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

Appeal court reserves judgement on Ramon Adedoyin’s death sentence in Timothy Adegoke’s murder

Appeal court reserves judgement on Ramon Adedoyin’s death sentence in Timothy Adegoke’s murder

Nigeria

a year ago

Zhang Yiming becomes richest person in China as TikTok popularity grows globally

Zhang Yiming becomes richest person in China as TikTok popularity grows globally

Nigeria

a year ago

Taraba state university lecturer lists reasons for Americans to vote Trump in 2024 election

Taraba state university lecturer lists reasons for Americans to vote Trump in 2024 election

US

a year ago

Chrisland University celebrates sixth convocation with 25 first class graduates and 185 graduands

Chrisland University celebrates sixth convocation with 25 first class graduates and 185 graduands

Education

a year ago

UNILAG’s 500-level Pharmacy student becomes youngest African scrabble champion in Kigali victory

UNILAG’s 500-level Pharmacy student becomes youngest African scrabble champion in Kigali victory

Education

a year ago

LASEMA confirms millions in losses after fire engulfs bungalow at Anibaba road

LASEMA confirms millions in losses after fire engulfs bungalow at Anibaba road

Nigeria

a year ago

17-year-old university student arrested after faking her own abduction and death, causing distress

17-year-old university student arrested after faking her own abduction and death, causing distress

Nigeria

a year ago

Jesse Chidebere was arrested for staging a fake abduction and death, causing alarm among her family and prompting an urgent police investigation in Imo State.

Price of rice rises to N160k as power outage worsens in Gombe state

Price of rice rises to N160k as power outage worsens in Gombe state

Nigeria

a year ago

A week-long blackout in northern Nigeria, caused by vandalism, has led to significant business losses and skyrocketing rice prices particularly in Gombe.

Abuja's major areas targeted as FCTA detains 34 in crackdown on street beggars

Abuja's major areas targeted as FCTA detains 34 in crackdown on street beggars

Nigeria

a year ago

FCTA detained 34 beggars, scavengers, and street vendors across Abuja. This action follows a directive for these individuals to leave the city's targeted areas.

High fuel costs in FCT force civil servants to use public transportation, abandon personal vehicles

High fuel costs in FCT force civil servants to use public transportation, abandon personal vehicles

Nigeria

a year ago

Civil servants in FCT are turning to public transportation due to high fuel costs, revealing financial strain they face. Many have parked their personal vehicles.

Economic hardship drives Lagos residents to buy fish heads for protein

Economic hardship drives Lagos residents to buy fish heads for protein

Nigeria

a year ago

Residents turn to fish heads for protein amid economic hardship. Cold rooms sell fish heads for N500 to N1,000 as residents struggle with rising food costs.

17-year-old Hameedah Akinbode missing in Lagos: Family seeks public help

17-year-old Hameedah Akinbode missing in Lagos: Family seeks public help

Nigeria

a year ago

Hameedah Akinbode has been missing from her home since October 20. Her family is appealing for help, stating she was last seen heading to Oshodi.

Cemetery worker arrested with 5 human skulls: Details and eyewitness accounts emerge

Cemetery worker arrested with 5 human skulls: Details and eyewitness accounts emerge

Nigeria

a year ago

Local security arrested a cemetery worker and two accomplices found with five human skulls. Eyewitnesses reveal details of the arrest, pointing to a larger plot.

Maid arrested for allegedly stealing over $60,000 in Jewelry from employer hours after starting job

Maid arrested for allegedly stealing over $60,000 in Jewelry from employer hours after starting job

Nigeria

a year ago

A 33-year-old maid was arrested in Lagos for allegedly stealing jewellery worth over $60,000 from her employer within hours of starting her job, police speaks.

N10.8bn in scholarships awarded to Nigerian public university academics: TETFund data shows

N10.8bn in scholarships awarded to Nigerian public university academics: TETFund data shows

Education

a year ago

In a year, TETFund awarded over N10.8bn in scholarships to Nigerian academics for advanced degrees, but 137 sponsored lecturers failed to return home.

Basit Jamiu