Wikipedia:WikiProject Nigeria/Nigerian sources#Sources
{{nutshell|This page makes suggestions for reliable sources related to Nigerian topics. See talk page for consensus results and questions}}
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Welcome to the Nigerian sources list which is culled from discussions across the community.
Goals
- Curate reliable sources for Nigeria-related information.
- Help WP:NIGERIA contributors, AfC and NPP reviewers.
Sources
| class="wikitable sortable"
|+Generally reliable sources for Nigeria-related information ! scope="col" |Publication ! scope="col" |Focus ! scope="col" |Format ! scope="col" |Language ! scope="col" |Website/Archives ! scope="col" |Access ! scope="col" |Discussions/Limitations |
| Alaroye
|News |Website, print |Yoruba |[https://alaroye.org/ Website] |Free {{Free access}} |Weekly Yoruba language newspaper |
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| AllAfrica
|Politics, entertainment, culture |Website |English, French |[https://allafrica.com/ Website] |Free {{Free access}} |a website that aggregates and produces news primarily on the African continent |
| BBC News Hausa
| rowspan="4" |Politics | rowspan="4" |Website |Hausa |[https://www.bbc.com/hausa Website] |Free {{Free access}} | rowspan="4" |Usually does not use byelines |
| scope="row" |BBC News Igbo
|Igbo |[https://www.bbc.com/igbo Website] |Free {{Free access}} |
| BBC News Pidgin
|Pidgin |[https://www.bbc.com/pidgin Website] |Free {{Free access}} |
| BBC News Yoruba
|Yoruba |[https://www.bbc.com/yoruba Website] |Free {{Free access}} |
| Blueprint Newspaper
|Politics, entertainment, sports, business, tech |Website, print | |[https://www.blueprint.ng/ Website] |Free {{Free access}} |National print newspaper with online component |
| Business Day
|Business |Website, print |English |[https://businessday.ng/ Website] |Subscription required {{Limited access}} |
| Channels TV
|News |Website |English |[https://www.channelstv.com/ Website] |Free {{Free access}} |Website of a national TV station |
| Complete Sports
|Sports |Website, print |English |[https://www.completesports.com/ Website] |Free {{Free access}} | |
| Daily Post
|Politics, entertainment, sports |Website |English |[https://dailypost.ng/ Website] |Free {{Free access}} |There's evidence of editorial oversight. Sponsored posts are marked clearly. |
| Daily Times
|Politics, entertainment, sports, business, tech |Website, print |English |[https://dailytimesng.com/ Website] |Free {{Free access}} |National print newspaper with online component |
| Daily Trust
|Business, politics, sports, agriculture |Website, print |English |[https://dailytrust.com/ Website] |Free {{Free access}} |National print newspaper with online component |
| Economic Confidential
|Finance, economy |Website, print |English |[https://economicconfidential.com/ Website] |Free {{Free access}} |A magazine, cited as a source for Sahara Reporters |
| Gaskiya Ta Fi Kwabo
|Politics |Website, print |Hausa |[https://nnngtk.com/ Website] | |Printed tri-weekly |
| Independent Nigeria
|Politics, entertainment, sports, business |Website, print |English Hausa |[https://independent.ng/ Website] [http://dailyindependentnig.com/ In Hausa] |Free {{Free access}} |National print newspaper with online component |
| Leadership
|Politics, entertainment, sports, business |Website, print |English Hausa |[https://leadership.ng/ Website] |Free {{Free access}} |National print newspaper with online component |
| Legit.ng
|Politics Entertainment |Website |English Hausa |[https://www.legit.ng/ Website] [https://hausa.legit.ng/ In Hausa] |Free {{Free access}} |Looks like a content farm but uses bylines, has a fact checking policy and editorial oversight. |
| Newswatch
|Business, politics, sports, tech, entertainment |English |[https://newswatchnigeria.com/ Website] |Free {{Free access}} |Weekly print magazine |
| New Telegraph
|Business, politics, sports |Website, print |English |[https://www.newtelegraphng.com/ Website] |Free {{Free access}} |National print newspaper with online component |
| Nigeria National Assembly
|Bills, publications, votes |Website |English |[https://www.nassnig.org/ Website] |Free {{Free access}} |
| Nigerian Compass
|Business, politics, sports |Website, print |English |[http://www.compassnewspaper.com.ng/ Website] |Free {{Free access}} |Has editorial oversight |
| Nigerian Entertainment Today
|Entertainment |Website |English |[https://thenet.ng/ Website] |Registration required {{limited access}} |Uses bylines, has editorial oversight and sponsored posts clearly indicated. |
| Nigerian Observer
|Edo State |Website, print |English |[http://nigerianobservernews.com/ Website] |Free {{Free access}} |Owned by the Edo State government |
| Nigerian Tribune
|Politics, entertainment, sports, business |Website, print |English |[https://tribuneonlineng.com/ Website] |Free {{Free access}} |
| Peoples Gazette
|Politics, economy, health, sports |Website |English |[https://gazettengr.com/ Website] |Free {{Free access}} |Evidence of editorial oversight and factchecking. Uses byelines. |
| PM News
|Politics, entertainment, sports |Website, print |English |[https://pmnewsnigeria.com/ Website] |Free {{Free access}} |
| Premium Times
|Investigative journalism, anti-corruption |Website |English Hausa |[https://www.premiumtimesng.com/ Website] [https://hausa.premiumtimesng.com/ In Hausa] |Free {{Free access}} |
| Prime 9ja Online
|Politics, business, economy |Website |English West African Pidgin |[https://www.prime9ja.com.ng/ Website] [https://pidgin.prime9ja.com.ng/ In West African Pidgin] |Free {{Free access}} |Evidence of editorial oversight, corrections policy, and factchecking. Uses bylines. |
| Pulse Nigeria
|Entertainment, lifestyle, sports, business |Website |English |[https://www.pulse.ng/ Website] |Free {{Free access}} |There's evidence of editorial oversight. Sponsored posts are marked "Featured post" |
| Sahara Reporters
|Investigative journalism |Website |English |[http://saharareporters.com/about Website] |Free {{Free access}} |
| Techcabal
|Technology |Website |English |[https://techcabal.com/ Website] |Free {{Free access}} |Uses bylines, has a fact checking policy and editorial oversight. Sponsored posts marked as "Partner" |
| Tell Magazine
|Investigative journalism |Website, print |English |[https://tell.ng/ Website] |Free {{Free access}} |Weekly magazine |
| The Africa Report
|Politics, business |Website, print |English |[https://www.theafricareport.com/countries/nigeria/ Website] |Subscription required {{Limited access}} |Uses bylines, has a fact checking policy and editorial oversight. |
| The Authority
|News, entertainment, sports, lifestyle and leisure |Website, print |English |[https://authorityngr.com/ Website] |Free {{Free access}} |National print newspaper with online component |
| The Cable
|News, business |Website |English |[https://www.thecable.ng/ Website] |Free {{Free access}} |Uses bylines, has a fact checking policy and editorial oversight. |
| The Guardian
|Politics, entertainment, sports, business |Website, print |English |[https://guardian.ng/ Website] |Free {{Free access}} |National print newspaper with online component{{Citation|title=Wikipedia:Reliable sources/Noticeboard/Archive 319|date=2021-01-19|url=https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Wikipedia:Reliable_sources/Noticeboard/Archive_319&oldid=1001371807|work=Wikipedia|language=en|access-date=2021-09-09}} Sponsored posts are bylined as "Editor" |
| The Nation
|Politics, entertainment, sports, business |Website, print |English |[https://thenationonlineng.net/ Website] |Free {{Free access}} |
| TheNEWS magazine
|Politics, sports, business, arts |Website, print |English |[http://thenewsnigeria.com.ng/ Website] |Free {{Free access}} |Weekly publication |
| The Punch
|Politics, entertainment, sports, business |Website, print |English |[https://punchng.com/ Website] |Free {{Free access}} |National print newspaper with online component Sponsored posts are bylined as "Sponsored Post" |
| The Sun
|Politics, entertainment, sports, business |Website, print |English |[https://www.sunnewsonline.com/ Website] |Free {{Free access}} |
| This Day
|Politics, entertainment, sports, business |Website, print |English |[https://thisdaylive.com/ Website] |Free {{Free access}} |
| TV360
|News |Website |English |[https://www.tv360nigeria.com/ Website] |Free {{Free access}} |News online TV station |
| Vanguard Allure
|Entertainment, fashion/style |Website, print |English |[https://allure.vanguardngr.com/ Website] |Free {{Free access}} |Pull-out magazine inside Sunday Vanguard |
| Quartz Africa
|Business |Website |English |[https://qz.com/africa/ Website] |Subscription required {{Limited access}} |Uses bylines and has evidence of editorial oversight |
| BellaNaija
| Entertainment | Website | English | [https://bellanaija.com/ Website] | Free {{Free access}} | Usually does not use byline; discloses sponsored contents |
| Naija News
| Politics, entertainment, sports, business | Website | English | [https://www.naijanews.com/ Website] | Free {{Free access}} | Uses bylines, has a fact checking policy and editorial oversight. Sponsored posts indicated |
| class="wikitable sortable"
|+Generally borderline sources for Nigeria-related information ! scope="col" |Publication ! scope="col" |Focus ! scope="col" |Format ! scope="col" |Language ! scope="col" |Website/Archives ! scope="col" |Access ! scope="col" |Discussions/Limitations |
| Vanguard{{anchor|Vanguard}}
|Politics, entertainment, sports, business |Website, print |English |[https://www.vanguardngr.com/ Website] |Free {{Free access}} | It may be usable depending on context. Involved in paid, promotional, and sponsored content by the newspaper, some of which is NOT explicitly marked as so.2023 Discussion |
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| scope="row" |Encomium
|Entertainment |Website, print |English |[http://encomium.ng/ Website] |Free {{Free access}} |Tabloid-type weekly magazine{{Citation|title=Wikipedia talk:New pages patrol/Reviewers/Archive 26|date=2018-10-13|url=https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Wikipedia_talk:New_pages_patrol/Reviewers/Archive_26&oldid=863806725|work=Wikipedia|language=en|access-date=2021-09-08}} |
| The Eagle
|Politics, entertainment, sports, business |Website |English |[https://theeagleonline.com.ng/ Website] |Free {{Free access}} |
{{Small|NB:Some reliable sources can publish unreliable pieces so each piece should be vetted on an individual basis.}}
=== Sources for Reviews (Films, Music, TV, Books) ===
- Afrocritik [http://www.afrocritik.com]
- CEAN [http://ceanigeria.com/] – Cinema and film exhibition statistics
- Culture Custodian [https://culturecustodian.com]
- Nollywood Reinvented [http://nollywoodreinvented.com/]
- Pitchfork [https://pitchfork.com]
- Pulse Nigeria [https://www.pulse.ng]
- Sodas N PopCorn [https://sodasandpopcorn.ng]
- The Lagos Review [https://thelagosreview.ng]
- TooXclusive [https://tooxclusive.com]
- BellaNaija [https://bellanaija.com]
== Music Chart ==
- TurnTable charts ([https://www.turntablecharts.com website])