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

Oyo Assembly suspends local government chairman after viral video, gives reason

Oyo Assembly suspends local government chairman after viral video, gives reason

Nigeria

a year ago

Suspected armed herders' attack in Benue leaves over 15 dead

Suspected armed herders' attack in Benue leaves over 15 dead

Nigeria

a year ago

EFCC submits preliminary report on Betta Edu to President Tinubu, investigates 5 bank executives

EFCC submits preliminary report on Betta Edu to President Tinubu, investigates 5 bank executives

Politics

a year ago

Former senate president who died in 2021 to be buried after three years, reason emerges

Former senate president who died in 2021 to be buried after three years, reason emerges

Politics

a year ago

Ekiti House of Assembly's Canada retreat sparks debate over resource use

Ekiti House of Assembly's Canada retreat sparks debate over resource use

Politics

a year ago

Spain’s worst flash flood in a century leaves 95 dead

Spain’s worst flash flood in a century leaves 95 dead

World

a year ago

VIDEO: Kaduna residents celebrate as electricity returns after nine-day outage

VIDEO: Kaduna residents celebrate as electricity returns after nine-day outage

Nigeria

a year ago

Kaduna residents celebrated the return of electricity after a nine-day blackout, following the repair of the Shiroro-Kaduna transmission line by the TCN.

Trump dresses as sanitation worker at Wisconsin rally to slam Biden's "garbage" comment

Trump dresses as sanitation worker at Wisconsin rally to slam Biden's "garbage" comment

US

a year ago

Donald Trump dressed as a sanitation worker at a Wisconsin rally to criticize Joe Biden's "garbage" comment, arguing that Democrats view his supporters negatively.

Nigeria Immigration Service unveils contactless passport renewal for Nigerians

Nigeria Immigration Service unveils contactless passport renewal for Nigerians

Nigeria

a year ago

The Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) will roll out a contactless passport renewal system starting November 1, 2024, in Canada, followed by the UK, USA, and Italy.

BREAKING: Prominent PDP House of Reps member defects to APC

Breaking

BREAKING: Prominent PDP House of Reps member defects to APC

Politics

a year ago

The APC gains an additional seat in the House of Representatives as Abubakar Gumi defects from the PDP, citing current internal crises within the party.

FCCPC alerts Nigerians of five major cartels driving up goods prices for profit

FCCPC alerts Nigerians of five major cartels driving up goods prices for profit

Nigeria

a year ago

FCCPC warns Nigerians about a cartel manipulating market prices nationwide, leading to inflated costs despite Tinubu's government stabilization efforts.

Makurdi man arrested for allegedly calling Benue Governor 'chronic womanizer'

Makurdi man arrested for allegedly calling Benue Governor 'chronic womanizer'

Nigeria

a year ago

Paul Gyenger remanded in prison for allegedly calling Benue State Governor Hyacinth Alia a "chronic womanizer" on social media, he faces charges of cyberstalking.

Nigerian police working in UK dismissed after guilty verdict in assault case at birthday party

Nigerian police working in UK dismissed after guilty verdict in assault case at birthday party

Nigeria

a year ago

UK Police officer PC Shola Balogun has been dismissed following a guilty verdict in an assault case that occurred during a birthday party in Bexleyheath.

Governor Adeleke addresses fake news on N8B LAUTECH refund: Osun government sets the record straight

Governor Adeleke addresses fake news on N8B LAUTECH refund: Osun government sets the record straight

Politics

a year ago

The Osun State Government clarifies that Governor Adeleke did not receive an N8B LAUTECH refund. Instead, the previous administration received N3.5B.

Imo state police repel alleged ESN attack, one suspect killed in Owerri

Imo state police repel alleged ESN attack, one suspect killed in Owerri

Nigeria

a year ago

The Imo State Police Command repelled an attempted attack by suspected ESN members linked to IPOB, resulting in the death of one suspect. Police recovered weapons.

Basit Jamiu