Terms & Conditions

1. About Nova News Nigeria

Nova News Nigeria is an independent digital news platform dedicated to providing accurate, timely, balanced, and credible news, analysis, features, and multimedia content covering Nigeria, Africa, and the world.

2. Eligibility

By using our Services, you confirm that you:

• Are at least 13 years of age;
• Have the legal capacity to enter into this agreement;
• Will comply with all applicable laws and regulations.

If you are under the age of 18, you should use our Services under the supervision of a parent or legal guardian.

3. Acceptable Use

You agree to use our Services only for lawful purposes.

You agree not to:

• Violate any applicable law or regulation;
• Upload or transmit malicious software or harmful code;
• Attempt to gain unauthorized access to our systems;
• Disrupt or interfere with the operation of our website;
• Publish defamatory, abusive, obscene, or unlawful content;
• Impersonate another individual or organization;
• Collect users' personal information without authorization;
• Use automated tools to scrape or harvest our content without written permission.

Violation of these Terms may result in suspension or permanent restriction of access to our Services.

4. Intellectual Property

Unless otherwise stated, all content published on Nova News Nigeria, including:

• News articles
• Images
• Videos
• Audio recordings
• Graphics
• Logos
• Designs
• Databases
• Source code
• Website layout

is the property of Nova News Nigeria or its licensors and is protected under applicable copyright, trademark, and intellectual property laws.

You may:

• Read and share links to our articles;
• Print content for personal, non-commercial use;
• Quote limited excerpts with proper attribution.

You may not:

• Copy entire articles;
• Republish our content without permission;
• Sell or commercially exploit our content;
• Remove copyright notices;
• Create derivative works without authorization.

5. User-Generated Content

Where our Services permit comments, submissions, opinion pieces, or news tips, you remain responsible for the content you submit.

By submitting content, you grant Nova News Nigeria a non-exclusive, worldwide, royalty-free license to use, publish, reproduce, edit, distribute, and display such content across our platforms.

We reserve the right to remove content that:

• Is unlawful;
• Is abusive or threatening;
• Contains hate speech;
• Promotes violence;
• Violates intellectual property rights;
• Contains spam or misleading information.

6. Accuracy of Information

Nova News Nigeria strives to ensure that all published information is accurate and verified at the time of publication.

However:

• News develops rapidly;
• Information may change after publication;
• Errors may occasionally occur.

We do not guarantee that every article will always be complete, current, or free from inaccuracies.

We reserve the right to correct, update, or remove content without prior notice.

7. Editorial Independence

Our editorial decisions are made independently.

Sponsored content, advertisements, and paid partnerships will be clearly identified where applicable.

Advertising does not influence our editorial coverage.

8. Third-Party Links

Our Services may contain links to external websites.

These links are provided solely for convenience.

Nova News Nigeria does not control or endorse third-party websites and accepts no responsibility for their content, policies, or practices.

Users access third-party websites at their own risk.

9. Advertisements

Our website may display advertisements from third-party advertising networks.

Nova News Nigeria is not responsible for products, services, offers, or claims made by advertisers.

Any transactions between users and advertisers are solely between those parties.

10. Newsletters

Users who subscribe to our newsletters agree to receive:

• Breaking news alerts;
• Daily or weekly news digests;
• Special reports;
• Promotional updates where applicable.

Subscribers may unsubscribe at any time using the link included in each email.

11. Privacy

Your use of our Services is also governed by our Privacy Policy, which explains how we collect, use, and protect your personal information.

12. Disclaimer

All content is provided for general informational purposes only.

Nothing published by Nova News Nigeria constitutes:

• Legal advice;
• Financial advice;
• Medical advice;
• Investment advice;
• Professional consultation.

Users should seek appropriate professional advice before making decisions based on information published on our platform.

13. Limitation of Liability

To the fullest extent permitted by law, Nova News Nigeria shall not be liable for:

• Direct or indirect losses;
• Loss of profits;
• Business interruption;
• Loss of data;
• Consequential or incidental damages;
• Reliance on information published on our Services.

Your use of our Services is at your own risk.

14. Indemnification

You agree to indemnify and hold harmless Nova News Nigeria, its directors, editors, employees, contributors, affiliates, and partners from any claims, liabilities, damages, losses, or expenses arising from:

• Your breach of these Terms;
• Your misuse of our Services;
• Your violation of any law or third-party rights.

15. Suspension and Termination

We reserve the right to suspend or terminate access to our Services at any time, without prior notice, where we reasonably believe a user has violated these Terms or engaged in conduct harmful to our platform or other users.

16. Changes to These Terms

We may revise these Terms from time to time.

Updated versions will be published on this page with a revised Effective Date.

Your continued use of our Services after changes become effective constitutes acceptance of the updated Terms.

17. Governing Law

These Terms shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the Federal Republic of Nigeria.

Any dispute arising out of or relating to these Terms shall be subject to the exclusive jurisdiction of the competent courts in Nigeria.

18. Contact Us

If you have any questions regarding these Terms & Conditions, please contact us: