Legit.ng formerly known as Naij.com is an online news portal that focuses on News and happenings around Nigeria.

According Alexa, Legit.ng is the number 7 most visited site in Nigeria (At the time when this post was published).

“A little bit more about NAIJ.com NAIJ.com is a household name in Nigeria. If you are reading this it is not a big secret for you, is it? We have been in the market since 2012, and we have achieved a lot in the last six years. You may say it is not modest to boast about all our accomplishments, but we just describe things as they really are. NAIJ.com is the biggest social media group in the daily news category and the number one publisher in Nigeria by traffic (Alexa rank). From the very beginning, our main principle has been to create high-quality relevant and exclusive content. We cover not only news of national importance, but also human-angle stories: speak about talented personalities, ask people’s opinion on important questions. Years have passed, but the central principle has remained the same. Our people mean a lot to us and keep motivating us to improve. That is the point, by rebranding we want to become better for our loyal audience and attract new visitors (shame to those who still don’t know about us). It is about time to come to the next level, become even more understandable and easy.

History

“Founded in 2012, Legit.ng has its headquarters in Ikeja, Lagos, Nigeria and launched an editorial hub in in the country’s capital, Abuja, in May 2015. Legit.ng is partner of Genesis Media global consumer Internet company which also cooperates with Tuko (in Kenya) and Yen (in Ghana)

“In May 2014, Legit.ng released an Android mobile app. It soon became #1 in its category in Nigeria and was featured by Google Play Market. The app hit 500,000 installs in 10 months. The all-time number of installs is now getting close to 5M.

In June 2015, Legit.ng partnered with browser software makers Opera Ltd. and telecoms giant MTN to bring “one million days of free Internet to Nigeria”.

“In 2017 Facebook did a case study with Legit.ng and published the story in the Audience Network’s Success Stories section.

The website’s servers were attacked by hackers in July 2015.

In August 2015, a news section in the Hausa language was launched.

Where to Download Legit.ng Android and Apple App

Legit.ng Android app can be downloaded from Google Playstore or iTunes Store

Sources:

1. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Legit.ng
2. https://www.legit.ng/1198754-naij-upgrades-legitng.html