Pulitzer-winning editor Musikilu Mojeed earns a PhD
The Premium Times editor-in-chief studied how Nigerian newsrooms team up on investigations.
Abuja — Musikilu Mojeed, editor-in-chief of Premium Times, has defended his doctoral thesis in mass communication at Baze University, Abuja, his newspaper reports, citing his lead supervisor, the university's vice-chancellor Abiodun Adeniyi.
The research
His thesis, Collaborative Dynamics in Investigative Journalism: An Evaluation of Partnerships in Selected Nigerian Newsrooms, looks at how newsrooms work together on investigations and what that means for the profession. He enrolled about four years ago.
The career
Mojeed is a joint Pulitzer Prize winner for Premium Times' part in the Panama Papers investigation and a member of the International Consortium of Investigative Journalists. He co-founded the Centre for Journalism Innovation and Development and chairs the Nigerian committee of the International Press Institute. He was a Knight Fellow at Stanford in 2012, holds a master's in journalism from the City University of New York and a first degree from the University of Uyo, and has judged UNESCO's World Press Freedom awards.
Source: Premium Times, 23 October 2026.
