▁promised . ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 1 , ▁De le ▁O lo j ede ▁won ▁the ▁John ▁P . ▁Mc N ulty ▁Prize , ▁which ▁was ▁established ▁to ▁reward ▁the ▁most ▁innov ative ▁projects ▁driving ▁social ▁change ▁created ▁by ▁F ell ows ▁of ▁the ▁Asp en ▁Institute . ▁The ▁Prize ▁was ▁awarded ▁for ▁O lo j ede ' s ▁vision ▁and ▁efforts ▁in ▁creating ▁N EXT ▁in ▁Niger ia . ▁ ▁Under ▁O lo j ede , ▁N EXT ▁paid ▁its ▁journal ists ▁a ▁living ▁w age , ▁oppos ing ▁the ▁usual ▁local ▁practice ▁of ▁polit icians ▁pay ing ▁journal ists ▁and ▁expecting ▁only ▁fav ou rable ▁coverage ▁in ▁return . ▁It ▁sc oop ed ▁many ▁stories ▁of ▁public ▁interest , ▁but ▁found ▁that ▁advert is ers ▁would ▁no ▁longer ▁support ▁it . ▁When ▁it ▁col lapsed ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 1 , ▁it ▁ow ed ▁its ▁staff ▁more ▁than ▁five ▁months ' ▁w ages . ▁ ▁Awards ▁In ▁addition ▁to ▁the ▁Pul itzer ▁Prize , ▁O lo j ede ▁has ▁won ▁several ▁journal ism ▁awards . ▁ 2 0 1 1 ▁Mc N ulty ▁Prize ▁ 2 0 1 0 ▁Prize ▁for ▁Eth ical ▁Le ad ership , ▁World ▁Forum ▁for ▁Eth ics ▁in ▁Business ▁ 2 0 1 0 ▁ 1 0 0 ▁Most ▁Creative ▁People , ▁Fast ▁Company ▁ 2 0 0 9 ▁Dist ingu ished ▁Al umn i ▁Prize , ▁Columbia ▁University ▁in ▁the ▁City ▁of ▁New ▁York ▁ 1 9 9 2 ▁Unity ▁Award ▁from