Since 2005,there has been an upsurge in web news publishing in Nigeria, though some Nigerian web news publishers are based outside Nigeria, it is also a fact that many are based in Nigeria.

Whether they are based in or outside Nigeria, the common factor is that the contents of these web news sites have Nigeria as their primary editorial focus.

Prominent amongst these web news sites are:(1) elendureports.com (2)saharareporters.com (3)chidioparareports.blogspot.com (4)nigerianvilliagesquare.com and (5)mynaijanews.com