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Newspapers published in Nigeria have a strong tradition of the principle of "publish and be damned" that dates back to the colonial era when founding fathers of the Nigerian press such as Nnamdi Azikiwe, Ernest Ikoli, Obafemi Awolowo and Lateef Jakande used their papers to fight for independence. [1] [2]
Things Fall Apart is the debut novel of Nigerian author Chinua Achebe, first published in 1958. [1] It depicts the events of pre-colonial life in Igboland, a cultural area in modern-day southeastern Nigeria, and the subsequent appearance of European missionaries and colonial forces in the late 19th century. It is seen as an archetypal modern ...
In November 2009, South Africa hosted the South Africa-Nigeria Bi-National Commission in Pretoria. At the conference, it was noted that Oando , an energy conglomerate based in Lagos had recently been listed on the Johannesburg Stock Exchange and the Nigeria-based Dangote Group had invested a record $378 million in South Africa's cement industry.
The culture of Nigeria is shaped by Nigeria 's multiple ethnic groups. [1] [2] The country has 527 languages, [3] [4] seven of which are extinct. [5] [6] [7] Nigeria also has over 1,150 dialects and ethnic groups. The three largest ethnic groups are the Hausas that are predominantly in the north, the Yorubas who predominate in the southwest ...
History. Established in 1973, The Herald has correspondents in Kaduna, Kano, Kogi and Abuja. [2] Falilat Adetoun Olaoye and Clement Adeboye [3] was appointed the general manager of The Herald and Yomi Adeboye as editor in 2020. [4] [5] The newspaper is state-owned. [6] [7] The Herald is published by Kwara State Printing and Publishing Corporation.
The Igala people are a Yoruboid ethnolinguistic group native to the region immediately south of the confluence of the Niger and Benue Rivers in central Nigeria. The area inhabited primarily by the Igala is referred to as Igalaland. Situated in an especially ecologically diverse region of Nigeria, the Igala have traditionally engaged in crop ...
Language. English and Hausa. Headquarters. Abuja, Nigeria. Website. premiumtimesng .com. Premium Times is a Nigerian online newspaper based in Abuja, the capital of Nigeria. The newspaper was launched in 2011. [1] The online medium is notable for investigative journalism and reports, among other fields.
Benin City, Nigeria. ISSN. 0331-2674. Website. nigerianobservernews .com. The Nigerian Observer is a daily newspaper published in Benin City, Edo State, Nigeria. It has been published since 29 May 1968. [1] The publisher, Bendel Newspapers Company Limited, is owned by the Edo State Government. [2]