Flagship national dailies with broad readership across politics, policy, the economy, justice, culture, and sport blending legacy print brands with modern digital-first newsrooms, e-paper editions, and real-time online reporting.
The Punch
Lagos-based national daily established in 1970 by PUNCH Nigeria Limited; one of Nigeria’s highest-circulating newspapers with influential city editions across Lagos and the South-West. The Punch maintains an award-winning investigations desk, strong weekend titles, a widely read e-paper, and a fast-growing digital platform offering breaking news, business coverage, politics, and metro reports.
Nigerian Tribune
Founded in 1949 in Ibadan by Chief Obafemi Awolowo; Nigeria’s oldest privately owned newspaper and a definitive Western Nigeria institution. The Tribune delivers nationwide coverage across governance, politics, economy, education, and culture, supported by robust weekend editions, digital platforms, and an e-paper read across Nigeria and the diaspora.
Daily Times
A legacy Nigerian brand established in 1926 and one of Africa’s most historic newspapers. Owned today by Folio Communications, Daily Times maintains a prestigious national identity through its print editions, weekend publications, and digital platform, offering heritage journalism, political reportage, business analysis, and cultural commentary.
Independent
Lagos-based national paper incorporated in 2001 and published by Independent Newspapers Limited. Daily Independent is recognized for its strong mix of politics, business, metro, and investigative stories, with daily print editions, weekend papers, a modern e-paper, and an active web desk delivering real-time updates.
The Nation
Published by Vintage Press Limited since 2006, The Nation is a Lagos-headquartered broadsheet with one of the most influential South-West circulations and a solid national footprint. It focuses on governance, public policy, education, markets, and political analysis, supported by specialized pull-outs, daily print editions, e-paper access, and authoritative editorials.
The Sun
Lagos-based mass-market daily launched in 2003 and one of Nigeria’s most widely circulated tabloids through the 2000s. The Sun delivers nationwide coverage on politics, human-interest stories, business, sports, entertainment, and celebrity news, with weekend titles, a digital edition, and a strong tabloid-style online presence.
PM News
A Lagos evening newspaper established in 1994 by Independent Communications Network Limited (ICNL). Known for metro reporting, crime, politics, and city-life coverage, PM News has transitioned into a fast digital news platform offering breaking stories, multimedia content, and an accessible e-paper edition that reaches readers nationwide.
New Telegraph
Launched in 2014 and published in Lagos, New Telegraph is a national broadsheet delivering comprehensive coverage of politics, business, metro, security, and national development. The paper publishes daily print editions, Sunday and weekend titles, an e-paper, and a fast-paced online news portal with real-time updates.
West Africa Press
A regional media platform with a growing continental reach, covering West African politics, governance, business, security, and development. West Africa Press combines digital publishing, special reports, regional analyses, and pan-African editorial collaborations, serving audience Across the Newsstands: Top Nigerian Newspapers Setting the National Agendas across Nigeria, Ghana, Liberia, Sierra Leone, and the wider ECOWAS zone.
Premium Times
Abuja-based digital investigative newspaper established in 2011 and operated by Premium Times Services Limited. Known for watchdog journalism, in-depth investigations, anti-corruption reporting, data-led stories, and policy analysis. Premium Times runs a strong multimedia desk, a fact-checking unit, and one of West Africa’s most respected investigative newsrooms.
