Damilola Banjo is an investigative journalist from Nigeria with a reporting focus on issues of health, education, human rights, and social justice.

She is currently working for WFAE, an NPR affiliate based out of Charlotte, North Carolina. She was named the 2020 Nigeria Investigative Journalist of the Year by Wole Soyinka Centre for Investigative Journalism. Banjo worked with BBC Africa as part of the team that produced the Emmy nominated documentary, Sex for Grades. Damilola has a Bachelor's degree in Communication and Language Arts from the University of Ibadan, Nigeria, and a Master's degree in journalism from Columbia University, New York.

 

Damilola Banjo

Basic information

Name
Damilola Banjo
Title
Investigative reporter
Expertise
education, corruption
Country
Nigeria
City
Lagos

Supported projects

The Nigerian Cartel

  • Corruption
  • Energy
  • Environment
  • Finance
  • Work

LAGOS - This series of investigations exposes the consequences of yearlong corruption in the construction and oil sectors on Nigerian life conditions, and the dodgy relationship between oil businessmen and corrupt politicians in the country.