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.

4889 articles published since 28 Feb 2023

Author's articles

WAEC JAMB: Two first-class graduates from FUOYE and FUTA offer advice for young students

WAEC JAMB: Two first-class graduates from FUOYE and FUTA offer advice for young students

Education

10 months ago

FUTA graduate who wanted to quit school bags first class degree, speaks on challenges

FUTA graduate who wanted to quit school bags first class degree, speaks on challenges

Education

10 months ago

Year in Review: 5 influential female politicians in Nigeria in 2024

Year in Review: 5 influential female politicians in Nigeria in 2024

Nigeria

10 months ago

Tragedy on River Benue: Boat capsizes, 20 women and children feared dead

Tragedy on River Benue: Boat capsizes, 20 women and children feared dead

Nigeria

10 months ago

Miraculous shift: Adeboye speaks on redemption camp's evolution from den of thieves to holy site

Miraculous shift: Adeboye speaks on redemption camp's evolution from den of thieves to holy site

Nigeria

10 months ago

Devastating fire at Ibadan's Christ Apostolic Church traps worshippers during vigil

Devastating fire at Ibadan's Christ Apostolic Church traps worshippers during vigil

Nigeria

10 months ago

LASU graduate wins prestigious scholarship in US, set to complete masters in strategic communication

LASU graduate wins prestigious scholarship in US, set to complete masters in strategic communication

Education

10 months ago

Oyesiji Oyewusi shares his journey from Lagos State University to the United States, highlighting resilience, faith, and opportunities in international education.

NBA president condemns gifts to judges, says it is unconstitutional

NBA president condemns gifts to judges, says it is unconstitutional

Nigeria

11 months ago

Following controversial construction of judges' quarters in Abuja, NBA President declared it unconstitutional for cabinet members to give gifts to judges.

Tragic fire in Kano claims lives of elderly couple, investigation ongoing

Tragic fire in Kano claims lives of elderly couple, investigation ongoing

Nigeria

11 months ago

A devastating fire in Kano's Rangaza local government area tragically claimed the lives of 67-year-old Muhammad Uba and his wife, 52-year-old Fatima Muhammad.

Lagos state wins $400,000 award in primary health care leadership challenge

Lagos state wins $400,000 award in primary health care leadership challenge

Nigeria

11 months ago

Lagos state, led by Governor Sanwo-Olu, has won a $400,000 award in the Primary Health Care Leadership Challenge organized by the Nigeria Governors Forum

Lagos state enacts new laws to curb illegal organ harvesting and enhance consumer protection

Lagos state enacts new laws to curb illegal organ harvesting and enhance consumer protection

Nigeria

11 months ago

Lagos State has enacted new laws, including the Human Organ and Tissue Transplantation Bill, to prohibit illegal organ harvesting and enhance consumer protection.

Lagos state celebrates UNESCO listing of Badagry's historic slave route

Lagos state celebrates UNESCO listing of Badagry's historic slave route

Nigeria

11 months ago

The Lagos State Government celebrates the UNESCO recognition of Badagry's Slave Route, including the Point of No Return, as a World Heritage Site.

Graduate of FUTA who scored 339 in JAMB, got NNPC scholarship, bags first class degree

Graduate of FUTA who scored 339 in JAMB, got NNPC scholarship, bags first class degree

Education

11 months ago

Caleb Temiloluwa Adewole, a first-class graduate of Electrical and Electronics Engineering from FUTA, Nigeria, shares his journey of academic excellence.

Nigerian cyber criminal Abiola Kayode extradited from Ghana to U.S. for wire fraud charges

Nigerian cyber criminal Abiola Kayode extradited from Ghana to U.S. for wire fraud charges

Nigeria

11 months ago

Nigerian cyber criminal Abiola Kayode, on the FBI’s Most Wanted List, has been extradited from Ghana to Nebraska to face charges of wire fraud of $6 million.

University of Medical Sciences, Ondo, confers degrees on 634 students at sixth convocation

University of Medical Sciences, Ondo, confers degrees on 634 students at sixth convocation

Nigeria

11 months ago

The University of Medical Sciences conferred degrees on 634 students, and former governor Olusegun Mimiko was recognized as the best graduating Master’s student.

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