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.

5319 articles published since 28 Feb 2023

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Colombian president Gustavo Petro ready to “take up arms” to face Trump

World

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“We need Greenland”: Trump repeats threat to capture another country’s key territory

World

a month ago

Venezuela crisis may affect Nigeria, creating $10b hole in FG’s N58tr spending plan

Nigeria

a month ago

Life in IDP camps: Displaced women in Nigeria suffer extreme heat that “feels like dying”

Nigeria

a month ago

Tax laws: How to know if you are eligible to pay tax in Nigeria according to new residency rules

Nigeria

a month ago

Tragic boat accident in Yobe state leaves 25 dead and 14 missing

Nigeria

a month ago

Tragic: 30 killed, many abducted after terrorists attacked Niger market

Nigeria

a month ago

Bandits attacked Kasuwan Daji market in Niger State, killed 30 villagers, looted shops, set the market ablaze, and abducted scores, police confirmed.

Venezuela’s supreme court takes action after US left presidential seat vacant upon capturing Maduro

World

a month ago

Venezuela’s Supreme Court named Delcy Rodríguez acting president after Nicolás Maduro was detained by U.S. forces, as Trump vowed to run the nation.

Analyst who predicted Trump will remove the president of Venezuela speaks after it happened

World

a month ago

Analyst Aravind predicted in April, 2025 that Trump would target Venezuela; by June, 2025 Maduro was removed and US control of oil was established.

Trump threatens another president with military invasion after capturing the president of Venezuela

a month ago

United States leader Trump threatened Colombia’s Gustavo Petro after U.S. forces invaded Venezuela and captured Nicolás Maduro in a dramatic raid.

Nigerian air force recovers lost aerial vehicles after operational technical fault

Nigeria

a month ago

The Nigerian Air Force confirmed a UAV lost link during Operation FASAN YAMMA, but swift recovery actions ensured no casualties and operations continued.

Sokoto residents told to return dangerous debris from US air strikes

Nigeria

a month ago

Nigeria’s military warned civilians in Sokoto after US-backed airstrikes, urging them to return unexploded ordnance and avoid deadly risks from debris.

Just In: Court takes action on case against Anthony Joshua’s driver

Nigeria

a month ago

Driver Kayode Adeniyi was arraigned for manslaughter after Anthony Joshua’s SUV crash killed two friends on Lagos-Ibadan Expressway, case adjourned.

Tax law: What government employees need to know as new tax law takes effect

Nigeria

a month ago

The new tax law, effective January 2026, exempted most Nigerian workers from PAYE, lowered corporate tax rates, and aimed to boost fairer economic growth.

Pay raise: US increases minimum wage for millions of workers, takes effect on new year

a month ago

Millions of United States workers received pay rises as minimum wage increases took effect in 19 states, boosting earnings by $5 billion nationwide.

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