Basit Jamiu

Education: Bachelor's degree from Nasarawa State University (2023), Google Digital Skills from Google News Initiative (2024)

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

Awards: Humangle Most-Read Feature Writer (2022), FIJ Best Stories of the Year (2022)

Basit Jamiu is an AFP-certified journalist. He is a current affairs and politics editor at Legit.ng. He holds a bachelor's degree from Nasarawa State University (2023). Basit previously worked as a staff writer at Ikeja Bird (2022), Associate Editor at Prime Progress (2022). He is a 2025 CRA Grantee, 2024 Open Climate Fellow (West Africa), 2023 MTN Media Fellow. Email: basitjamiu1st@gmail.com and basit.jamiu@corp.legit.ng.

5963 articles published since 28 Feb 2023

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Scientists to develop world’s first pregnancy robot that could give birth

World

10 months ago

Ekweremadu: Name of lawmaker who replaced former senate leader after organ harvesting saga

Politics

10 months ago

List of constituencies where APC lost and parties that won in by-elections

Politics

10 months ago

JAMB orders public universities to conclude 2025 admissions, sets date

Education

10 months ago

2027 election: INEC announces date for voter’s card registration, sets minimum age

Politics

10 months ago

By-election: How parties that were not declared as winners may reclaim victory eventually

Politics

10 months ago

By-elections: Salaries and benefits of senators and reps as newly elected lawmakers set to resume

Politics

10 months ago

New lawmakers resume after bye-elections as spotlight falls on Nigerian Senators’ ₦1m+ monthly pay and tenure-based allowances, sparking public debate.

After by-election: List of states that will hold elections before end of 2025

Politics

10 months ago

Following Nigeria’s nationwide by-elections, attention has now shifted to the remaining states scheduled to conduct elections before the year ends.

Jezis, Gesu, Ciise: How to say Jesus in 70 different languages released

World

10 months ago

Discover how the name “Jesus” is spoken in 70 languages worldwide, revealing cultural diversity through pronunciation and spelling across regions.

Major Prophet releases prophecy ahead of 2027 presidential election, says some have come to pass

Politics

10 months ago

Nigerian pastor known as Major Prophet predicts witch-hunting of opposition ahead of 2027 election, citing EFCC’s probe of Tambuwal as early evidence.

Zamfara bye-election declared inconclusive by INEC, reason mentioned

Politics

10 months ago

INEC declares Kaura Namoda South bye-election inconclusive as vote margin falls below PVCs collected in cancelled units; rerun to be held in affected wards

Result of Kaduna bye-elections emerges, breakdown of votes and winners announced

Nigeria

10 months ago

APC wins all Kaduna bye-elections, breaking PDP strongholds in Chikun and Kajuru, and securing victories in Zaria Kewaye and Basawa constituencies.

Pastor predicts the actual year of the second coming of Jesus, victorious return

World

10 months ago

A popular pastor predicts Jesus Christ's Second Coming in 2026, citing Bible verses. Explore Christian and Islamic views on this long-anticipated event.

Wife of Trump wrote a ‘private’ letter to Putin, its message released

10 months ago

Melania Trump sent Putin a letter on abducted Ukrainian children, delivered by Trump at Alaska summit; no ceasefire announced despite claimed progress.

Detailed list of Nigerian churches that own universities

Education

10 months ago

Discover the full list of Nigerian church-owned universities, showcasing how faith-based institutions are shaping higher education across the country.

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