Kiki Mordi bags Emmy nomination over sex-for-grades investigation

In 2019, Kiki Mordi, a Nigerian journalist, and her BBC Africa Eye team released a 13-minute documentary that exposed sexual harassment meted out to students at the University of Lagos and University of Ghana by lecturers.

The internet went agog when the “Sex for grades” documentary was released.

An investigation that has since led to a revolution against the exchange of sex for grades among some university lecturers.

This investigation has brought Kiki Mordi, to the international audience. Kiki Mordi on Tuesday tweeted that she has been nominated for an International 2020 Emmy Awards nomination for News & Current Affairs category..

The annual award event often honours and recognises excellence across the various sectors of the television industry in the world.

“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,” Mordi tweeted.

“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.”

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Mordi’s nomination at the Emmys comes after she had won the People’s Journalism Prize for Africa and also months after she had been nominated for The Future Awards Africa.

“We’re grateful for news organizations…who, before the pandemic, were boldly exploring issues in their societies,” said Bruce Paisner, the International Academy of Television Arts & Sciences CEO.

“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.”