Prime Progress has been selected to participate in the Nigeria Media Innovation Program or NAMIP initiative.
The solutions-focused online media documenting how people and groups respond to and solve humanitarian, economic and social problems in Nigeria is among 11 media organisations selected from over 200 applications NAMIP received across Nigeria.
The other 10 media organisations include Culture Custodian, Dubawa, Edugist, Farming Farmers Farms, Foundation for Investigative Journalism, HumAngle, Lavun Community Radio, Solacebase, TV 360, and Voix Collective.
Launched in Feb. 2022, NAMIP is a three-year initiative working to support the editorial independence of media organisations in Nigeria by strengthening their financial sustainability.
The initiative is funded by MacArthur Foundation and implemented by Media Development Investment Fund or MDIF, a not-for-profit investment fund for independent media. NAMIP aims to strengthen Nigeria’s independent media sector, accelerate digital innovation and foster new business models for independent media in Nigeria, especially those reaching underserved communities. NAMIP hopes to achieve this through grant funding, training, mentorship, consultancies, and community-building activities.
Bilal Randeree, MDIF’s Program Director for Africa and MENA, said the media organisations selected will benefit from a combination of grant funding, technical assistance, and strategic capacity-building interventions.
“We look forward to assisting these organisations with finding the space and opportunity to innovate so that they can grow their audiences and increase their revenue to become financially sustainable,” says Randeree.
Prime Progress and the other 10 selected media organisations are the first to participate in the media innovation program in Nigeria. According to MDIF, they were chosen after careful consideration by an advisory committee comprising leading professionals in journalism, business, academia and innovative enterprise.
Prime Progress has been selected to join the Nigeria Media Innovation Program (NAMIP), alongside 10 other media organizations, from over 200 applicants. These include Culture Custodian, Dubawa, Edugist, Farming Farmers Farms, Foundation for Investigative Journalism, HumAngle, Lavun Community Radio, Solacebase, TV 360, and Voix Collective.
Launched in February 2022, NAMIP is a three-year initiative aimed at supporting editorial independence and financial sustainability of media organizations in Nigeria. It is funded by the MacArthur Foundation and implemented by the Media Development Investment Fund (MDIF). The program focuses on accelerating digital innovation and fostering new business models for independent media, especially those serving underserved communities in Nigeria.
The selected media organizations will benefit from grant funding, technical assistance, and strategic capacity-building interventions. According to Bilal Randeree, MDIF’s Program Director for Africa and MENA, these supports are aimed at helping the organizations grow their audiences and revenue to achieve financial sustainability.
Prime Progress and the other selected organizations were chosen by an advisory committee of professionals from journalism, business, academia, and innovative enterprise, marking the first cohort to participate in this media innovation program in Nigeria.
