Acclaim Communications Limited is the publisher of TheNiche newspaper. The newspaper seeks to meet the needs of the reading Nigerian public that have been clamouring for investigative journalism and balanced reportage. TheNiche is licensed with RC number:1173476 under Nigeria's Company and Allied Matters Act of 1990 in February 2014. It commenced publication on April 20, 2014. TheNiche is located at, 1A Agbareh Close, Off Bamishile Street, Off Allen Avenue, Ikeja, Lagos State, Nigeria. TheNiche is an online publication that provides a voice to everyone irrespective of class or status, while ensuring that its reports are fair and balanced. TheNiche has published several investigative pieces in many areas, including on human rights violations, official corruption, abuse of state power, business fraud and many others. It recently created a category in the newspaper called TheNiche Young Entrepreneur. This category aims at providing visibility to young business people doing the little they can in contributing to the economy. And since its inception more than one year ago, TheNiche Young Entrepreneur has been running weekly for more than one year without failing. One entrepreneur featured in the category - a single mother of two with vision impairment - reported receiving N50,000 support from someone who read the report in TheNiche.

Source: Code for Africa

Last updated date: July 2026

Location:
Lagos, Nigeria
Year the organization started publishing:
2014
Languages:
English
Type of coverage:
National

Content

Editorial coverage:
Generalist, focused on multiple topics
Type of content produced by theme:
Education
Politics
Economy and business
Journalism genres:
Interviews and reporting
Journalism coverage types and techniques:
Breaking news
Tech platforms and other mediums used:
Social media platforms
Podcast

Audience and reach

Social media audience

Facebook number of followers:
1,900
Twitter number of followers:
4,151

Management and team

Founders

Female:
0
Male:
1
Founders:
Ikechukwu Amaechi
Directors:
Ikechukwu Amaechi (managing director), Emeka Alex Duru (Editorial), Eugene Onyeji (Business operations)

Team

Full-time employees:
6
Part-time employees:
2
Freelancers or consultants:
2
Volunteers:
0

Business structure and revenue sources

Organization tax status:
For-profit

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