| Type | Daily newspaper |
|---|---|
| Publisher | Frank Aigbogun. |
| Editor | Phillip Isakpa |
| Founded | 2005 |
| Headquarters | Lagos |
| Official website | http://www.businessdayonline.com/ |
Business Day, established in 2005, is a daily business newspaper based in Lagos, Nigeria.[1] It is the only Nigerian newspaper with a bureau in Accra, Ghana. It publishes daily Monday to Friday and circulates in Nigeria and Ghana.
The publisher is Frank Aigbogun, a former editor of the Vanguard newspaper.[2][3] As of May 2011, the Editor-in-chief was Jemie Onwuchekwa and the editor was Phillip Isakpa.[4] The newspaper has produced many award-winning journalists. Anthony Osei-Brown was a finalist for Best Business News Story in May 2011, a Diageo Africa Business Reporting Award,[5] Godwin Nnanna, an assistant editor, has won several international journalism awards including the Kalam Award for excellence in consumer journalism.[6]
The newspaper worked with PricewaterhouseCoopers on the "Most Respected Company and CEO" survey in 2006. Survey results showed the opinions of Nigerian CEOs. Awards based on the survey were presented in a ceremony in Lagos.[7] In February 2011, Business Day organized its annual Capital Market conference.[8] In March 2011 the newspaper organized the Business Day SME Forum 2011 in Lagos. The forum was attended by entrepreneurs, consultants, financiers and representatives from various industries.[9]
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