Legit.ng officially acknowledged as a 3MTT Media Partner under the Federal Ministry of Communications, Innovation and Digital Economy

Trust in news media has fallen to its lowest point since anyone started measuring it. In this piece, Felix Imoh, Legit.ng's PR Manager, balances the pivot on the way forward for publishers.

''Using an AI fact-checker on Hausa content without cultural calibration is not innovation. It is outsourcing editorial judgment to a tool that will give you a confident wrong answer and log it as accuracy,'' says Salisu Ibrahim, Head of Hausa Desk at Legit.ng.

Felix Imoh, Global PR Manager at Legit Media Group, has won in the Management category of the International News Media Association (INMA) 2026 “30 Under 30” Awards, the only Nigerian recipient in this year's class.

Basit Jamiu, Legit.ng's Current Affairs and Politics Editor, has been selected for the 2026 Reham Al-Farra (RAF) Memorial Journalism Fellowship, a professional development programme run by the United Nations.

Ismaila Yinusa, the Head of the Entertainment Desk at Legit.ng, has been selected among 41 other emerging news leaders for the 2026 INMA Africa Elevate Scholarship.

Legit.ng ranks third for weekly online news reach in Nigeria in the Reuters Institute Digital News Report 2026, among the country's most-used online news brands.

The leadership of the International News Media Association (INMA) visited Legit.ng in Lagos this week, bringing one of the most influential figures in global news media into Nigeria for the first time.

Felix Imoh, Global PR Manager at Legit, addressed traders and finance professionals at the Lagos Traders Fair 2026, delivering an insightful session on AI, media, and their growing influence on financial markets across Africa.

Speaking to a packed audience of over 1,500, Felix Imoh challenged the industry to rethink the role of media in Africa’s music success story.

Felix Imoh, Legit.ng’s Public Relations Manager, shared practical, experience-driven guidance for creatives at the Kingdom Achievers Awards 2025 Inspire Conference. He spoke on a panel titled “Overcoming the Odds as a Creative” .

Salisu Ibrahim, Head of the Hausa Desk at Legit.ng, has been named one of 17 media professionals across the continent selected for the International News Media Association (INMA) Africa Emerging Leaders Scholarship.