Retrieved 14 November 2021.
  5. "Naija News Launches Hausa News Portal". Politics Nigeria . 29 June 2019. Archived from the original on 29 October 2019. Retrieved 22 July 2019.
  6. "Naija News Begins EcoWatch Climate Change Project". Vanguard . Archived from the original on 25 December 2021. Retrieved 25 December 2021.