Nureni Aremu Bakenne's Ph.D. research is a study of empirical literature and development of newspapers among the Yoruba people of West Africa, with the main focus being Nigeria. Among other things, the project will be analysing the symbiotic relationship between the first newspaper in Nigeria and Yoruba print culture. This will be achieved by anaylsying relevant literature, theoretical approaches and cultural influences that that form the basis for Yoruba print culture.