Nigerian Journalist Wins BBC Award

Amina Yuguda, a local news presenter for Gotel Television in north-eastern Nigeria has won the third BBC World News Komla Dumor Award.

She has reported on high-profile news stories, including the Boko Haram insurgency. She will start a three-month placement at the BBC in London this month.

She impressed the panel with her storytelling and her ability to convey complex ideas in a way that resonates with a wide audience.

A very excited Amina says, ‘I was overwhelmed with joy. Storytellers have always had an important role in Africa, this is what defines us. Today journalists are taking on that responsibility. With little or no formal education, my countrymen can hold their own in a variety of topics, including the Trump presidency in America, North Korea’s defiance, Russia’s foreign relations under Putin, and more’.

BBC World Service Group Director Francesca Unsworth said Ms Yuguda was a worthy winner; ‘to find someone who possesses many of Komla’s qualities is something for us to celebrate, and we are very excited about working with Amina’.