The Nation (Nigeria)

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The Nation
Type Daily newspaper
PublisherVintage Press Limited
EditorAdeniyi Adesina [1]
Founded31 July 2006
LanguageEnglish
Headquarters Mushin, Lagos State, Nigeria
Website www.thenationonlineng.net OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg

The Nation is a daily newspaper published in Lagos, Nigeria. According to a 2009 survey it was the second-most-read newspaper in Nigeria[ citation needed ], and this result was repeated in a 2011 report by The Advertisers' Association of Nigeria (ADVANS). [2]

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The paper's website says it stands for freedom, justice and the market economy. Its target audience is the business and political elite, the affluent, the educated and the upwardly mobile. [3] The paper has been accused of spreading fake news stories. [4] In 2024, The Economist reported that The Nation had been used a vector to spread Russian disinformation about Olena Zelenska. [5]

The Nation has printing plants in Lagos, Abuja and Port Harcourt. [6]

The newspaper covers business and economy, public policies, the democratic process and institutions of democracy, sports, arts and culture. [7]

The newspaper became the first of its kind to gain nationwide circulation across the 36 states of Nigeria within two years of operation. This was a result of its popular eight-page pull-out Thursday publication titled Campuslife, a medium specially dedicated to student journalists and writers across the tertiary institutions in Nigeria. The Campuslife pull-out, with the late Ngozi Nwozor-Agbo as pioneer editor, helped the newspaper to become a household name across Nigeria, and several student journalists and correspondents whom the paper gave the opportunity to write for it as undergraduates are now renowned in their various professions. [8]

In April 2010, Edo Ugbagwu, a reporter who covered court cases for The Nation, was killed by gunmen. The reason was not known. [9] [10]

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  2. ↑ Hollingsworth, Mark; Kemedi, Von (2015). Against The Odds. Troubador Publishing Ltd. p. 164. ISBN   9781784621339 . Retrieved 28 June 2017.
  3. ↑ "About Us". The Nation. Retrieved 2011-05-12.
  4. ↑ Lime, Ashley (12 November 2018). "A year in fake news in Africa". BBC News . Retrieved 6 October 2023.
  5. ↑ "The truth behind Olena Zelenska's $1.1m Cartier haul" . The Economist . May 1, 2024. ISSN   0013-0613 . Retrieved 2024-10-10.
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  8. ↑ Ojo, Gbenga (28 May 2015). "Ngozi Agbo: The unforgettable impact - The Nation Nigeria". The Nation, Nigeria. Retrieved 22 February 2017.
  9. ↑ "Nigeria: 3 journalists killed in weekend violence". China Daily. 2010-04-27. Retrieved 2011-04-14.
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