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PM News

PM News is a Nigerian evening newspaper that has been in circulation since its founding in the early 1990s. It is part of the Independent Communications Network Limited (ICNL), a media company that also publishes other notable Nigerian publications. The newspaper is known for its focus on breaking news, providing updates on events as they happen. It has maintained a strong presence in the Nigerian media landscape due to its accessibility and relevance.

Nigeria Magazine

The journal began as "The Nigerian Teacher". From 1936 until 1959, it was published as "Nigeria": a quarterly magazine of general interest. After Nigeria's Independence in 1960, the journal became "Nigeria Magazine" and continued until 1990. The journal introduced "Special Issues" and was a quarterly magazine for "everyone interested in the progress of the country." Compiled by the Education Department, Lagos in collaboration with private contributors and all government departments and published under the aegis of the Nigerian Government. The contributing authors were often experts and highly regarded scholars.

DRUM

In 1951, the first edition of Drum magazine was released with the title of The African Drum - a Magazine for Africa by Africa first appeared in March. Before the founder Jim Bailey and editor Bob Crisp were facing financial problems because of the lack of appeal from the black readers, the sales for the magazine were low and the readers who reside in the townships could not implement the agricultural tips suggested. Bailey implemented a few changes in the management as well as the content which mainly concerned articles that relate to the ecology and agriculture as well as documenting music from the African tribal genre. Bailey realised that there is an emerging evolution of urbanisation that was being formed in many of the black communities that needed to be documented.

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