Gender is central to identity, influencing how humans are socially positioned and how they choose to identify with certain genders. This study, grounded in gendered differentiation and framing theories, examines how women reporters construct news stories in two mainstream Nigerian newspapers, The Guardian and The Sun. Data comprise sampled news stories published between 2015 and 2017. Using textual and thematic analysis, findings reveal that social issues and institutional norms predominantly drive female news constructions. Women’s news reporting is shaped by linguistic and structural values, with fidelity to professional codes of practice being paramount. Female reporters tend to cover news beats requiring less reliance on hard logical arguments. Future studies could examine male reporters for comparative insights