Legit’s timeline
March 2026
Briefly News is a finalist at the WAN-IFRA Digital Media Awards 2026 in the category ‘'Best Use of AI’'. The team was celebrated for the AI-powered editorial tool, EditorialEye.
March 2026
TUKO.co.ke got selected as a finalist at the WAN-IFRA Digital Media Awards 2026 in the category ‘'Best Use of Video’' for the material about Kenyans recruited into the Russian war against Ukraine.
August 2025
Legit.ng launched a free fact-checking campaign for young Africans aimed at helping them battle fake news effortlessly.
June 2025
Reuters Institute Report 2025 recognised Legit.ng together with TUKO.co.ke as the leading digital media companies by weekly online reach in their respective countries.
May 2025
TUKO.co.ke Copywriting Course (jointly with Legit.ng) is a finalist in Best Practice category at INMA Global Media Awards 2025.
April 2025
Legit.ng is recognised by WAN-IFRA Award in the category "Best Use of AI in the Newsroom".
August 2024
Briefly News won the African Excellence Award as 'Best News & Entertainment Platform 2024' by Mea Markets. It acquired the same title a year before, in 2023. Also, Briefly News became a finalist of the WAN-IFRA Digital Media Awards Africa 2024 in the category 'Best Use of AI in the Newsroom'.
June 2024
Digital News Report 2024 by The Reuters Institute of Journalism mentioned Legit.ng and TUKO.co.ke as the most popular online news publishers by weekly online reach in Nigeria and Kenya.
July 2023
Legit.ng is recognised as the world’s most trusted project at WAN-IFRA Digital Media Awards Worldwide for the Media Literacy Campaign. Earlier this year, the news website won in the same category at the Digital Media Awards Africa 2023.
June 2023
All media assets of Legit become members of the International News Media Association (INMA) alongside New York Times and Washington Post.
June 2023
Digital News Report 2023 by The Reuters Institute of Journalism mentions Legit.ng and TUKO.co.ke as the most popular online news publishers by weekly online reach in Nigeria and Kenya.
May 2023
Edutainment animation project Mr About starts airing on YouTube, joining Legit’s global video department Esc Media.
April 2023
Genesis Media Emerging Markets (GMEM) upgrades to Legit, reflecting its aspirations to become the leading media company in the world.
December 2022
Briefly News launches a Women of Wonder special project celebrating women who reached great heights in politics, business, the public sector, and culture. The project reaches about 4 million people across all platforms.
December 2022
YEN.com.gh launches YEN Entertainment Awards to recognise and reward excellence in Ghana’s creative industry, collaborating with the most prominent artists in the country.
December 2022
The Media Council of Kenya recognises TUKO.co.ke as the Most Visited News Website in Kenya.
October 2022
Media monitoring company NewsWhip names Nigerian Legit.ng as the world's number one Facebook news media publisher above CNN, BBC, and Reuters. Kenyan TUKO.co.ke becomes number four, and Ghanaian YEN.com.gh is mentioned on the Top articles list.
August 2022
Legit organises the first press conference of Ukraine’s President Zelenskii for African media.
December 2022
YEN.com.gh launches YEN Entertainment Awards to recognise and reward excellence in Ghana’s creative industry, collaborating with the most prominent artists in the country.
December 2021
Legit (ex-GMEM) launches SportsBrief.com, the first website to cover all sports news from Africa and worldwide.
October 2021
Legit (ex-GMEM) launches a YouTube channel about animals Cuddle Buddies. Together with Rumor Juice, they are distinguished within the structure of the company in Esc Media – a video production oriented towards global markets.
July 2021
Nigerian Legit.ng wins a Google News Initiative grant for implementing a recommendation system (ReCo) that improves user experience.
July 2021
Nigerian Legit.ng is named as the Best News Website in Africa at the Africa Digital Media Awards 2021.
July 2021
Facebook features Legit (ex-GMEM) in a case study about Instant Articles' success.
March 2021
All media assets of Legit (ex-GMEM) become members of the United Nations SDG Media Compact.
December 2020
For the first time, Nigerian Legit.ng enters a list of top Facebook news publishers among CBS News, The Guardian UK, BBC, CNN, New York Post, and Forbes.
May-October 2020
Legit (ex-GMEM) starts its first charity initiatives – TUKO Drive Charity Initiative to help needy families in Kenya and a 230,000N grant for talented students in Nigeria. Since then, Legit regularly undertakes CSR activities.
November 2019
Legit (ex-GMEM) goes beyond African markets and launches its first global YouTube channel about celebrities Rumour Juice. Just in two years, the channel receives YouTube Silver Button.
November 2019
Ghanaian YEN.com.gh is named the Best Online News Portal at Accra's 2019 National Communications Awards.
2015
Legit (ex-GMEM) expands to Kenya and Ghana, launching TUKO.co.ke and YEN.com.gh.
2014
Legit (ex-GMEM) expands to South Africa, launching a free, data-saving, and convenient Briefly News App. Shortly, briefly.co.za becomes one of the biggest entertainment news websites in the country.
2013
NAIJ.com (now Legit.ng) Facebook page becomes the first in Nigeria to reach 1 million likes (in the news & media category).