Aim One Company Named Leading Brand Strategy & African Market Entry Consultancy at MEA Markets African Excellence Awards 2026

Aim One Company, a strategy-led marketing and communications agency based in Lagos, Nigeria, has been named the Leading Brand Strategy & African Market Entry Consultancy 2026 by MEA Markets at the African Excellence Awards 2026. This is the agency's first international award since it was founded in 2019.

The African Excellence Awards, now in its ninth year, is one of the continent's most recognised business awards programmes, celebrating organisations, leaders, and professionals driving progress across Africa's diverse and fast-evolving markets. MEA Markets, published quarterly by AI Global Media, is a publication dedicated to researching and recognising major business achievements across the Middle East and Africa.

Aim One Company was recognised for its dual-engine model: serving Nigerian brands with brand strategy and creative communications, while guiding international organisations looking to establish a credible presence in African markets. The agency's work covers brand strategy, creative communications, and Africa market entry advisory across sectors including financial services, retail, FMCG, and faith-based organisations.

Beyond client work, Aim One Company runs the Marketing Mentorship Program (MMP), a structured pan-African initiative that has reached marketing professionals across Nigeria, Ghana, Kenya, Rwanda, and Tanzania. The program's most recent edition, MMP 2.0, graduated thirty marketing professionals drawn from eight countries spanning West, East, and Central Africa as well as the United Kingdom, at a Demo Day held in Lagos in April 2025. The event drew the attendance of the Special Senior Adviser to the Lagos State Governor, whose presence underscored the growing recognition of marketing and the creative economy as a strategic driver of Nigeria's commercial future.

Speaking on this year's winners, MEA Markets Awards Coordinator Melissa Bramall said: "We're thrilled to present a choice selection of deserving winners as they continue to redefine the business landscape in Africa and much further afield, across a host of diverse industries and sectors. Congratulations all on a well-deserved win in this year's prestigious programme."

Commenting on the recognition, Aizehi Itua, Founder and CEO of Aim One Company, said:

"This award is a milestone for Aim One Company, but more than that, it is proof that the work we have been doing in Lagos is being seen on an international stage. We have always believed that African brands deserve world-class strategy and that world-class strategy can be built right here on the continent. This recognition affirms that belief. We are grateful to MEA Markets and we dedicate this win to every client and every mentee who has been part of this journey."

The official winners listing for Aim One Company can be viewed at: https://meamarkets.digital/winners/aim-one-company/