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“Nigeria, officially the Federal Republic of Nigeria, is a country in West Africa. It is the most populous country in Africa. It is geographically situated between the Sahel to the north and the Gulf of Guinea to the south in the Atlantic Ocean. It covers an area of 923 769 square kilometers (356,669 square miles), with a population of over 211 million Nigeria is bordered by Niger to the north, Chad to the northeast, Cameroon to the east, and Benin to the west Nigeria is a federal republic comprising 36 states and the Territory from the Federal Capital, where the capital Abuja is located. Nigeria’s largest city is Lagos, one of the largest metropolitan areas in the world and the second largest in Africa.
Nigeria has been home to several pre-colonial indigenous states and kingdoms since the 2nd millennium BCE. C., with the Nok civilization in the fifteenth century BC. C. marking the first internal unification in the country. The modern state originated with British colonization in the 19th century and took its current territorial form with the amalgamation of the Southern Nigeria Protectorate and the Northern Nigeria Protectorate in 1914 by Lord Lugard. The British established administrative and legal structures while practicing indirect rule through traditional chiefdoms in the Nigerian region. Nigeria became a formally independent federation on October 1, 1960. It experienced a civil war from 1967 to 1970, followed by a succession of democratically elected civilian governments and military dictatorships, until achieving stable democracy in the 1999 presidential election; The 2015 election was the first time that a sitting president had lost re-election.
Nigeria is a multinational state inhabited by more than 250 ethnic groups speaking 500 different languages, all identifying with a wide variety of cultures. The three largest ethnic groups are the Hausa in the north, the Yoruba in the west, and the Igbo in the east, who together comprise more than 60% of the total population. The official language is English, chosen to facilitate linguistic unity at the national level. Nigeria’s constitution guarantees freedom of religion and is home to some of the largest Muslim and Christian populations in the world, simultaneously. Nigeria is divided roughly down the middle between Muslims, who live mainly in the north, and Christians, who live mainly in the south; indigenous religions, such as those originating from the Igbo and Yoruba ethnic groups, are a minority.
Nigeria is a regional power in Africa, a middle power in international affairs, and is an emerging global power. Nigeria’s economy is the largest in Africa, the 25th largest in the world by nominal GDP and the 25th largest by PPP. Nigeria is often referred to as the Giant of Africa due to its large population and economy, and is considered an emerging market by the World Bank. However, the country ranks very low on the Human Development Index and remains one of the most corrupt nations in the world. Nigeria is a founding member of the African Union and a member of many international organizations, including the United Nations, the Commonwealth of Nations, NAM, the Economic Community of West African States, and OPEC. It is also a member of the informal MINT group of countries and is one of the Next Eleven economies.
Newspapers published in Nigeria have a strong tradition of the “publish and be convicted” principle dating back to the colonial era when the founding fathers of the Nigerian press such as Nnamdi Azikiwe, Ernest Ikoli, Obafemi Awolowo and Lateef Jakande used their newspapers to fight for independence
Until the 1990s, most publications were owned by the government, but private newspapers such as the Daily Trust, Nigerian Tribune, The Punch, Vanguard and The Guardian continued to expose public and private scandals despite government attempts. to suppress them.
Laws related to the media, including newspapers, are scattered across various pieces of legislation. There are few good sources for discussion and analysis of these laws.
Some newspapers rely heavily on ads that can be placed by companies owned by powerful people. In some cases, this makes newspapers wary of reporting details of crimes or suspected crimes, and sometimes publish articles that clearly paint corrupt individuals in a favorable light. An analysis of newspapers shows a strong bias towards coverage by men, reflecting prevailing cultural biases. Few articles talk about women and there are few photographs of women outside of the fashion sections. Although profits have declined since the late 1980s, the number of publications has grown steadily. As of 2008 there were over 100 national, regional or local newspapers.
Online newspapers have become popular since the rise of internet accessibility in Nigeria; more than ten percent of the top fifty websites in the country are dedicated to online newspapers. Due to the improvement in mobile penetration and the growth of smartphones, Nigerians have started to rely on the internet for news. Online newspapers have also been able to circumvent government restrictions because content can be shared without the need for any physical infrastructure. The result has been a disruption of the traditional sources of news that have dominated the media industry. Recent online newspapers include Sahara Reporters, Ripples Nigeria and Premium Times.” CREDIT: WIKIPEDIA
There are several newspapers in Nigeria such as Talkoon News, Lagos Mirror Daily Times, Star Naija, Tv (StarNT Nigeria), Sky News, Nigeria Tribune, Global Times Nigeria, Observer, Punch, The Tide, Nigeria Standard, Triumph, The Guardian, National Post, Naija News, Newswatch, Tell Magazine, TheNEWS magazine, PM News, This Day, Investors King, Complete Sports, Daily Trust, TheSun, Independent Nigeria, National Network, Next Leadership, Business Day, National Mirror, Nation, Uhuru Times, Peoples Daily, Newsdiary online, Netng, TheCable, Premium Times, Blueprint Newspaper, Opinion Nigeria, Entertainment Express, Daylight Nigeria, New Telegraph, The Authority, Ripples Nigeria, Stears Business, Politics Nigeria, Daily Nigerian, The Periscope News, Sahara Reporters, News Round The Clock, The Informant247, Business Hallmark, Daily Champion, Daily Post Daily Star, Nigeria CommunicationsWeek, National Network (newspaper), New Nigerian, Nigerian Compass, Urhobo Vanguard, Thinkers Newspaper, National Mi rror, The News Journal, TheWill Newspaper, The ICIR, among others.
News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) is a news agency owned and run by the Federal Government of Nigeria, as is the Nigerian Television Authority. NAN was formed partly to easily spread news across the country and to the international community and also as a means to counter negative stories about Nigeria. On May 10, 1976, a decree establishing the agency was issued, but its operations began two years later. . In March 1978, a board of directors was inaugurated, and pilot news operations began on October 2, 1978. The NAN provides the General News Service to subscribers in three bulletins that are published daily. The agency’s website www.nannews.ng (formerly www.nan.ng) was launched on August 8, 2016 to provide news to the global audience primarily interested in news about Nigeria, the most populous country in Africa. The agency has a network of reporters that cover all the states of the federation proving to be a valuable source of reports published by regional and national newspapers that lack national coverage.
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