Nigeria, Nov. 8 -- The Editor-in-Chief of PREMIUM TIMES, Musikilu Mojeed, has urged Nigerian journalists to adopt Solution Journalism as a means to check abuse of office by public officials.

He said investigative journalism is not all about the prosecution and jailing of government officials who have enriched themselves with public funds.

Mr Mojeed spoke on Thursday in Abuja at a two-day training for journalists on Budget Tracking and Data-Driven Journalism organised by the Nigerian Governors Forum (NGF). He said journalists should use their position to also report good stories on organisations that have done well.

He said, "I like to make this point, people always think that investigative journalism is about just exposing, and shaming...