BusinessDay
Source Passport
NG-M-00004-1
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- Legal name
- BusinessDay Media Limited
- Country
- Nigeria
- Type
- Newspaper
- Founded
- 2001
- Editor-in-chief
- Ololade Akinmurele (Editor, since October 2025)
- Claim
- Not claimed by the organisation
- Last verified
- 27 April 2026
1 of 6 layers verified
Transparency
Limited
3 of 7 key disclosures on record, 1 of them checked by our researchers.
- Legal name and registration number not disclosed
- Owners with influence on record, not yet checked
- Beneficial owners (the people behind the companies) on record, not yet checked
- State or public-body ownership stated not disclosed
- State advertising or revenue mix not disclosed
- Public contact address not disclosed
- Official websites and accounts verified
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Who is it?
Origin
Partly verified
- Brand names Pending check
- BusinessDay
- WEEKENDER
- Company registration number
- Not disclosed
- Registered address
- Not disclosed
- Public contact email
- Not disclosed
2 sources
- BusinessDay, 'About BusinessDay Nigeria' page (© 2025), read 2026-10-19 (BusinessDay Media Limited, independent media company incorporated in Lagos, established 2001 by a group led by Frank Aigbogun; Capital Alliance took 40% in 2002, about 60% in 2004 via Johnnic West Africa Limited; 'The controlling equity is now held by management led by the Publisher, Frank Aigbogun'; board led by Dr Richard Ikiebe; BDFX, BD Conferences, BusinessDay Intelligence, WEEKENDER, BD Centre)
- BusinessDay, 'Our Management' page, read 2026-10-19 (Frank Aigbogun, co-founder and publisher since 2001; Ololade Akinmurele, Editor of BusinessDay since October 2025)
Who stands behind it?
Control
Not yet verified
- Owners with influence Pending check
Owner Holding Owner type Management shareholders led by Frank Aigbogun (Publisher) Direct Person - Beneficial owners Pending check
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- State or public-body ownership
- Not disclosed
- Parent group
- Not disclosed
Who pays?
Money
Nothing disclosed
- State advertising and foreign public funding
- Not disclosed
- Revenue mix
- Not disclosed
- Named funders
- Not disclosed
Where does it appear?
Channels
Verified
- Official websites Verified
- Official social accounts
- Not disclosed
1 source
- Input master list Q043-WORLD-media-MX-MY-NG.csv (MPMONITOR master, updated 2026-04-27; domain as listed in input)
How does it travel?
Distribution
Nothing disclosed
- Distribution partners
- Not disclosed
Who is connected?
Networks
Not yet verified
- Sister outlets in the same group Pending check
- BDFX (currency.businessday.ng)
- BD Conferences
- BusinessDay Intelligence
- BusinessDay Centre for Social & Economic Development (bdcentre.ng)
- Documented public-office or party roles
- Not disclosed
Change history
| Version | Date | What changed |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | 20 October 2026 | Updated from research database (Origin, Control, Channels, Networks) |
| 1 | 19 October 2026 | First published |
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