The online edition of Next, a new newspaper, has been launched in Lagos, Nigeria before the print publication.

Garcia Media describes it as a "light launch," or beta version, of the publication. The site will not be run up to its full potential for some time, according to the blog.

The publication is under the leadership of publisher and creator Dele Olojede, a Nigerian Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist and former foreign editor for Newsday. He plans to recruit young journalistic talent to produce a "youthful, inspiring and service-oriented" newspaper.

The Web site, www.234next.com, used resources from the Garcia Media team to help with development of layout and content, as well as newsroom training.

Source: Garcia Media via IFRA