Kiki Mordi, a Nigerian media personality, is celebrating her first ever Emmy nomination for her Sex for Grades documentary.
The 29-year-old journalist was nominated in the News and Current Affairs category for the Emmy Awards.
About a year ago, Mordi uncovered the troubling cases of sexual harassment of female students by male lecturers in West African universities, using the University of Lagos and Ghana as a case study.
And while there’s still a long way to go, the BBC Africa Eye documentary is still breaking records.
Mordi took to her Twitter page to break her Emmy nomination news.
“Here’s me, despite being an emotional mess, announcing that BBC Africa Eye‘s #SexForGrades is nominated in the ‘Current Affairs’ category for this year’s International Emmys,” she wrote.
“Every single soul that made this project come alive deserves this honor! Thanks to the BBC Pidgin team, world service, Africa team, Africa Eye Team, and to every person that breathed life into this.”
Speaking about the nomination, Bruce L. Paisner, President & CEO of the International Academy of Television Arts & Sciences had this to say;
“In the midst of the pandemic, we are grateful for news organizations like these who even before the pandemic were boldly exploring the issues in their societies.
“We salute the outstanding work and great courage of our nominees for reporting on difficult and sensitive matters, despite the many challenges and obstacles continuously thrown at them.”
Earlier this year, Kiki Mordi won the People’s Journalism Prize for Africa.