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.

4819 articles published since 28 Feb 2023

Author's articles

Trump’s seven-war claim: Fact-checking the US President’s peacemaking record

Trump’s seven-war claim: Fact-checking the US President’s peacemaking record

US

a month ago

South African pastor Joshua Mhlakela faces backlash over failed rapture prediction

South African pastor Joshua Mhlakela faces backlash over failed rapture prediction

Africa

a month ago

Typhoon Ragasa kills 14 in Taiwan, leaves 18 injured and over 150 missing

Typhoon Ragasa kills 14 in Taiwan, leaves 18 injured and over 150 missing

World

a month ago

President Tinubu, Atiku, traditional rulers to attend Olubadan coronation ceremony

President Tinubu, Atiku, traditional rulers to attend Olubadan coronation ceremony

Nigeria

a month ago

Tinubu will not get second term in 2027, ADC speaks, condemns administration

Tinubu will not get second term in 2027, ADC speaks, condemns administration

Politics

a month ago

Macron stranded in New York as Trump’s motorcade blocks streets

Macron stranded in New York as Trump’s motorcade blocks streets

US

a month ago

Ghana deports 6 West Africans to Togo after arriving from United States

Ghana deports 6 West Africans to Togo after arriving from United States

Africa

a month ago

Ghana deports six West Africans to Togo after United States expulsion under Trump’s immigration crackdown, sparking legal and political backlash.

Nigerian army court-martial convicts four soldiers for illegal arms trade and aiding terrorists

Nigerian army court-martial convicts four soldiers for illegal arms trade and aiding terrorists

Nigeria

a month ago

Four Nigerian soldiers convicted by court-martial for illegal arms trade and aiding terrorists; three sentenced to life, one jailed for 15 years.

Saudi Arabia announces passing of Grand Mufti Abdulaziz Al-Sheikh, country's top religious leader

Saudi Arabia announces passing of Grand Mufti Abdulaziz Al-Sheikh, country's top religious leader

Asia

a month ago

Saudi Arabia confirms the death of Grand Mufti Sheikh Abdulaziz Al-Sheikh, the Kingdom’s top religious authority, mourned for his decades of service.

Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger withdraw from International Criminal Court

Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger withdraw from International Criminal Court

Africa

a month ago

Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger quit the International Criminal Court, calling it neocolonial repression amid Sahel realignment and rising tensions with Western powers.

Weather forecast: NIMET predicts thunderstorms and rainfall in many states

Weather forecast: NIMET predicts thunderstorms and rainfall in many states

Nigeria

a month ago

NiMet forecasts thunderstorms and moderate rainfall across Nigeria on 23rd September 2025, urging caution in flood-prone areas and during poor visibility.

ICAN reaffirms zero-tolerance policy on examination malpractice amid viral impersonation allegations

ICAN reaffirms zero-tolerance policy on examination malpractice amid viral impersonation allegations

Education

a month ago

ICAN reaffirms zero-tolerance for exam malpractice after viral video exposes alleged impersonation; investigation underway with disciplinary action promised.

Charlie Kirk’s final words on Nigeria was about Daniel Ogoloma

Charlie Kirk’s final words on Nigeria was about Daniel Ogoloma

World

a month ago

In his final public remarks, Charlie Kirk praised Nigerian thinker Daniel Ogoloma at Oxford Union, calling him “very talented” and vital to Nigeria’s future.

US embassy in Nigeria mentions who can be barred from receiving American visa

US embassy in Nigeria mentions who can be barred from receiving American visa

World

a month ago

US Embassy in Nigeria warned that high-profile individuals involved in corruption may be denied American visas, stressing accountability has no borders.

FULL LIST: Four female elected officers die in Lagos within two months of inauguration

FULL LIST: Four female elected officers die in Lagos within two months of inauguration

Politics

a month ago

Four female elected officers in Lagos died within two months of inauguration, sparking public concern as APC denies political link to the tragic losses.

Basit Jamiu