{
  "id": 14661478,
  "title": "Ray Ekpu investigative journalism prize opens 2026 entries, increases prize money to N1.75m",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/15/ray-ekpu-investigative-journalism-prize-opens-2026-entries-increases",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-15T09:05:34.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Premium Times",
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    "url": "https://www.premiumtimesng.com/news/top-news/917288-ray-ekpu-investigative-journalism-prize-opens-2026-entries-increases-prize-money-to-n1-75m.html"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Founded by Udom Inoyo in 2021 with a N500,000 top prize, the Ray Ekpu Prize has raised its total purse to N1.75 million for 2026, as two new sponsors join the initiative that has recognised investigative journalism The post Ray Ekpu investigative journalism prize opens 2026 entries, increases prize money to N1.75m appeared first on Premium Times Nigeria .",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}