Nation Media Group: brands it owns and its ownership tree
Nation Media Group (NSE: NMG) is a publicly listed company headquartered in Nairobi, Kenya that owns 10 consumer brands.[1][2][3][4]
Nation Media Group PLC is a Kenyan newspaper, broadcasting and digital media company based at Nation Centre in Nairobi, with operations in Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania and Rwanda. The Aga Khan founded it in 1959; its shares have traded in Nairobi since 1973 and are also listed in Kampala, Dar es Salaam and Kigali. Revenue for 2025 was KSh 6.04 billion, 3.1% lower than in 2024, mostly because print sales fell. In March 2026 the Aga Khan Fund for Economic Development agreed to sell NPRT Holdings Africa, which held 54.08% of NMG, to Taarifa Ltd.
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Company facts
- Legal name
- Nation Media Group PLC (also NMG, Nation Media Group)
- Type
- publicly listed company · see all publicly listed company owners
- Headquarters
- 🇰🇪 Nairobi, Kenya
- Founded
- 1959
- Tickers
- NSE: NMG
- Website
- www.nationmedia.com
- Last verified
- · 4 sources
Nation Media Group in numbers
- Nation Media Group owns 10 consumer brands tracked here across 1 top-level categories; the largest is media & entertainment with 10 brands.[1]
- 4 of its brands originated outside Kenya.
Everything Nation Media Group owns
Controlling ownership as of . Brands grouped under the entity that owns them; large groups are collapsed.
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Brand portfolio by category
Full portfolio, 10 brands, with sources → · Competitors by shared categories →
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Frequently asked questions
What brands does Nation Media Group own?
Nation Media Group owns 10 consumer brands tracked here, including Daily Monitor, Mwananchi, Daily Nation, Taifa Leo, NTV and The Citizen.
Is Nation Media Group a Kenyan company?
Yes. Nation Media Group is headquartered in Nairobi, Kenya and was founded in 1959.
Who owns Nation Media Group?
Nation Media Group is a publicly listed company owned by its shareholders; it trades as NMG on the NSE.
Sources (4) & corrections
Last verified . Every ownership fact above is backed by one of these primary documents. Numbers in brackets in the text refer to this list.
- [1] Nation Media Group PLC — 2025 Integrated Report and Financial Statements — Nation Media Group PLC, Annual report; retrieved 23 October 2026.
- [2] Nation Media Group PLC — Audited Group financial results for the year ended 31 December 2025 — Nation Media Group PLC, Stock exchange filing; retrieved 23 October 2026.
- [3] Aga Khan Fund for Economic Development announces sale of shareholding in Nation Media Group — Aga Khan Development Network, Official press release, published 10 March 2026; retrieved 23 October 2026.
- [4] Nairobi Securities Exchange — Listed companies — Nairobi Securities Exchange, Official document; retrieved 23 October 2026.
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