Premium Times
Premium Times is a Nigerian online newspaper based in Abuja. It launched in 2011.[1] The online medium is notable for Investigative journalism among other fields.
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| Type | Online newspaper |
|---|---|
| Publisher | Premium Times Services Limited |
| Editor-in-chief | Musikilu Mojeed |
| Editor | Dapo Olorunyomi, Publisher and CEO |
| Managing editors | Idris Akinbajo |
| Founded | 2011 |
| Language | English and Hausa |
| Headquarters | Abuja, Nigeria |
| Website | premiumtimesng |
Awards and nominations
In 2013, Premium Times was nominated for the 'Website/blog of the year' award at the Nigerian Broadcasters Merit Award.[2] In 2017, Premium Times reporters shared in the Pulitzer Prize for participating in the international consortium that investigated the Panama Papers, revealing corruption and offshore tax havens used by highly placed people.[3] In November 2017, Global Investigative Journalism Network announced that Premium Times was awarded Global Shining Light Award for the investigative work on the extrajudicial killings in Nigeria's South-East and How the Onitsha Massacre of Pro-Biafra supporters was coordinated.[4]
See also
- List of Nigerian newspapers
References
- "About Us". Premium Times. Retrieved 22 April 2018.
- "Here are the Nominees for Nigerian Broadcasters Merit Awards 2013". Olori Supergal. 31 October 2013. Retrieved 11 April 2018.
- Digit, Control (April 11, 2017). "'Fake News' reporters win Pulitzer awards". Business Day Newspaper. Business Day Newspaper. Retrieved 24 May 2018.
- GIJN, Staff. "Investigative Stories from Iraq, Nigeria Win Global Shining Light Award". Global Investigative Journalism Network. Global Investigative Journalism Network. Retrieved 24 May 2018.