Main sources of news in Nigeria 2022

Published by
Doris Dokua Sasu,
Aug 30, 2023
Online news sources, including social media, are used by the majority of the people in Nigeria. In a survey conducted between January and February 2022, the share of respondents consuming news online reached 95 percent. Social media was exclusively used by nearly 80 percent of the respondents. Moreover, 61 percent of the surveyed population used television to access news.

Main sources of news in Nigeria in 2022

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Release date

June 2022

Region

Nigeria

Survey time period

January to February 2022

Number of respondents

2,017 respondents

Age group

18-50 years

Supplementary notes

* Including social media.

The source explains that data are based on online news users in Nigeria who are English speaking, more affluent, have attained higher formal education levels, and have higher probabilities to live in cities than the rest of the Nigerian population.
Survey results are not nationally representative.

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