Nigeria, Sept. 1 -- Mariya Shuaibu, a PREMIUM TIMES' aviation, climate change, and agriculture reporter, has been shortlisted alongside five other finalists for the Isu Elihle journalism award.

The finalists were selected from a pool of 178 applicants from 26 African countries. The award rewards innovative journalism about children, and has been organised by Media Monitoring Africa (MMA) for the past nine years.

Each finalist will receive financial support of R10,000 (N864,938) to develop outstanding children-focused story pieces for publication in their country's preferred mainstream media, which will ultimately determine the Elihle award winner.

The top six finalists for the award are Mariya Shuaibu from Premium Times (Nigeria), Gibs...