Basit Jamiu

Education: Bachelor's degree from Ekiti State University (2018), Google Digital Skills from Google News Initiative (2024)

Experience: Staff Writer, Ikeja Bird (2022), Associate Editor, Prime Progress (2022), Staff Writer, The Movee (2018), politics and current affairs editor, Legit.ng (present)

Awards: Ynaija New Recipient Award (2018), Top Editors from Africa, The Witsprouts (2020), Humangle Best Feature Writer (2022), FIJ Best Writer of the Year (2022)

Basit Jamiu is a journalist with more than five years of experience. He is a current affairs and politics editor at Legit.ng. He holds a bachelor's degree from Ekiti State University (2018). Basit previously worked as a staff writer at Ikeja Bird (2022), Associate Editor at Prime Progress (2022), and Staff Writer at The Movee (2018). He is a 2024 Open Climate Fellow (West Africa), 2023 MTN Media Fellow, OCRP Fellow at ICIR, and Accountability Fellow at CJID. Email: basit.jamiu@corp.legit.ng.

3400 articles published since 28 Feb 2023

Author's articles

Church takes action on Nigerian priest who secretly got married in US, name released

Church takes action on Nigerian priest who secretly got married in US, name rele...

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24-year-old first class graduate speaks on how she maintained 5.0 GPA for 3 consecutive years

24-year-old first class graduate speaks on how she maintained 5.0 GPA for 3 cons...

2 hours ago

Nigerian teacher named as finalist for N1 billion prize shares how he intends to spend the money

Nigerian teacher named as finalist for N1 billion prize shares how he intends to...

3 hours ago

10 suspected members of Boko Haram arrested in southwestern state, names and location released

10 suspected members of Boko Haram arrested in southwestern state, names and loc...

7 hours ago

Man forges employment letter, earns salary for 11 months, ICPC takes action

Man forges employment letter, earns salary for 11 months, ICPC takes action

a day ago

Names of three Nigerians jailed by US court over N2 billion fraud have been released

Names of three Nigerians jailed by US court over N2 billion fraud have been rele...

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US President-elect Donald Trump set to save TikTok before ban, details emerge

US President-elect Donald Trump set to save TikTok before ban, details emerge

US President-elect Donald Trump is set to intervene to save TikTok before a ban on app was due to take effect this weekend, the new administration wants to keep it.

How Pope Francis fell, suffered injury at his residence

How Pope Francis fell, suffered injury at his residence

Pope Francis, 88, sustained a bruise to his right forearm after fall at his Vatican residence but continued with his daily agenda, Vatican confirmed no fractures.

Names of three Nigerians arrested and convicted for oil theft crime have been announced

Names of three Nigerians arrested and convicted for oil theft crime have been announced

Two oil thieves and a vessel were convicted for oil theft in Uyo, with fines totalling N20 million, EFCC Uyo also secured the conviction of an internet fraudster.

FG launches farmer registry designed to link farmers to farmlands, gives reason

FG launches farmer registry designed to link farmers to farmlands, gives reason

Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Food Security (FMAFS) launched a NIN-backed farmer registry to link farmers to farmlands and provide targeted government support.

49 HND final-year students of Moshood Abiola Polytechnic to be expelled, reason emerges

49 HND final-year students of Moshood Abiola Polytechnic to be expelled, reason emerges

Moshood Abiola Polytechnic faced the potential expulsion of 49 HND final-year students for allegedly using fake ND results, verification process revealed.

UNILAG makes history, produces 18 all-female first-class graduates, names released

UNILAG makes history, produces 18 all-female first-class graduates, names released

UNILAG Department of Mass Communication has made history with 18 all-female first-class graduates for 2023/2024 academic session, announced at convocation ceremony.

NIMET predicts 3-day thunderstorms, strong winds, and haziness, mentions date

NIMET predicts 3-day thunderstorms, strong winds, and haziness, mentions date

NiMet forecasts sunshine and haziness across Nigeria from Thursday to Saturday. Northern regions will experience sunny skies in a hazy atmosphere.

Israel air strikes resulted in deaths of 73 people, location and places affected mentioned

Israel air strikes resulted in deaths of 73 people, location and places affected mentioned

Israeli air strikes in Gaza have resulted in 73 deaths overnight, ahead of a ceasefire agreement with Hamas, aiming to exchange hostages for prisoners.

Ogun state teacher becomes finalist for 2025 Global Teacher Prize, name released

Ogun state teacher becomes finalist for 2025 Global Teacher Prize, name released

Kayode Adewale, a Mathematics teacher at Imagbon/Imaka Comprehensive High School in Ogun State, Nigeria, has been named a finalist for the 2025 Global Teacher Prize.

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