ThisDay
ThisDay is a Nigerian daily newspaper published in English, known for its coverage of politics, business, and economic affairs. Based in Lagos, it is regarded as one of the country's more upmarket titles, with reporting and commentary aimed at policymakers, business leaders, and a general informed readership.
ThisDay at a glance
- Country
- Nigeria
- Region
- West Africa · Africa
- Kind of outlet
- Daily newspaper
- Editorial leaning
- Centrist
- Website
- thisdaylive.com ↗
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How Crosswire groups ThisDay
Crosswire groups ThisDay as Centrist for comparisons within Nigeria's directory. Center includes both centrist outlets and outlets for which the directory has no confident classification. It is not evidence that this outlet is neutral or more accurate.
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Where ThisDay sits in Nigeria's press
ThisDay is one of 5 outlets tracked in Nigeria, and one of 4 daily newspapers among them — the others being Punch, Vanguard and The Guardian Nigeria. By outlets tracked, Nigeria ranks third of the 45 countries on Crosswire's Africa hub, which lists 178 outlets in all.
Across Africa, Crosswire tracks 73 of the 396 daily newspapers in the directory. The nearest counterparts to ThisDay outside Nigeria, starting with West Africa, are L'Essor (Mali), Sidwaya (Burkina Faso), Le Sahel (Niger) and Daily Observer (Liberia). Opening one of them beside ThisDay is the quickest way to see what is a house style and what is a national one.
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