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.

5965 articles published since 28 Feb 2023

Author's articles

South African court rules ex-Zambian president must be buried in Zambia despite family objections

Africa

11 months ago

Mass failure in 2025 WASSCE: Stakeholders blame systemic challenges and exam malpractice

Education

11 months ago

Why 4 young Nigerians hijacked Lagos-to-Abuja flight in 1993

Nigeria

11 months ago

LAUTECH student shot dead during sign-out party in Ogbomoso, police confirm

Nigeria

11 months ago

KWAM 1: Festus Keyamo breaks silence on ValueJet incident, “unacceptable behavior”

Nigeria

11 months ago

Man shot dead inside church in Akwa Ibom: Police launch investigation

Nigeria

11 months ago

American hunter killed by charging Cape Buffalo in South Africa

11 months ago

Texas hunter Asher Watkins was killed by a charging Cape buffalo during a safari in South Africa’s Limpopo province, sparking renewed safety concerns.

Remains of helicopter crash victims arrive in Ghana, Armed Forces confirm

Africa

11 months ago

The Ghana Armed Forces confirmed the arrival of eight victims of the Z-9 helicopter crash. Their bodies were recovered from Sikaman and sent to 37 Military Hospital.

Court of Appeal restores EFCC’s interim forfeiture order on Yahaya Bello’s alleged properties

Nigeria

11 months ago

Court of Appeal reinstates EFCC’s interim forfeiture order on Yahaya Bello’s alleged properties, marking a legal win in the ongoing asset recovery case.

Facts to know about Chikungunya virus as China reports 7,000 cases

Asia

11 months ago

China reports over 7,000 chikungunya cases in Guangdong, prompting Covid-style measures including hospital stays, mosquito control, and public health alerts.

15 things to know about Dr. Doyin Abiola, Nigeria’s trailblazing female Editor-in-Chief

World

11 months ago

Discover 15 key facts about Dr. Doyin Abiola, Nigeria’s first female editor-in-chief, media trailblazer, and wife of Chief MKO Abiola, who has passed away.