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

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Minister of Education clarifies controversial 18-year age limit for university admissions in Nigeria

Minister of Education clarifies controversial 18-year age limit for university admissions in Nigeria

Education

a year ago

UNILAG announces 2024/2025 UTME merit cut-off marks, sets standards for Law and Medicine Faculties

UNILAG announces 2024/2025 UTME merit cut-off marks, sets standards for Law and Medicine Faculties

Education

a year ago

Han Kang awarded Nobel Prize in Literature for confronting historical traumas with poetic prose

Han Kang awarded Nobel Prize in Literature for confronting historical traumas with poetic prose

World

a year ago

NDLEA removes spousal approval requirement for married women in visa clearance

NDLEA removes spousal approval requirement for married women in visa clearance

Nigeria

a year ago

21-year-old man punished for stealing she-goat in Kaduna

21-year-old man punished for stealing she-goat in Kaduna

Nigeria

a year ago

IGP Egbetokun approves N10 million compensation for families of officers lost in tragic accident

IGP Egbetokun approves N10 million compensation for families of officers lost in tragic accident

Nigeria

a year ago

Tinubu’s minister announces new curriculum for primary school students in Nigeria

Tinubu’s minister announces new curriculum for primary school students in Nigeria

Education

a year ago

The Federal Government of Nigeria under Education Ministry is set to launch a new primary school curriculum aimed at transforming the basic education system.

Soldiers fatally stab policeman for enforcing traffic rules in Lagos

Soldiers fatally stab policeman for enforcing traffic rules in Lagos

Nigeria

a year ago

Soldiers from the Ojo Cantonment Barracks killed a policeman, Saka Ganiyu, after he stopped a colleague driving against traffic, the altercation escalated.

Woman receives reply to job application after 48 years, breaks her silence

Woman receives reply to job application after 48 years, breaks her silence

World

a year ago

After 48 years, woman finally receives a reply to her 1976 job application for a motorcycle stunt rider, uncovering a decades-old mystery and her career.

Violence erupts: Bouncer allegedly kills man during early morning altercation

Violence erupts: Bouncer allegedly kills man during early morning altercation

Nigeria

a year ago

A tragic incident unfolded at a Lagos lounge as a club bouncer allegedly stabbed a suspected hoodlum to death during an altercation, the victim died in the hospital.

Zainab Bagudu elected President of Union for International Cancer Control, pledges collaboration

Zainab Bagudu elected President of Union for International Cancer Control, pledges collaboration

Nigeria

a year ago

Zainab Shinkafi-Bagudu has been elected as the president-elect of UICC for the 2024-2026 term, becoming the first African to hold this prestigious position.

Tragic explosion: One feared dead, several injured as improvised device detonates at Sapele dumpsite

Tragic explosion: One feared dead, several injured as improvised device detonates at Sapele dumpsite

Nigeria

a year ago

An explosion at a dumpsite in Sapele, Delta State, has left one person feared dead and several others injured. The blast, caused by an improvised explosive device.

“You are a joker”: Pastor Adeboye speaks on 'fake miracles', shares the story of lady with cancer

“You are a joker”: Pastor Adeboye speaks on 'fake miracles', shares the story of lady with cancer

Nigeria

a year ago

Pastor EA Adeboye defends the authenticity of miracles performed in his ministry, recounting a remarkable breast cancer recovery through prayer and healing.

Fear to festivity: Kebbi farmers and fishermen end weeks-long hunt of deadly Hippo

Fear to festivity: Kebbi farmers and fishermen end weeks-long hunt of deadly Hippo

Nigeria

a year ago

Residents of Yauri, Nigeria, celebrate after a weeks-long hunt ends with the killing of a feared hippo and its calf. The hippo, responsible for a fisherman's death.

Tragedy as grandma and 4 children die after consuming pap in Ondo

Tragedy as grandma and 4 children die after consuming pap in Ondo

Nigeria

a year ago

A tragic incident in Akure leaves a family mourning the loss of a 68-year-old grandmother and her four grandchildren after consuming suspected pap.

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