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.

4895 articles published since 28 Feb 2023

Author's articles

20-year-old graduates with first class degree from Redeemer's university despite setback in JAMB

20-year-old graduates with first class degree from Redeemer's university despite setback in JAMB

Education

a year ago

Bowen university graduate who completed school with first class degree shares success lessons

Bowen university graduate who completed school with first class degree shares success lessons

Education

a year ago

Hurricane Rafael leaves Cuba in darkness as strong winds knock out power across the Island

Hurricane Rafael leaves Cuba in darkness as strong winds knock out power across the Island

Europe

a year ago

Australia to ban children under 16 from social media, gives reason

Australia to ban children under 16 from social media, gives reason

Europe

a year ago

Malaysia to phase out CNG vehicles after several explosions, gives reason

Malaysia to phase out CNG vehicles after several explosions, gives reason

Asia

a year ago

Federal criminal cases against Donald Trump set to be dropped after he is re-elected, reason emerges

Federal criminal cases against Donald Trump set to be dropped after he is re-elected, reason emerges

US

a year ago

Small Jet crashes after hitting on car, 5 people confirmed dead

Small Jet crashes after hitting on car, 5 people confirmed dead

US

a year ago

A small business jet crashed shortly after takeoff from Falcon Field Airport in Mesa, Arizona, colliding with a vehicle on the road and killing five people.

Abike Dabiri-Erewa confirms FG's efforts to reach out to Kemi Badenoch with no response

Abike Dabiri-Erewa confirms FG's efforts to reach out to Kemi Badenoch with no response

Nigeria

a year ago

NiDCOM Chairman Abike Dabiri-Erewa reveals that her office reached out to newly elected UK Conservative Party leader Kemi Badenoch but received no response.

Baltasar Engonga: Millie Odiambo and Kenyan parliament react to videos from Equatorial Guinea

Baltasar Engonga: Millie Odiambo and Kenyan parliament react to videos from Equatorial Guinea

Nigeria

a year ago

Kenyan MP Millie Odhiambo has spoken about Equatorial Guinean official Baltasar Engonga in Parliament following a scandal involving leaked explicit videos.

FULL LIST: Taoreed Lagbaja and 2 Nigerian Chiefs of Army Staff who died in office

FULL LIST: Taoreed Lagbaja and 2 Nigerian Chiefs of Army Staff who died in office

Nigeria

a year ago

Read about Lagbaja, Akahan, and Attahiru Ibrahim, former Army Chiefs who also died while serving in office, reflecting the tragic losses among military leadership.

Elon Musk reacts to Donald Trump's victory, hails "mandate for change" after election win

Elon Musk reacts to Donald Trump's victory, hails "mandate for change" after election win

US

a year ago

Elon Musk reacts to Donald Trump’s lead in the 2024 U.S. Presidential Election, calling it a “crystal clear mandate for change, " Trump becomes 47th president.

US election results: Netanyahu and Zelensky congratulate Donald Trump on historic presidential win

US election results: Netanyahu and Zelensky congratulate Donald Trump on historic presidential win

US

a year ago

Benjamin Netanyahu and Volodymyr Zelensky congratulate Donald Trump on his historic White House comeback, expressing hopes for stronger U.S. alliances.

Who is winning the US election right now: Harris wins Virginia, Trump leads with 266 electoral votes

Who is winning the US election right now: Harris wins Virginia, Trump leads with 266 electoral votes

US

a year ago

Kamala Harris wins Virginia, maintaining Democratic control despite recent Republican gains. Meanwhile, former President Trump leads in key battleground states.

Despite challenges, Anambra law graduate completes her degree with first class, breaks silence

Despite challenges, Anambra law graduate completes her degree with first class, breaks silence

Education

a year ago

Precious Mmesoma Onuchukwu, a 23-year-old from Anambra overcame her challenges to achieve a first-class law degree while banking on her resilience and studying.

Father confirms the rescue of his six-month-old baby who went missing 5 weeks ago

Father confirms the rescue of his six-month-old baby who went missing 5 weeks ago

Nigeria

a year ago

A six-month-old baby kidnapped has been rescued by the Police, resulting in the arrest of six suspects. The prime suspect sold the baby for N3.6 million.

Basit Jamiu