''The Nation'' is a daily

newspaper A newspaper is a periodical publication containing written information about current events and is often typed in black ink with a white or gray background. Newspapers can cover a wide variety of fields such as politics, business, sports a ...

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Lagos Lagos (Nigerian English: ; ) is the largest city in Nigeria and the List of cities in Africa by population, second most populous city in Africa, with a population of 15.4 million as of 2015 within the city proper. Lagos was the national ca ...

Nigeria Nigeria ( ), , ig, Naìjíríyà, yo, Nàìjíríà, pcm, Naijá , ff, Naajeeriya, kcg, Naijeriya officially the Federal Republic of Nigeria, is a country in West Africa. It is situated between the Sahel to the north and the Gulf o ...

. According to a 2009 survey it was the second-most-read

, and this result was repeated in a 2011 report by The Advertisers' Association of Nigeria (ADVANS). The paper's website says it stands for

freedom Freedom is understood as either having the ability to act or change without constraint or to possess the power and resources to fulfill one's purposes unhindered. Freedom is often associated with liberty and autonomy in the sense of "giving on ...

, justice and the market economy. Its target audience is the business and political elite, the affluent, the educated and the upwardly mobile. ''The Nation'' has printing plants in

Abuja Abuja () is the capital and eighth most populous city of Nigeria. Situated at the centre of the country within the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), it is a planned city built mainly in the 1980s based on a master plan by International Plann ...

and Port Harcourt. The

covers

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and economy, public policies, the democratic process and institutions of democracy, sports, arts and

culture Culture () is an umbrella term which encompasses the social behavior, institutions, and norms found in human societies, as well as the knowledge, beliefs, arts, laws, customs, capabilities, and habits of the individuals in these groups.Tyl ...

. The newspaper became the first of its kind to gain nationwide circulation across the 36 states of

within two years of operation. This was a result of its popular eight-page pull-out Thursday

publication To publish is to make content available to the general public.Berne Conve ...

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 A correspondent or on-the-scene reporter is usually a journalist or commentator for a magazine, or an agent who contributes reports to a newspaper, or radio or television news, or another type of company, from a remote, often distant, locati ...

whom the paper gave the opportunity to write for it as undergraduates are now renowned in their various

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

Editors

* Managing Director/Editor-in-chief - Victor Ifijeh * Editor -

Adeniyi Adesina Adéníyì is a name of Yoruba origin, meaning "the crown or royalty has value". Notable people with the surname include: * Aminat Adeniyi (born 1993), Nigerian sport wrestler * Bashir Adeniyi Musa, Nigerian diplomat * James Adeniyi (born 1992), Ni ...

* 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

References

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