Businessday NG media bias and reliability
Media Bias/Fact Check places Businessday NG as leaning right. We have seen it on 23 published stories of ours.
The short answers
Is Businessday NG biased?
Media Bias/Fact Check places Businessday NG as leaning right. An outlet rating describes a broad pattern in its output, not every article it publishes.
Is Businessday NG left or right?
Media Bias/Fact Check places Businessday NG as leaning right. In the three-way grouping used on story pages, that puts it under Right.
Is Businessday NG reliable?
The factual-reliability assessments we hold for Businessday NG are Media Bias/Fact Check: Mixed factuality. These are outlet-level assessments, not a guarantee that every report is correct.
What Businessday NG has been covering
Our account of each story, written from every outlet that ran it, with Businessday NG’s own report linked underneath.
The UAE Attorney General has ordered an investigation into a Flydubai flight that diverted to Saudi Arabia after a cockpit altercation. The probe will examine circumstances and motives, including potential terrorist activity. Israeli officials are investigating possible Iranian involvement.
Businessday NG reported it asWORLD IN BRIEF: Flydubai co-pilot planned Tel Aviv crash, Zambia targets 7% spending rise, South Africa private sector contracts and other stories (opens Businessday NG in a new tab)
A helicopter crashed in Igbokoda, Ondo State, on Monday, October 5, 2026. The exact number of people on board and casualties remain unconfirmed, though many are feared dead. An investigation into the incident is underway.
Businessday NG reported it asMany feared dead as aircraft crashes in Ondo's Igbokoda (opens Businessday NG in a new tab)
Between 400 and 500 schools in France are expected to close fully or partially on Monday, October 5, due to ongoing student protests. Education Minister Edouard Geffray stated that security conditions have not been met for these closures.
Businessday NG reported it asWORLD IN BRIEF: France to close 500 schools amid protests, 12-year-old killed in Baltimore shooting, Cameroon secures $391m World Bank loan and other stories (opens Businessday NG in a new tab)
The Union of Arab Football Associations has backed FIFA president Gianni Infantino ahead of his re-election bid. The 22-nation body stated Infantino has strengthened global football unity, as he faces criticism and a rival candidate emerges.
Businessday NG reported it asUAFA backs Infantino for FIFA presidency amid growing opposition (opens Businessday NG in a new tab)
Flydubai flight FZ1073 plunged nearly 14,000 feet when its co-pilot allegedly stabbed the captain. Passengers and crew restrained the co-pilot, and a second pilot regained control to land the aircraft safely. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu claimed the co-pilot underwent Islamist radical indoctrination.
Businessday NG reported it asWORLD IN BRIEF: Netanyahu links Flydubai attacker to Islamist radicalisation, Japan raises residency fee 20 fold, Algeria introduces death penalty for arson and other stories (opens Businessday NG in a new tab)
Flydubai has suspended all flights to and from Israel for six days following an incident aboard flight FZ1073. An Omani co-pilot is suspected of attempting a terror attack, prompting emergency consultations among Israeli leadership. The airline is cooperating with authorities during the investigation.
Businessday NG reported it asWORLD IN BRIEF: Netanyahu links Flydubai attacker to Islamist radicalisation, Japan raises residency fee 20 fold, Algeria introduces death penalty for arson and other stories (opens Businessday NG in a new tab)
Donald Trump rejected Iran's proposal for a seven-day ceasefire, which would have reopened the Strait of Hormuz. The US president told aides he expects to resume bombing Iran after the November midterm elections, the Wall Street Journal reported.
Businessday NG reported it asWORLD IN BRIEF: Iran seeks talks after Trump rejects Hormuz deal, 10 climbers missing in avalanche, Moody’s cuts Botswana rating again and other stories (opens Businessday NG in a new tab)
An explosion and fire at a gas outlet in Kubwa, Abuja, on Sunday morning damaged at least nine shops and a police traffic post. The Federal Fire Service responded and contained the blaze. The cause of the explosion is under investigation.
Businessday NG reported it asGas explosion rocks Abuja suburb, damages nine shops, disrupts traffic (opens Businessday NG in a new tab)
The US has announced new visa restrictions targeting individuals involved in facilitating "birth tourism." The policy, announced by Secretary of State Marco Rubio, aims to curb the practice of foreigners travelling to the US primarily to give birth so their children can obtain US citizenship.
Businessday NG reported it asUS imposes new visa restrictions on birth tourism (opens Businessday NG in a new tab)
US President Donald Trump will host Chinese President Xi Jinping for a summit at the White House on September 24. The leaders are expected to discuss trade, rare earth supplies, and artificial intelligence. Xi's visit marks the first by a Chinese leader to the US presidential residence in over a decade.
Businessday NG reported it asTrump–Xi Summit 2.0: What it means for Nigeria (opens Businessday NG in a new tab)
The U.S. Federal Reserve has raised its key interest rate by 25 basis points, marking the first such increase in over three years. The unanimous decision aims to combat inflation, and was followed by a significant drop in gold prices.
Businessday NG reported it asUS Fed raises rates as inflation, Middle East war weigh on US economy (opens Businessday NG in a new tab)
Veteran Nigerian actor Olu Jacobs has died at the age of 84. His passing was announced by his son, Olusoji Jacobs, on Instagram. The family described the late actor as 'The Lion of Lufodo'.
Businessday NG reported it asVeteran Nollywood actor Olu Jacobs dies at 84 (opens Businessday NG in a new tab)
Nigeria's National Drug Law Enforcement Agency arrested Mexican national Arturo Carrera Loaiza at Lagos airport on August 19, 2026, while he was attempting to flee the country. The agency also dismantled an industrial-scale methamphetamine laboratory in Ebonyi State.
Businessday NG reported it asNDLEA arrests Mexican behind transnational drug cartel in Nigeria, dismantles meth lab (opens Businessday NG in a new tab)
Prime Minister Narendra Modi held separate meetings with Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim and Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed Ali on the sidelines of the 18th BRICS Summit in New Delhi. Discussions covered bilateral cooperation in areas including trade, investment, defence, and the digital economy.
Businessday NG reported it asIndia seeks renewed crude purchase from Nigeria in new trade talks (opens Businessday NG in a new tab)
President Trump stated Iran is seeking a deal but is not yet prepared, ahead of a planned meeting with Gulf Cooperation Council leaders. He indicated the US would only accept a favourable agreement.
Businessday NG reported it asTrump signals possible end to US-Iran war, oil prices set to fall (opens Businessday NG in a new tab)
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Russian President Vladimir Putin met in New Delhi, discussing ways to boost bilateral trade to $100 billion by 2030. They reviewed progress in defence, energy, and space, and Modi gifted Putin a Russian translation of the Thirukkural.
Businessday NG reported it asShettima arrives India as Nigeria seeks deeper partnerships with member States (opens Businessday NG in a new tab)
Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Russian President Vladimir Putin shared a car ride in Delhi on Friday. This was their fourth joint car journey, following previous instances in Bishkek and Tianjin. The leaders met at Bharat Mandapam before the BRICS summit.
Businessday NG reported it asShettima arrives India as Nigeria seeks deeper partnerships with member States (opens Businessday NG in a new tab)
Oil prices climbed past $102 a barrel as the conflict between the US and Iran intensified. Goldman Sachs warned of potential surges above $120, while White House advisors reportedly discussed the conflict's potential to last through President Trump's term.
Businessday NG reported it asBrent rises above $107 as Middle East tensions threaten supply (opens Businessday NG in a new tab)
Goldman Sachs has warned that oil prices could surge to $120 per barrel if attacks on ships in the Middle East intensify. The bank also projected prices could fall to $80 per barrel if regional exports normalize. Brent crude was trading around $97 per barrel on 7 September 2026.
Businessday NG reported it asOil prices hit $100 for the first time since July (opens Businessday NG in a new tab)
A Nigerian House of Representatives committee investigating the Presidential Foreign Intervention Promotion Council (PFIPC) has uncovered 58 bank accounts linked to its director-general, Adeniyi Adeyemi, and found no legal basis for the council's existence. The panel cleared Chief of Staff Femi Gbajabiamila of involvement.
Businessday NG reported it asPFIPC probe: Reps clear Gbajabiamila, uncover 58 accounts linked to Adeyemi (opens Businessday NG in a new tab)
Who says so
One organisation has published a rating for this outlet. Where they disagree, the disagreement is the useful part and it is left standing.
- Media Bias/Fact CheckleanRightCheck it
How reliably it reports fact
A rating of the newsroom in general, by others, and a different thing from the Trust score we publish on each story, which judges one piece of reporting.
Mixed factuality
- Media Bias/Fact CheckmixedCheck it
Who owns it
- BusinessDay Media LimitedIndependentdirect owner
Where it publishes from
- Publishes from
- Lagos, Lagos, Nigeria
- Official site
- businessday.ng
- Seen publishing on
- businessday.ng
- Access
- Free to read
What we have seen ourselves
Counted across the stories this site has published, which is the only denominator a reader can check: every one of them has a page, and every page lists the reports it was written from.
- Stories
- 23
- Reports listed
- 23
- We could read
- 0
- First seen
- 29 August 2026
23 of those reports were paywalled or blocked to us. Our reading of this outlet is built on the 0 we could open, not on everything it published.
On 6 of those stories, outlets rated right were largely absent from the coverage and Businessday NG ran the story anyway.
Across the 23 stories of ours where at least three of the reports we listed carried a time, another outlet was always ahead of Businessday NG: its report arrived a median of 2 days after the earliest one we logged.
Measured 14 October 2026. Last seen in a coverage list 11 October 2026. Ratings pulled 28 September 2026.
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