This article showcases our top picks for the best Nigeria based News companies. These startups and companies operate a variety of News solutions. We tried to pick companies across the size spectrum from cutting edge startups to established brands. Regardless, they are all exceptional startups and companies well worth a follow.
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We selected these startups for exceptional performance in one of these categories:
- Innovation
- Innovative ideas
- Innovative route to market
- Innovative product
- Growth
- Exceptional growth
- Exceptional growth strategy
- Management
- Societal impact
Top Nigeria News Companies
Data sourced from Crunchbase and SemRush.
TDPel Media
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News journalism – TDPel Media is committed to simplicity of news, and being straight to the point.
Vanguard Media Limited
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Vanguard Media Limited is a daily newspaper that covers news, politics, business, energy, sports, entertainment, lifestyle, and more.
Naija News
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Naijanews.com is a Nigeria premium online newspaper. We are a real-time news platform focused on serving the Nigerian audience and the world at large with verified and undiluted news reports.
We cover breaking news and topics in areas of Business, Entertainment, People and Politics, Love and Romance, Technology and Life Style. At Naijanews.com we combine the best content, technology, and distribution capabilities to connect with millions of engaging Nigerians who rely on us for a modern, intelligent take on the world around them.
As our name implies, NaijaNews.com is focused on developing the highest quality grass-root News Portal on the web; recruiting only the most respected web-native journalists, writers and editors with deep roots in online media, internet technology and digital advertising.. .
Techpoint
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Techpoint.africa is a leading media platform dedicated to startups, entrepreneurship, innovation, and technology in Africa.
TechCabal
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TechCabal provides unmatched analysis and insight into technology, startups, mobile, internet and innovation in Nigeria and on the African continent. Founded in 2013, TechCabal is based in Lagos, Nigeria and is edited by Bankole Oluwafemi.
TechCabal is wholly owned by Big Cabal Media Limited.. .
Naijaloaded
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Naijaloaded.com is the most visited website in Nigeria
S&T Media
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AdPump The Best Digital Platform to advertise your products and services
My Joy Online
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The online news portal, myjoyonline.com, is Ghana’s leader in news and information delivery. It offers its viewing audience a one-stop shop for easy access to information relevant to all people of black African descent.
Brought to you by Multimedia Group Ltd.(MGL) Digital Media, myjoyonoline.comoffers its reading audience with a comprehensive online source for up-to-the-minute news about politics, business, entertainment and other issues affecting the African continent. Myjoyonline.com features the latest multimedia technologies, from live audio streaming to audio packages and rss content syndication tools..
Naij
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Naij.com is a Nigerian news portal of new generation. It embodies the era in which it has been created: dynamic, informative, controversial, entertaining.
Currently they offer news, mail service, music, videos, jobs, jokes and several other features, to the members of their multi-million community. READ MORE: http://www.naij.com/288166-welcome-naij-com.html.
Pulse.ng
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Pulse.ng is a news platform covering live news & videos, entertainment, politics, sports, lifestyle, celebrities and more.
Nigerian Pilot
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Nigerian Pilot Newspaper is a daily newspaper that get the people informed.
Xclusiveloaded
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Nigerian top entertainment source that delivers the hottest songs, fresh videos, mixtapes, and news, updated on a daily basis.
Morebranches Media Africa ltd
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Morebranches Media is a Nigerian digital media company reaching young Africans worldwide with interactive and conscious content covering several subcultures and the things that matter to them most. Our fast-growing media startup already reaches 30,000 young Africans monthly, with over 24 million interactions with our stories on the web and across social platforms.
We work with brands, influencers and creatives to reach our audience in the most interesting and engaging ways possible both online and offline. We pride ourselves as the creative compass for today’s quintessential African millennial..
1Push Naija
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1Push Naija aggregates news headlines and brief contents from top Nigerian News Publishers on one platform. Just like Alltop.com.
They are currently working on introducing a blog, where anyone can easily sign-up, write a post, attach picture or video, publish and share automatically to his/her Facebook friends, Twitter followers or LinkedIn connections and he/she gets paid a certain percentage for Ads served in their posts. Like freelance journalism.
Just like medium.com. With this plan, 1Push Naija will become at least among the top most visited Nigerian websites with a big chunk of over 80 million internet users..
NaijaFindMp3
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…to serve you the latest music, news, sports & videos etc. The best entertainment website media
Red Media Africa
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We launched our communication business with a firm understanding that: youth would be the driver of every market, every sector, every audience and market reality in the very near future. Companies and marketing teams didn’t even have ‘youth segments’ when we began to speak of youth engagement, youth marketing and, subsequently, of millennials.
We led agencies, corporations, and governments to understand this future, to embrace it; and subsequently to own it. Being ahead of the curve is therefore central to who we are, to what we do, and to how we work.
We have always seen the marketing communication business in a fundamentally different way from everyone else, and we have been proven right, because the world has fundamentally changed the way customers relate to businesses. We have mastered this new reality to a fine art.
We see communication as transformational, rather than transactional: ideas rule the world where they strike a chord with audiences, where they achieve contagion through public ownership, and where they are seen to add concrete, sustainable value to people, systems and societies. That is who we are – we are the company agency that understands markets are first people, audiences are first communities, and reach is about actual human beings, not data points on a PowerPoint slide.
People want to see that you care about them, you care about your products, and you care about your impact on the wider world. From the smallest communication projects to massive multi-national public relations undertakings, we help organisations understand, embrace and take advantage of this reality in a way that enhances their bottom-line and moves them from a place of competition to a blue-ocean space of leadership.
The media for us is a tool to change lives, to inspire generations, to transform societies. And we bring that passion to brands, to organisations, and to projects – helping them go beyond just a series of ineffectual activities, to a public leadership role; to actually touching the hearts and minds of markets and audiences.
Naijaknowhow
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Naijaknowhow is a technology know-how blog that publishes tech news, phone specs, reviews, new gadgets and everything around technology.
Generation Y (YNaija, Rubbin Minds, September Standard)
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YNaija YNaija is a Nigerian news website and blog founded by Chude Jideonwo and Adebola Williams of Red Africa media group, launched in May 2010, featuring columnists and various news sources. It offers news, original content and covers politics, business, entertainment, environment, technology, popular media, lifestyle, culture, comedy and healthy living In July 2012, YNaija was ranked #5 top blog in the country for the year 2012, by CP Africa.
Rubbin Minds Rubbin’ Minds is Nigeria’s number one talk show for young people.The show which seeks to engage young people on the issues and ideas that matter has featured a cross-section of guests from award winning novelist Chimamanda Adichie to Paris-based singer Asa. Rubbin Minds won the ”Best Talk Show on Tv” in 2015..
TechCity NG
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TechCity NG is Nigeria’s first Tech blog.
Zegist
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Zegist is an open web forum where users discuss a variety of topics.
EbonyLife TV
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EbonyLife TV is Africa’s First Global Black Media & Entertainment Network.
The Silverbird Group
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Silverbird Group is a diversified multi-media company with holdings in Radio, Television, Real Estate, and Cinemas. Mr.
Ben Murray-Bruce, a renowned businessman, politician, public figure and advocate for the people, founded Silverbird Group in 1980, and the company is today one of the largest media entertainment companies in Africa.. .
PageOne
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PageOne is a new site focusing on breaking news and opinions in tech, business, politics and lifestyle from Nigeria and aroud the world
Ghana Business News
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Ghana Business News is a business news portal that offers economic, financial, and business news and information. It also provides its readers with other subject news and information to facilitate overall decision making in businesses.
Ghana Business News is based in Legon-Accra, Ghana.. .
366Football.com
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Breaking Soccer News, Livescores, Videos, Team News and Real-Time Statistics
THE GUARDIAN
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The Guardian is a British national daily newspaper that offers latest national and international news for U.S. citizens.
Its official website, ngrguardiannews.com, features up-to-date news, opinion, analysis, and reviews. The Guardian was founded in 1821..
The Trent
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The Trent is a rich mash of politics, business, technology, lifestyle, pop culture, opinions, causes, news, and editorials.
African Solar Tech
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Africa’s Best Platform for Solar Energy Knowledge! We deliver the Latest Solar Panels, Solar Systems, etc. News in Africa and beyond.
ANSUR
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Ansur gathers public media companies of the member countries of Mercosur, UNASUR and CELAC
Billboard Africa
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#1 Entertainment & News blog in Nigeria and Africa at large.
Simmyideas Tech Hub
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Simmyideas is an organization whose concrete purpose is to Satisfy your hunger for latest Technology. Our team is overloaded with passion and our hunt for Technology never ends.
This is the reason why we try to cover every area of the modern technological world whether it be Mobile, Computer, Automobile, Tech Q&A or Software or any other area ever known.. .
Arise TV Networks
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24-hour news and entertainment channel covering international issues through a diverse perspective.
Xtrahola
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Xtrahola.com is a tech blog that Delivers hot Tutorials, free ebooks and Technology.
Oxogena News
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Oxogena is a Nigerian based Online News, Entertainment and Editorial dissemination platform. Oxogena is owned and managed by Alopro™ Nigeria
Ringier Africa Digital Publishing (RADP)
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Ringier Africa Digital Publishing (RADP) is Africa’s integrated media company.
Primetweets
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Primetweets is an online social, entertaining and interactive news platform that publishes Latest Entertainment News, Movies and Music Reviews/Talk, the Hottest Celebrity Gossips, Trending Fashion and Beauty Styles, interesting Lifestyle and Romance Stories, Sports and Events of all the latest happenings around the world. It was founded on 14th February, 2012, by Pius Princewill, a vibrant and talented young man with ICT/Writing skills who had the spirit and passion of building a platform where people could know what’s happening in their society and in the world, also for foreigners to be informed about Nigeria’s development in Entertainment and Lifestyle.
Since then, the platform has been offering the best services it could based on its mission and mandate. The website houses interesting sections that makes it suitable for everyone to use as it also get users notified about all the events happening around the world (most especially in the Entertainment Industry).
The news and updates are always short and comes in summary so it can be easy for the general public to read and understand; representing the name “tweet”, and it’s easy to navigate. One important thing the website does is that it’s updated with relevant information and things you’d want to know and not just news.
They sometimes offer Polls/Quizzes to confirm the authenticity of breaking stories and reports. The official website is; https://www.primetweets.com.ng.
Techawk
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Techawk is a news platform that focuses on technology, entrepreneurship, and innovation in Nigeria and Africa. Techawk is owned by The Hawk Media.
Our team is made up of passionate individuals who are storytellers by nature. Our creed is that there is an exciting opportunity for technology to penetrate the fabric of society and that is what we have committed ourselves to do..
Nigerian’s News
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Nigerian’s News is a news website with a primary focus on Nigeria and international news in general. This is an unbiased news site for Nigerians.
We’re non-partisan. We report stories as we discover it with none political or ideological leaning..
Komotion Studios
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African media content creation company for Film and TV and online mediums
PrimaTimes
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PrimaTimes was created on the 30th of March 2018. The website was born out of a great passion and desire to bring up to date news and general information to our readers worldwide while maintaining best practice.
We cover vast topics such as Education, News, Politics, Sports, Health, Technology, Jobs, Internet, Economy, Entertainment, Online dating, and so much more. Our Goal Our Goal is to become the best online news agency.
We aim to become your best everyday go-to website for the latest news and events around the world. We keep you ahead of others by keeping you informed.
At PrimaTimes, we believe that your information is your edge.. .
Herald Newswire
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Press release distribution Nigeria
FilmOne
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FilmOne is an independent distributor of filmed entertainment.
Trickvile
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Trickvile.com is a tech blog that Delivers hot Tutorials, free ebooks and Technology.
Premium Gist
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Premium gist is online news portal, where any one can get daily updated news.
YADEL MEDIA
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Yadel is a Lagos-based PR and marketing agency focused on financial services and tech startups in Africa. Our focus is on promoting African financial services firms, and tech startups through the African media.
We deliver affordable and relevant media campaigns to our clients leveraging today’s most effective PR and marketing tools.. .
YesOrNoLive
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At YesOrNoLive, Nigerians can earn cash by predicting outcomes of news stories on Entertainment & Lifestyle; Politics; Business & Economy; Sports and General topics A predictor stakes any amount of money s/he desires (minimum is 200 Naira), in order to predict on a particular position (YES or NO). If, eventually they win, they get their stake plus winnings.
On the other hand, if they lose, they get nothing. All games on YESorNoLive.Com are winner-takes-all games.
All winners share from the ‘pot’, which consists of the stakes of all participants (on both winning and losing sides), relative to their stakes. Monies are paid into wallets in each player’s account..
Sharp Journal
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Sharpjournal.comis a top media platform in Nigeria for precision news reporting and analysis. It explains the news behind the news.
Afri Reviews
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Afri Reviews is the number one destination for everything movies in Africa. Afri Reviews functions as a movie review aggregator for all movies made in Africa.
Afri Reviews also provides in depth industry news, consulting services for filmmakers, and all-round information provider for anything movies on the continent. Think a combination of Rotten Tomatoes + ImDB + Stage32 and you are onto what Afri Reviews does..
TheTick Times
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TheTick Times is an online news magazine based in Nigeria.
Tech360
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Tech360ng covers tech innovations, startups & conversations that connects with Africans. Podcasts & GirsInICT They take on trending tech topics and constantly distill concepts to tech enthusiast in Africa.
They take on trending tech topics and constantly distill concepts to tech enthusiast in Africa.. .
verGe24.com
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Africa’s resource for Latest Nigerian Celebrity News, Entertainment News, Latest Nigerian Music Video, Breaking News, Sports News.
Campus Connect Nigeria
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Campus Connect is a campus base newspaper promoting and disseminating quality information and gist within the student’s community
NigeriaBusinessFile
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NigeriaBusinessFile – The Nigeria’s #1 People Authentication System NigeriaBusinessFile, the first country-branded, 100% Nigeria developed search system is a massive central data source and a handy way to source and authenticate information about Nigeria. It is a vast compilation of data from well researched and reliable sources.
Our focus is to become the web’s one-stop resource for the country’s information and statistics on everything, from military to rural health management. As a veritable tool for researchers, traders, students, job seekers, administrators, tourists, investors, buyers, sellers, manufacturers, B2B connections, government, professionals in all walks of life, the system is built to liberate Nigerians from information bankruptcy.
We make information easily shared using self developed social utilities.. .
Iconway Media
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Iconway is an African consumer internet company focused on mobile, media, commerce, and advertising platforms. The company’s services include digital advertising, social media marketing, PR and content marketing, email marketing, and custom media solutions.
It operates several news and entertainment content platforms, including NigerianMonitor, Stargist, and KokoFeed; and mobile platforms for news aggregation, games, books, and social networking. Iconway was founded in 2013 and is based in Lagos, Nigeria..
AgroNigeria
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AgroNigeria is an online news portal that reporting agricultural activities.
Technicollit
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At TechnicollIT we deliver rich and meaningful information with an obsession to empower you on the use of technology. We believe in substance over style, meaning, you can count on getting the insight you need always.
We also provide devices and services which strengthens the significant connection between you and your tech devices. .
Novael
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Novael is a company that reinvents the way people read novels using conversation style, emoticons and media. It includes articles and artworks (paintings, drawings).
It leverages on the mobile technology to deliver it’s product to her users, currently on the android platform.. .
TechIsBae
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TechIsBae is a full fledged Technology blog dedicated to News, Mobile Reviews, Latest Gadgets, Internet of Things, Drones and Blogging Tips.
Nigeria News
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Nigeria News media company focusing on delivery latest and breaking Nigerian News, an online version of a Nigerian Newspapers
The Audio Age Company
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The Audio Age Company is an information services, news and data company based in Lagos, Nigeria. The Audio Age Company through its flagship website, AudioAge.com, provides news, data, press release listing and press release distribution services.
AudioAge.com serves the information needs of information driven industries and professionals suchs journalists, bloggers, researchers, analysts etc.. .
Imaginarium
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Imaginarium is one of Africa’s influential content development, media and technology companies, strong on ideation.
Yaga Entertainment
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Yaga Entertainment is owned by Fresible Entertainment the latter which is a subsidiary of Fresible LLC. Yaga Entertainment is the maiden inaugural website for Fresible Entertainment.
It is a premium Nigerian Entertainment Website that offers the latest news, updates, gists, rumours and updates. launched.
Dailydigest Nigeria
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Daily Digest Nigeria is an Online Platform for Busy Professionals to cathup on the latest news and business trends
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