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The Nation
NigeriaThe Nation is a Nigerian daily newspaper based in Lagos, founded in 2006. Its reporting centres overwhelmingly on Nigeria, followed by the United States and West Africa, with governance the largest topic area, then economy and diplomacy. Its headlines read neutral toward Nigeria for most of the measured period and supportive of the government and its leadership more recently.
Political leaning and stance
The Nation is neutral toward Nigeria for most of the measured period, reporting government actions and political events in an institutional register with mixed framing. Over the summer the tone became supportive and at times promotional, foregrounding presidential actions and achievements and quoting officials and leaders, including President Tinubu, as authoritative voices without critical distance. Opposition figures such as Atiku draw more critical treatment. Few other entities are measured often enough to show a settled tone. The stance is measured from headlines toward countries and persons; it is not a rating of accuracy.
Based on headlines from February 2026 to August 2026.
Editorial stance over time
Each row is an entity (country or person) this outlet covers regularly. Each cell shows the outlet's stance toward that entity in that month — colour from red (hostile) to green (supportive), opacity from headline volume. Click a column header or any cell to open that month's full report.
Coverage volume by entity
Headlines per month for each top entity. Look for spikes — entities that suddenly dominate coverage and then fade. Click any tile to open the peak month.
Who owns The Nation
The Nation was founded in Lagos in 2006 and is published by Vintage Press Limited.
What The Nation covers
The Nation is focused on Nigeria, with the United States and West Africa far behind and little attention elsewhere. Governance leads the topic mix, ahead of economy, diplomacy, security and society.
Lifetime overview
Top actorsiMost frequently mentioned actor categories
NG EXECUTIVE
31.8%
CORPORATION
8.0%
NG POLITICAL PARTY
7.5%
NG LAW ENFORCEMENT
5.4%
POLITICAL PARTY
3.6%
