NMC 100 list: Awarded Honorees

The NMC 100 List recognizes 100 individuals and organizations whose work has shaped Africa’s media landscape over the last decade. These honorees were awarded at the New Media Conference 2025 on September 25, 2025, in Lagos, Nigeria

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Social Media And Community Building

Nkem Onwudiwe (Founder, Her Network)

Francesca Uriri (Leading Ladies Africa)

Esther Ijewere (Founder, Women of Rubies)

Uche Pedro (Founder, Bella Naija)

Enioluwa Adeoluwa

Oluwatosin Olaseinde (Money Africa)

Ifedayo Agoro (DANG)

Salem King

Iyabo Ojo

Tomike Adeoye

Falz Folarin Falana

Adebowale Adebayo (Mr Macaroni)

Mark Angel Comedy

Digital Journalism & Investigative Storytelling

Premium Times

The Cable

Tobore Ovuorie

Aisha Salaudeen

Dubawa

Fisayo Soyombo

Digital Content Creation

Nons Miraj

Folagade Banks Abiri Tobi Festus

Steve Ndukwu

Kiekie

Yemisi Sophie Odusanya (Sisi Yemmie)

Ruth Kadiri

Samuel Perry (Broda Shaggi)

Funke Akindele

Maraji

Priscilla Ojo Mkambala

Ify’s Kitchen

Diary of a kitchen lover Chef T

Josh2Funny Chibuike Josh Alfred

Craze Clown

Lasisi Elenu

Emeka Erem Ajebo

Mr Sabinus

Taaooma

Tech Innovation in New Media

Iroko TV

Tech Point Africa

Kagan Tech Oladapo-Ogunsanya Segun

Eric Okafor Knewkeed

Olatunde Shobanjo 'Valor Reviews'

Fisayo Fosudo

Tech Her

Tobi Ayeni (MissTechy)

Adaora Nwodo

Big Cabal Media

David I. Adeleke (Communiqué)

Semudara Abayomi

Iyinoluwa Aboyeji Future Africa

Podacst

Peace Itimi (Founders Connect)

Toke Makinwa

I Said What I Said

Off Air with Gbemi & Toolz

Tea With TAY

Afrobeat Intelligence Joey Akan

Live with Lynda

With Chude

The Honest Bunch

Digital Marketing Agency

Wild Fusion

DigitX Plus

Markova

X3M Ideas

ID Africa

Penzaarville Africa

Dotts Media House

Anakle

Intense Group

RedWolf Agency

Zebra Stripes

Media Panache

Redrick PR

SEID

Media Literacy

Media and Information Literacy

Coalition of Nigeria (MILCON)

Olumayowa Tijani

Dr Inya Lawal

DUBAWA

NerdzFactory

Sope Martins

Policy, Regulation & Advocacy

Paradigm Initiative

Dr Vincent Olatunji

Inibehe Effiong

SERAP

Titilayo Obileye

The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC)

Data Journalism

Center for Journalism Innovation and Development

Media Rights Agenda

Ugochukwu "Ugodre" Obi-Chukwu (Nairametrics)

Fatu Ogwuche

Budgit

STEARS

Dataphyte (Joshua Olufemi)

Centre for Investigative Reporting (ICIR)

The Guardian Nigeria

The Cable

FactCheckHub

The Nigerian Data Protection Commission (NDPC)

Cross-Sectoral New Media Impact

ULesson

Aproko Doctor

Sola Adesakin