The Nation (Nigeria)

{{short description|Nigerian newspaper}}
{{Infobox newspaper
| name               = The Nation
| logo               = File:The Nation (Nigeria) logo.png
| type               = [[Daily newspaper]]
| format             = 
| publisher          = Vintage Press Limited
| editor             = Adeniyi Adesina<ref>{{cite web|title=Adeniyi Adesina, The Nation confirms Class as editor wins award - The Nation, Nigeria|url=http://thenationonlineng.net/the-nation-confirms-class-as-editor-wins-dame-award/}}</ref>
| foundation         = 31 July 2006
| language           = English
| headquarters       = [[Mushin, Nigeria|Mushin]], [[Lagos State]], Nigeria
| website            = {{URL|http://www.thenationonlineng.net}}
| price              = 200 Naira per copy
}}
'''''The Nation''''' is a daily newspaper [[Publishing|published]] in [[Lagos]], Nigeria. According to a 2009 survey it was the second-most-read newspaper in Nigeria, and this result was repeated in a 2011 report by The Advertisers' Association of Nigeria (ADVANS).<ref>{{cite book|last1=Hollingsworth|first1=Mark|last2=Kemedi|first2=Von|title=Against The Odds|date=2015|publisher=Troubador Publishing Ltd|isbn=9781784621339|page=164|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=OA7XBQAAQBAJ&q=%22the+nation%22&pg=PA164|access-date=28 June 2017}}</ref>

The paper's website says it stands for [[freedom]], justice and the market economy. Its target audience is the business and [[Elite|political elite]], the affluent, the educated and the upwardly mobile.<ref>{{cite web
 |url=http://www.thenationonlineng.net/2011/index.php/about.html
 |title=About Us
 |work=The Nation
 |access-date=2011-05-12}}</ref> The paper has been accused of spreading fake news stories.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-46127868.amp |publisher=[[BBC Africa]] |title=A year in fake news in Africa |first=Ashley |last=Lime |date=12 November 2018|accessdate=6 October 2023}}</ref>

''The Nation'' has printing plants in [[Lagos State|Lagos]], [[Abuja]] and [[Port Harcourt]].<ref>{{cite web
 |url=http://www.nigerian-newspaper.com/nation-newspaper.htm
 |title=The Nation Newspaper
 |work=Nigerian Newspaper.com
 |access-date=2011-05-14}}</ref>

The newspaper covers business and economy, public policies, the democratic process and institutions of democracy, sports, arts and culture.<ref>{{cite web
 |url=http://www.world-newspapers.com/nigeria.html
 |title=World-Newspapers > Africa > Nigeria
 |work=World Newspapers
 |access-date=2011-05-14}}</ref>

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-in-chief|editor]], helped the newspaper to become a household name across Nigeria, and several student [[journalist]]s and [[correspondent]]s whom the paper gave the opportunity to write for it as undergraduates are now renowned in their various [[profession]]s.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Ojo|first1=Gbenga|title=Ngozi Agbo: The unforgettable impact - The Nation Nigeria|url=http://thenationonlineng.net/ngozi-agbo-the-unforgettable-impact/|website=The Nation, Nigeria|access-date=22 February 2017|date=28 May 2015}}</ref>

In April 2010, Edo Ugbagwu, a [[Journalist|reporter]] who covered court cases for ''The Nation'', was killed by gunmen. The reason was not known.<ref>{{cite web
 |url=http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/world/2010-04/27/content_9780460.htm
 |work=China Daily
 |title=Nigeria: 3 journalists killed in weekend violence
 |date=2010-04-27
 |access-date=2011-04-14}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Names of Editors at the Nation Newspaper |url=http://www.thenationonlineng.net |volume= 13|issue= 4407 |access-date=26 August 2018 |agency=NATION NEWSPAPER |publisher=Vintage Press Limited |date=2018-08-23}}</ref>

==Editors==
* Managing Director/Editor-in-chief - Victor Ifijeh
* Editor - [[Adeniyi Adesina]]
* Deputy Editor - [[Emmanuel Oladesu]]
* Chairman, Editorial Board - [[Sam Omatseye]]
* Editor, Online - Sunday Oguntola
* Managing Editor, Northern Operation - Yusuf Alli
* Deputy Editor (News) - [[Bunmi Ogunmodede]]
* Deputy Editor (Nation's Capital) - [[Onyedi Ojeabor]]
*[[O'seun Ogunseitan]]<ref>{{Cite web|date=2014-02-25|title=Here comes The Nation Archive|url=https://thenationonlineng.net/here-comes-the-nation-archive/|access-date=2021-06-14|website=Latest Nigeria News, Nigerian Newspapers, Politics|language=en-US}}</ref>

==References==
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