Private company

Nation Media Group

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Public media group in Kenya

Nation Media Group (NMG), formerly known as East African Newspapers (Nation Series) Ltd, is an East African media group based in Kenya and listed on the Nairobi Stock Exchange. It is owned by Rostam Azizi.2 It employed 1,400 people in 2004.1 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 21, 2026.

Overview

1959Founded1
Nation Center
Photo: Arthur Buliva, CC BY 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons5

Nation Media Group (NMG), formerly known as East African Newspapers (Nation Series) Ltd, is an East African media group based in Kenya and listed on the Nairobi Stock Exchange. It is owned by Rostam Azizi.2

Corporate structure

Nation Media Group sits at the top of its group. 2 entities, 2 countries on record. Switch between the flow chart and the network, and select any entity to see its details.

  • Nation Media Group Nairobi
    • NTV Uganda Subsidiary · Uganda

Built from subsidiaries, stakes and holdings from Wikidata (CC0); major holders from Schedules 13D and 13G. Each entity in the chart links to its source.

The story

NMG was founded in 1959 by Aga Khan IV as East African Newspapers (Nation Series) Ltd, under the Aga Khan Fund for Economic Development. In 1999, NMG launched NTV, a news channel in Kenya, and Easy FM (now known as Nation FM).

From Wikipedia’s article on Nation Media Group, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.4

Leadership

Who has led Nation Media Group, and when. Pick a name to see everywhere that person has worked.

Products and brands

  • newspaper

Listed on Wikidata.1

Subsidiaries and ownership

Subsidiaries

  • NTV Uganda

From Wikidata.1

Employees over time

  • 20041,4001

Timeline

  1. 1959Founded Founded1