WHO WE ARE

Vanguard Media Ltd. is a Nigeria owned company established in 1983 by Mr. Sam Amuka-Pemu (a renowned, veteran Journalist) with three friends to carry on the business as proprietors, printers and publishers of newspapers, journals, magazines, books and other literary works and undertakings.

The company commenced operation in 1984 and flagged off its first newspaper, a 32 (thirty two) page weekly – SUNDAY VANGUARD on June 9, 1984. It went daily on October 15, 1984.

Today the company has in its stable, WEEKEND VANGUARD and the DAILY VANGUARD.

The company operates a network 40 stations nation wide with heavy presence in Abuja, the Federal Capital of Nigeria and most State Capitals.

OUR VISION
To be the Best Media group with the Widest Reach through innovation backed by excellent service delivery, by highly motivated human capital and latest technology.

OUR MISSION
To impact positively on our Readers/Clients and society by providing high quality, reliable and affordable media products for promoting knowledge, political stability and economic prosperity.

Any copy of Vanguard, Weekend Vanguard or Sunday Vanguard has the following attributes:

A newspaper with refreshingly different style. It smoothly offers the best platform for serious discourse on national issues.

A newspaper which, has matured with age. In eighteen years it has become synonymous with the best practice in journalism. Fair, balanced, decent, and with the proverbial nine lives, it survived throughout the turbulent military regimes because of its commitment to professionalism.

A newspaper which is not only an industry leader in political reporting and informed commentary, but also one with comprehensive coverage of business and economy, which serves as ready reference point to stakeholders in our economic life.

A medium that is so-product specific that no serious policymaker or businessman would dare ignore. Sample products include: Advertising, Management and Marketing, Energy, Hi-tech and Computer, Maritime, Aviation Business and Tourism, Health, Labour, amongst others.

A newspaper with penetrating reach of all the nooks and crannies of Nigeria, which is today complemented by the most sophisticated, global readership through the address http://www.vanguardngr.com

The only newspaper with a daily eight-page pullout of global economic news, with datelines. Besides, it does on a daily basis at least a six-page local business spotlight on Banking and the Money Market, Insurance, Hi-Tech and Tourism Industry.

The only newspaper that parades regular contributors of the calibre of Aig Imoukhuede, Kola Animashaun, Dele Sobowale (PhD Economics) Owei Lakemfa, political commentators, Kayode Samuel, Ochereome Nnanna, Pini Jason and Chris Doghudje, the Advertising guru.

In pursuit of its sole aim and objective to see a better life for the people of Nigeria, the paper organized a public lecture in 1995 with the topic: Crisis and Reconstruction of the Nigerian Economy by Prof. Bade Onimode. By 1996, another lecture was held with the topic: Understanding the Nigerian Economy and Polity in the 20th Century delivered by the renowned historian, Dr Yusufu Bala Usman.

In order for a broader perspective to be achieved, another lecture was organized on ‘‘Africa and Global Competitiveness in the next Millennium (i.e. 21st century in which we are now.) This lecture was delivered by a Ghanaian Professor, Dr. Kwesi Bothwey, Director, Africa Programs & Research, and Harvard Institution for International Development, Cambridge, USA.

All these, at the expense of this media outfit in addition to several others on Human Right issues, media issues, prison reforms and other various philanthropic engagements.’’