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535 journalists in Nigeria at 173 outlets, 7 with a work email. Last updated October 2026.
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535 rows × 10 columns
7 work emails
| Name | Title | Outlet | Work email |
|---|---|---|---|
| Abayomi Bamidele Adisa | Senior Journalist | BBC | not found |
| Alebiosu Olubayode | Senior Journalist | BBC | not found |
| Rahaman Abiola | Editor-in-chief | Legit.Ng | not found |
| Dave Ibemere | Senior Business Editor | Legit.Ng | not found |
| Igho Akeregha | Abuja Bureau Chief | The Wright State Guardian | not found |
| Clarkson Eberu | Senior Sub-editor | The Wright State Guardian | not found |
| Ozolua Uhakheme | Assistant Editor | The Nation | not found |
| Precious Igbonwelundu | Assistant News Editor | The Nation | not found |
The first 8 rows of the file in four of its 10 columns: name, title, title_raw, outlet, country, role, seniority, beat, beat_in_title, email. Emails are masked here and complete in the CSV.
Source: JournalistLabs, October 2026.
Findings
- 7 of the 535 rows (1.3%) carry a work email in the CSV.
- The ten outlets with the most rows hold 40.2% of the list, led by BBC (50), Legit.Ng (32) and The Wright State Guardian (27).
- Editors make up 28.4% of this list, against 42.7% of all 127,602 journalists on file.
- The beats named most: entertainment (16), sports (15), culture and arts (13).
- 95 rows (17.8%) carry a senior title: chief, executive, deputy or senior.
Source: JournalistLabs, October 2026.
Rows 9 to 30 of 535
| Name | Title | Outlet | Country | Work email |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Abdurrahman Gambo Ahmad | Deputy Editor-in-chief (Digital Contents) | Radio France Internationale | Nigeria | not found |
| Bashir Ibrahim | Editor in Chief | Radio France Internationale | Nigeria | not found |
| Henry I. Akubuiro | Assistant Editor | The Sun | Nigeria | not found |
| Juliana Taiwo Obalonye | Deputy News Editor | The Sun | Nigeria | not found |
| Adetokunbo Oyetunji | Chief Correspondent | Arise News | Nigeria | not found |
| Christian Ogodo | Abuja Bureau Chief | Arise News | Nigeria | not found |
| Agbir Godwin | Sports Journalist | SuperSport | Nigeria | a•••@supersport.com |
| Charles Anazodo | Presenter Radio and Television | SuperSport | Nigeria | not found |
| Kunle Olafioye | Chief Correspondent | The Sun Newspaper | Nigeria | not found |
| Femi Adeoti | Deputy Editor, Daily | The Sun Newspaper | Nigeria | not found |
| Leslie Fauvel | Deputy Bureau Chief | AFP | Nigeria | not found |
| Susan Njanji | Bureau Chief | AFP | Nigeria | not found |
| Flourish Ubanyi | West Africa Correspondent | Deutsche Welle | Nigeria | not found |
| Abiodun Jamiu | Multimedia Journalist | Deutsche Welle | Nigeria | not found |
| Adeleke Okikiola | Radio Presenter | Media General | Nigeria | not found |
| Aisha Suleiman | Broadcast Journalist | Media General | Nigeria | not found |
| Akinlolu Oluwamuyiwa | Deputy Editor | The Guardian | Nigeria | not found |
| Divine Yusuf | Journalist | The Guardian | Nigeria | not found |
| Bayo Olupohunda | Editor in Chief | Opera | Nigeria | not found |
| Kenneth Emodi | Senior Content Editor | Opera | Nigeria | not found |
| Goddy Osuji | Chief Correspondent | Sun Newspapers | Nigeria | not found |
| Chika Abanobi | Associate Editor | Sun Newspapers | Nigeria | not found |
Emails are masked here and complete in the CSV. Source: JournalistLabs, October 2026.
Source: JournalistLabs, October 2026
What the 535 rows hold
Countries
| Rows | Share | |
|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 535 | 100.0% |
Roles
| Rows | Share | |
|---|---|---|
| Reporters | 267 | 49.9% |
| Editors | 152 | 28.4% |
| Correspondents | 53 | 9.9% |
| Anchors and presenters | 33 | 6.2% |
| Other editorial | 11 | 2.1% |
| News producers | 7 | 1.3% |
| Columnists | 7 | 1.3% |
| Critics and reviewers | 5 | 0.9% |
Seniority
| Rows | Share | |
|---|---|---|
| Senior | 52 | 9.7% |
| Chief | 26 | 4.9% |
| Deputy | 14 | 2.6% |
| Staff | 7 | 1.3% |
| Executive | 3 | 0.6% |
433 titles name no rank.
Job titles
| Journalist | 105 |
| Editor | 34 |
| Reporter | 33 |
| Correspondent | 25 |
| Broadcast Journalist | 20 |
| News Reporter | 18 |
| Senior Journalist | 13 |
| News Editor | 10 |
| Content Editor | 9 |
| Editor in Chief | 9 |
Beats named
| Entertainment | 16 |
| Sports | 15 |
| Culture and arts | 13 |
| Business | 11 |
| Foreign affairs | 10 |
| Technology | 9 |
| Finance and markets | 8 |
| Fashion | 6 |
| Economics | 6 |
| Politics | 6 |
Outlets
| BBC | 50 |
| Legit.Ng | 32 |
| The Wright State Guardian | 27 |
| The Nation | 24 |
| Radio France Internationale | 18 |
| The Sun | 14 |
| Arise News | 14 |
| SuperSport | 13 |
| The Sun Newspaper | 12 |
| AFP | 11 |
Rows in the list. Source: JournalistLabs, October 2026.
How the list was built
The list holds every journalist on file whose profile places them in Nigeria, at any outlet.
We started from 581 rows. 46 were dropped because the job title names work outside reporting and editing: video, picture and sound editors, photographers and camera crews, assistants, interns, designers, social media and audience staff. 51 titles were cleaned of outlet names, dates and run-on text; the CSV keeps the original in the title_raw column.
A row is listed only when the name, the job title, the outlet and the country are all present. Work emails sit at the outlet's mail domain and were found before the list went on sale; the email_status column says whether the mail server confirmed the address (verified) or it follows the outlet's dominant address pattern on a server that accepts every address (pattern). Where neither applies the cell is blank, and the counts above say how many rows that is. The profiles were collected in July and August 2026. Method.
Questions
- How many journalists in Nigeria are on the list?
- 535 at 173 outlets in 1 country. By role: reporters 267, editors 152, correspondents 53, anchors and presenters 33.
- Does the list include email addresses?
- 7 of the 535 rows (1.3%) have a work email at the outlet's mail domain: 1 confirmed by the mail server, 6 built from the outlet's dominant address pattern where the server accepts every address (marked in the email_status column). The other rows have a blank email cell. Nothing is added after the sale: the file you download is the file described here.
- What is in each row?
- Name, job title, the job title as the profile reads it (title_raw), outlet, country, role, seniority, beat, work email and email_status (verified or pattern). One CSV file that opens in Excel, Google Sheets or any CRM.
- Which countries are covered?
- Nigeria 535.
- Can I see the list before buying?
- The first 30 rows are on this page. A 25-row sample with the full emails comes by email.
- Which rows were removed?
- 46 rows whose job title names work outside reporting and editing: video and picture editors, photographers, camera crews, assistants, interns, designers, social media and audience staff.
- How does it compare to Muck Rack or Cision?
- Muck Rack, Cision and Meltwater sell annual subscriptions and do not publish prices; Semrush's AI PR Toolkit costs $149 to $499 a month (28 October 2026). This list is $29 once, no account, and the file is yours. Comparison of 10 media databases.
- Which outlets in Nigeria have the most journalists?
- BBC (50), Legit.Ng (32), The Wright State Guardian (27), The Nation (24), Radio France Internationale (18), The Sun (14).
Related lists
- Journalists at BBC 3,305
- Journalists at The Nation 86
- Journalists at Radio France Internationale 141
- Journalists at The Sun 224
- Journalists at SuperSport 83
- Journalists at AFP 760
- Journalists at Deutsche Welle 659
- Journalists at Media General 202
- Journalists in the United States 61,457
- Journalists in the United Kingdom 10,567
- Journalists in India 6,135
- Journalists in Australia 3,744
Cite this
JournalistLabs, 535 journalists in Nigeria, October 2026, https://journalistlabs.com/journalists/country/nigeria/.
Base: 127,602 journalists on file. Method: https://journalistlabs.com/method/.
The newsroom count in Nigeria
605 journalists are on file in Nigeria, 0.5% of the 127,602 on file. 276 are reporters and 202 are editors.
Source: JournalistLabs
Nigeria has 0.73 editors on file for every reporter. Across the whole file it is 54,548 editors to 46,013 reporters. Source: JournalistLabs.
Roles
| Role | Journalists | Share in Nigeria |
|---|---|---|
| Reporters | 276 | 45.6% |
| Editors | 202 | 33.4% |
| Correspondents | 56 | 9.3% |
| Anchors and presenters | 33 | 5.5% |
| Other editorial | 18 | 3.0% |
| Columnists | 8 | 1.3% |
| News producers | 7 | 1.2% |
| Critics and reviewers | 5 | 0.8% |
Source: JournalistLabs.
Beats
191 of the 605 journalists on file in Nigeria carry a beat word in their title or headline. The shares below are of those titled rows.
| Beat | Titled journalists | Share of titled rows |
|---|---|---|
| Entertainment | 21 | 11.0% |
| Culture and arts | 20 | 10.5% |
| Business | 19 | 9.9% |
| Sports | 17 | 8.9% |
| Technology | 14 | 7.3% |
| Politics | 12 | 6.3% |
| Finance and markets | 12 | 6.3% |
| Foreign affairs | 11 | 5.8% |
| Investigative | 10 | 5.2% |
| Economics | 8 | 4.2% |
| Crypto | 8 | 4.2% |
| Fashion | 7 | 3.7% |
A share is printed only when the country's titled rows reach 40. Source: JournalistLabs.
Other countries
- United States 69,377
- United Kingdom 12,094
- India 7,656
- Australia 4,170
- Canada 3,026
- Sweden 1,879
- Germany 1,643
- South Africa 1,530
- Indonesia 1,520
- France 1,369
- Denmark 1,125
- Brazil 1,024
- Italy 907
- Singapore 787
- Spain 770
- Turkey 742
- Ireland 717
- Hong Kong 644
- Philippines 632
- Pakistan 562
- Norway 550
- Belgium 536
- China 535
- Israel 530
- Egypt 525
- Netherlands 512
- Japan 506
- United Arab Emirates 503
- New Zealand 439
- Finland 408
- Mexico 406
- Bangladesh 395
- Slovenia 343
- South Korea 339
- Poland 323
- Kenya 289
- Argentina 279
- Russia 264
- Romania 263
- Portugal 236
- Lithuania 235
- Switzerland 223