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The Guardian Newspaper Information

The Guardian is an independent daily newspaper published in Nigeria by Guardian Newspapers Limited. The Guardian has been described as "Nigeria's most respected newspaper".

The Guardian was established in 1983 by the entrepreneur Alex Ibru and Stanley Macebuh, a top journalist with the Daily Times newspapers. The Guardian was a pioneer in introducing high quality journalism to Nigeria with thoughtful editorial content. The paper was first published on 22 February 1983 as a weekly, appearing on Sundays. The paper started daily publication on the 4 July 1983. In the early 1980s the Guardian had a long-running campaign against the use of traditional chieftancy titles, calling for Nigerians to be addressed simply as "Mr" or "Mrs".