Naij

'Naij.com'
Type of site
 News, Entertainment
Available in English, Hausa
Founded 2012
Headquarters Lagos, Nigeria
Employees 50+
Parent Genesis Technology Partners
Website http://www.naija.ng/
Alexa rank Decrease 548 (February 2017)[1]
Registration Optional
Launched 2012
Current status Active

Naij.com is a Nigerian news and entertainment portal that features aggregated news content.[2][3][4] It is ranked as the 7th overall most visited website in Nigeria by Alexa.[5]

History

Founded in 2012, Naij.com has its headquarters in Ikeja, Lagos, Nigeria and launched an editorial hub in Abuja in May 2015. Naij.com is part of the global consumer internet company called Genesis Media which also owns Tuko (in Kenya) and Yen (in Ghana) .[6] In 2017 Facebook did a case study with Naij.com and published the story in the Audience Network's Success Stories section.[7][8][9][10]

The website's servers were attacked by hackers in July 2015.[11]

Since November 2017, Naij.com redirects to Naija.ng.[12]

Popularity

As at July 2015, it has more than 13 million monthly readers and is ranked as the 7th overall most visited website in Nigeria by Alexa.[5] Currently the website's Facebook community has over 4.0 million members.[13] Subscribers on Facebook stands at over 3 million as at July 2016. Data from Facebook stats about online media in Nigeria shows that NAIJ.com news site now has over three million of fans on the world’s major social network. This means in 4 years, NAIJ has overtook Sahara Reporters and other online news sites. Naij.com partnered with browser software makers Opera and telecoms giant MTN in 2015 to bring one million days of free Internet to Nigeria.[14][15][16][17] [18][19][20][21][22][22][23] [24] [25]

Contributors

Bloggers and columnists include Japheth J. Omojuwa, Tolu Ogunlesi, Ogunlowo Joseph,Bayo Olupohunda, Ibraheem Dooba, Mawuna Koutonin. Naij.com also generates content based on user-submitted stories.

References

  1. ↑ "Naija.ng Site Info". Alexa Internet. Retrieved 2017-02-14.
  2. ↑ · (2012-12-27). "Click, click: See our pick of Top 10 Nigerian websites of 2012!". YNaija. Retrieved 2015-07-28.
  3. ↑ "Nigerian Blogs: List of Top 100 Blogs in Nigeria". Wealthresult.com. Retrieved 2015-07-28.
  4. ↑ "Nigeria's Top Hundred Websites Of 2013". TechCabal. 2013-12-31. Retrieved 2015-07-28.
  5. 1 2 "naij.com Site Overview". Alexa.com. Retrieved 2015-07-24.
  6. ↑ "Почему украинские медийщики решили, что проще зарабатывать деньги в Африке и на Филиппинах → Roem.ru" (in Russian). 2017-07-19. Retrieved 2017-10-23.
  7. ↑ "Naij.com success story". Facebook. Retrieved 2017-11-15.
  8. ↑ "How Naij.com partnered with Audience Network in order to grow its platform". YNAIJA. Retrieved 2017-11-15.
  9. ↑ "How Naij.com partnered with Audience Network in order to grow its platform". NAIJANEWSAGENCY. Retrieved 2017-11-15.
  10. ↑ "How Naij.com partnered with Audience Network in order to grow its platform". LATESTNIGERIANEWS. Retrieved 2017-11-15.
  11. ↑ "Internet Vulnerability: Cyber attacks on Naij.com To Boko Haram Cyber Terrorism | WAKAPOST". Wakapost. 2015-07-16. Retrieved 2015-07-24.
  12. ↑ "Naij.com Now Redirects To Naija.ng; Not Opening on Nigerian IP". OgbongeBlog. 2017-11-15. Retrieved 2018-03-30.
  13. ↑ "Naij.com". Facebook. Retrieved 2015-07-24.
  14. ↑ "One million days of free internet: Naij.com partners with Opera Software and MTN to provide Nigerians with free mobile internet access". Opera Software. 2015-06-18. Retrieved 2015-07-24.
  15. ↑ "Naij partners with Opera Software and MTN to provide Nigerians with free mobile internet access | TechLoy - Breaking technology news and covering startup stories from Africa". TechLoy. Retrieved 2015-07-24.
  16. ↑ Powered by DMflex WebGen --- www.dmflex.com (2015-06-22). "Naij.com Partners Opera Software, MTN on Free Mobile Internet Access, Articles". Thisday Live. Archived from the original on 2015-07-24. Retrieved 2015-07-24.
  17. ↑ "MTN Nigeria, Naij and Opera Mini are about to Partner Up". TechCabal. 2015-06-11. Retrieved 2015-07-28.
  18. ↑ ChristEVERGreen Blog says: (2015-06-23). "MTN, Naij.com and Opera offer Subscribers Free Internet Access". Bizwatchnigeria.ng. Retrieved 2015-07-28.
  19. ↑ "Naij.com, Opera Software and MTN Business Partnership [Press Release] - Creating Fresh Awareness on Technology". Techwithcfa.com. Retrieved 2015-07-28.
  20. ↑ kayode oladeinde (2015-06-23). "Naij, MTN, Opera dangle 'free mobile Internet' - Technology Times". Technologytimes.ng. Retrieved 2015-07-28.
  21. ↑ Adewale. "What you need to know about the Naij-Opera-MTN free internet webpassTechCity". Techcityng.com. Retrieved 2015-07-28.
  22. 1 2 "FREE INTERNET: Naij.com, Opera, MTN Partner for Nigerian Mobile Users". EntrepreNEWS. 2015-06-18. Retrieved 2015-07-28.
  23. ↑ Supersanusi. "Naij, Opera Mini and MTN partner on free mobile internet". TechSuplex. Retrieved 2015-07-28.
  24. ↑ Anozim (2015-06-26). "MTN, Opera Software Partner to Improve Internet Access | The Guardian Nigeria". Ngrguardiannews.com. Retrieved 2015-07-28.
  25. ↑ "MTN Nigeria, Opera offer 1m days of free Internet". ITWeb. 2015-06-19. Retrieved 2015-07-28.
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