About Us
THE NIGERIA STANDARD newspaper was first published on July 8, 1972, following the establishment of its parent organization, Plateau Publishing Company, by Decree 6 of 1972. These momentous events of historical proportions were undertaken by the visionary CP Joseph Deshi Gomwalk, then Military Governor of Benue-Plateau State. The founding of the newspaper was, among other factors, triggered by the then THE NEW NIGERIAN newspaper’s refusal to report the visit of Col. Samuel Ogbemudia, Governor of the Mid-West State, to Benue-Plateau.
Truth Exalts a Nation
From its inception, THE NIGERIA STANDARD has grown from strength to strength, serving as the voice and championing the cause of the minorities of the Middle Belt region and other parts of Nigeria. Originally published weekly, it expanded steadily to become a daily must-read newspaper, holding its own against contemporaries all over the country in editorial quality and content. Over time, it introduced Saturday and Sunday editions, a Hausa-language version (Yancin Dan Adam), and The Rock Magazine.
The newspaper has nurtured some of Nigeria’s finest journalists, including Gideon Barde, Dan Agbese, Labaran Maku, Joel Pwol, Jonathan Ishaku, Sylvanus Namang and Emma Gogwim, among many others – all of whom went on to firmly establish themselves nationally in journalism and other fields of human endeavour.
Initially structured as a company, the Joshua Dariye administration restructured PPC into a corporation on May 25, 2005. The Corporation now operates through ten directorates, each headed by a director and subdivided into sections led by sectional heads.
The directorates are listed below and the organisation is led by a General Manager, who oversees its day-to-day operations.
- Editorial
- Administration
- Marketing
- Commercial Printing
- ICT
- Production
- Technical Services
- Audit
- Property
- Finance
PPC’s headquarters in Jos boasts one of the city’s tallest buildings — the iconic 9-storey Joseph Gomwalk House. For decades, it has continued to dominate the Jos skyline.
Today, THE NIGERIA STANDARD remains one of the few state-owned newspapers being published in Nigeria. It still holds its place as the flagship of journalism in the Middle Belt, consistently promoting the ideals of the region, giving a voice to the voiceless and sustaining the struggle against political and institutional forces that have long sought to silence minority groups all over the country.