The paper examined the survival of newspapers in the Nigerian newspaper industry. It traces the history of newspapers in Nigeria and noted that it was only those papers that were able to adopt total newspapering as survival strategy that are still on the news stand. This policy, however, bears negative consequences for professionalism and public service journalism. The paper concluded that while total newspapering as a survival strategy is inevitable, journalism regulatory authorities in the country must ensure adherence to professionalism in the industry.

The paper examined the survival of newspapers in the Nigerian newspaper industry. It traces the history of newspapers in Nigeria and noted that it was only those papers that were able to adopt total newspapering as survival strategy that are still on the news stand. This policy, however, bears ne...