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About Vanguard

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Vanguard is a privately held Nigerian media company, Vanguard Media Limited, founded in 1984 by veteran journalist Sam Amuka-Pemu and three associates. Sam Amuka-Pemu remains active as the publisher.

Media Bias/Fact Check (MBFC) and Ground News rate Vanguard News Nigeria as having a 'left-center' or 'lean left' bias on editorial positions and 'mixed' factual reporting due to past instances of misinformation. The outlet has faced criticism for a 'horde of retractions' of published stories that lacked factual substance, raising concerns about its editorial verification processes. Additionally, a past controversy involved an ethnic slur made by the Chairman of its Editorial Board on social media, from which the newspaper dissociated itself. The Nigerian media environment, while vibrant, is characterized by challenges including harassment and arrests of journalists, and limitations on freedom of expression.

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