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Punch Newspaper Nigeria

The Punch Newspapers Nigeria is a popular Nigerian newspaper that features Nigerian news, Breaking News in the world, and other news in Nigeria. They are a daily Nigerian newspaper that reveal the latest news for people to read and stay up to date with happenings.

The Punch news was founded on the 8th of August, 1970. They educate and entertain Nigerians and even people from all over the world with news. They are registered under the Companies Act of 1968. They have received awards like the Late Ambassador Segun Olusola NBMA for Newspaper/Magazine of the year.

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Who founded Punch Newspapers

Olu Aboderin was a co-founder of The famous Nigerian newspaper. He was a Nigerian newspaper publisher who was born on the 3rd of September 1934 and passed away on the 28th of February 1984. He was also the former president of the Newspaper Proprietors' Association of Nigeria.


Punch Newspaper Nigeria today

The newspaper shares information which include Breaking News, politics, business, entertainment and many more.


The Punch news

To get hold of the Punch news, you can either purchase the hardcopy Newspapers from any newspaper vendor near you in your state or check their website online to receive daily updates for free.

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Punch Newspapers online

The Punch Newspaper has an online website seeing as the world has become digitized.

See Website below
https://punchng.com/


Punch Newspaper headline today Nigeria

Some trending topics or headline on the Punch Newspapers today include

  1. SMEDAN seeks 25% govt contracts for SMEs
  2. Alaafin: Kingmakers absent as court strikes out suit against Makinde
  3. Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan sworn in as Kogi central senator

See more on their website below
https://punchng.com/


Latest News in Nigerian today 2021 Punch Newspapers

Punch Newspapers has various trending stories from many years ago. They have a News archive where people can search for trending news from years ago.

https://punchng.com/topics/news/


How much to advertise on the Punch Newspapers Nigeria

Punch Newspapers has a digital platform that connects brands with their online viewers. They have millions of viewers on their site. According to them, they have over 4 Million unique visitors, 60 million monthly page cries and over 7.5 million social media followers.
To get started and advertise, contact them via the following ways below

Their Punch Digital Advert Executives include
  1. Yomi Onileowo
oonileowo@punchng.com
08037828693
  1. Mary Stanley-Ubani
mstanleyubani@punchng.com
08023359117
  1. Abisayo Fakiyesi
afakiyesi@punchng.com
08155685676

Their various prices and types of adverts are listed on their website.

https://punchng.com/advert-rates/?amp


How Nigeria can boost exchange earnings in Punch Newspapers

Nigeria's main source of exchange earnings is from the oil sector which provides for 95% of Nigeria's foreign exchange earnings.
The Punch Newspapers records news that tackle and address the issue of foreign exchange earnings in Nigeria.

See some examples below





Was Punch Newspapers in Nigeria sealed in 2014

The Punch Newspapers was sealed In 1994 by some security agents. This happened when the security agents breached their premises and sealed it off.

In 2019, after 25 years of the long ongoing battle, the Supreme Court of Nigeria also reaffirmed the damages which had been awarded to PUNCH due to this incident. Recall the court had ordered the Federal Government to pay a sum of N25 million as damages to Punch for that incident in 1994.

This incident happened under Gen Sani Abacha's reign. The Punch Newspapers had planned to publish news about the first anniversary of the annulment of the June 12, 1993 presidential election when around 3am, some security agents and the police raided the company and sealed it off. They claimed that Punch newspaper posed a security threat.


Which states in Nigeria are Punch newspaper circulated?

Punch Newspapers is the most read newspaper in Nigeria. They have a daily circulation of 150,000 copies. The number of states that it has been circulated to is unknown but it is reported to have Circulated around almost the whole of Nigeria especially with the new digitized format.
 
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