Primebridge
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Regional Desk Network — Nigeria

Journalism organised the way your state actually works

Primebridge covers public works, schools, markets and council decisions state by state, so residents can find reporting on the places they actually live and work.

19

States actively covered

6

Years reporting regionally

140+

Local sources on record

2,300+

Items reported this year

Why we exist

Reporting that starts from the map, not the headline

Most national coverage skips over the everyday decisions that shape a state — a market redevelopment, a school budget, a stalled road contract. Primebridge exists to follow those stories where they happen, with correspondents who actually live in the areas they cover.

  • ✓ Correspondents based in the regions they report on
  • ✓ Coverage organised by state, not by algorithm
  • ✓ Plain-language digests residents can actually read

What we offer

Ways to follow your region

Local Coverage Digest

A fortnightly summary of what's happening in one selected state.

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Multi-State Coverage Plan

Compare how similar issues unfold across up to six states.

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Community Reporting Workshop

A two-day online workshop for residents who want to document local matters accurately.

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From the desk

Recent reporting

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Our approach

Measured reporting, close to the ground

  • ✓ We verify with more than one local source before publishing
  • ✓ We separate reported fact from resident opinion
  • ✓ We follow up on stories rather than moving on immediately
  • ✓ We write for people who live with the outcome, not just readers passing through

If there's something happening in your area worth following, we'd like to hear about it.

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What readers say

Trusted by residents and community groups

"Finally a way to know what's actually happening with the road works near us, without wading through unrelated national news."

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Ngozi Amadi-Eze

Resident, Enugu State

"The multi-state digest helped our association compare how two neighbouring LGAs handled the same market dispute."

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Tunde Fashanu-Bello

Community Association Chair, Oyo State

"The reporting workshop gave our members the confidence to write up what they were seeing without overstating it."

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Hadiza Mairo-Sule

Volunteer Coordinator, Kano State

Common questions

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Have a story or a question? We'd like to hear it.