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The Nation
The Nation is a Nigerian daily newspaper based in Lagos, founded in 2006 and known for its independent editorial stance and broad national coverage. All 61 analyzed headlines focus on Nigeria, reflecting a strong domestic orientation with neutral reporting that balances positive and negative framing.
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.
Legend: −2 Adversarial −1 0 +1 +2 PromotionalAwaiting coverageStronger colour = higher coverage volume that month.
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.
NigeriaApr 13 · 51iNigeria
Peak: week of Apr 13 — 51 titles
Total: 169 · 20 active weeks
By month:
- Feb32
- Mar17
- Apr75
- May23
- Jun20
- Jul2
Also covered (below stance-analysis threshold)
TINUBU· 18HAMZAT· 7
Topic mix over time
Share of each thematic track across months. Bands shifting wider show where the outlet's editorial centre of gravity moved.
Lifetime overview
Top actorsiMost frequently mentioned actor categories
NG EXECUTIVE
26.8%
NG POLITICAL PARTY
11.4%
NG JUDICIARY
5.7%
NG LAW ENFORCEMENT
5.7%
CORPORATION
5.4%
POLITICAL PARTY
4.7%
POPULATION
4.0%
STATE EXECUTIVE
4.0%
Domain focusiThematic domains: security, governance, economy, etc.
GOVERNANCE
41.1%
ECONOMY
19.7%
SOCIETY
15.7%
SECURITY
14.0%
FOREIGN POLICY
7.0%
TECHNOLOGY
1.7%
MEDIA
0.7%
Publication patterniDay-of-week distribution of published titles
Monday
18.1%
Tuesday
23.4%
Wednesday
16.1%
Thursday
16.7%
Friday
14.4%
Saturday
5.4%
Sunday
6.0%
peak hour: 04:00 UTC