''This Day'' is a Nigerian national

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. It is the flagship newspaper of Leaders & Company Ltd and was first published on 22 January 1995. It has its headquarters in

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. Founded by Nduka Obaigbena, the Chairman & Editor-in-Chief of the This Day Media Group and ARISE News Channel. As of 2005, it has a circulation of 100,000 copies and an annual turnover of some $35 million (US). It has two printing plants, in Lagos and Abuja. The publishers of the newspaper are the This Day Newspapers Ltd., a company that was noted for its early investment in colour printing, giving the paper a distinctive edge among the few durable national

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that exist in Nigeria. ''This Day'' publisher Nduka Obaigbena has previously been criticised for late and non-payment of the paper's staff and suppliers.

Operations

The headquarters of ''THIS DAY'' is in Lagos. It also has offices and correspondents in the 36 states of Nigeria and other parts of the World. THISDAY provides a rich content in demand by the business, economic, political and diplomatic elite; middle class professionals as well as aspirational millennials. ''THIS DAY'', named Newspaper of The Year By, was the first Nigerian newspaper to print in colour at a time when most newspapers and the industry were in black and white around the world. It was also one of the first to go digital in Africa. ''THIS DAY'' also creatively pioneered the idea of devoting the back page of the newspaper to informed commentaries from nationally acclaimed columnists, as well as guest writers occasionally drawn from among the leading lights of public service and seasoned technocrats in the private sector. The Newspaper Company has hosted conferences, town hall meetings and global dialogues that have seen global leaders such as

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, Colin Powell, Condoleezza Rice and

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, among others, attending. It has also promoted cultural events with the likes of Beyonce, Jay Z, Rihanna, Lionel Richie,

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, Diana Ross,

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, Missy Elliott, Snoop Dogg,

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, Liya Kedebe and Alec Wek, among others.

Attacks and challenges

In 2001, several ''THIS DAY'' editors survived a plane crash at

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airport in North East Nigeria. In 2012, ''THIS DAY''s offices in the nation's capital Abuja, and in Kaduna were attacked in suicide car bombings thought to have been carried out by terrorist group Boko Haram. Founder Nduka Obaigbena spent time in exile in London in 1998, before returning to Nigeria.

This Day awards

The ''THIS DAY Awards'', in which the newspaper honours leading lights of the society for sectoral performances and lifetime achievements, has become a much sought after event. The Awards have been received by statesmen including former presidents, captains of industry and exceptional individuals in various fields and all walks of life.

Staff

''THIS DAY'' has had in its employment more than a thousand staffers in the editorial and non-editorial departments. Alumni are to be found among those holding leadership positions in the public and private sectors as well as the media.

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