Premium Times

Premium Times is a Nigerian online newspaper based in Abuja, founded in 2011 and known for investigative and accountability journalism. It covers national politics, security, business and special reports.

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Premium Times at a glance

Country: Nigeria
Region: West Africa · Africa
Kind of outlet: Digital-native outlet
Editorial leaning: Centrist
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How Crosswire groups Premium Times

Crosswire groups Premium Times 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 Premium Times sits in Nigeria's press

Premium Times is one of 5 outlets tracked in Nigeria and the only digital-native outlet tracked there. 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 64 of the 191 digital-native outlets in the directory. The nearest counterparts to Premium Times outside Nigeria, starting with West Africa, are Burkina24 (Burkina Faso), ActuNiger (Niger), Guinéenews (Guinea) and Sierraloaded (Sierra Leone). Opening one of them beside Premium Times is the quickest way to see what is a house style and what is a national one.