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

Author's articles

New tax law: Full list of Nigerians who will be paying lowest and highest taxes

Nigeria

a month ago

New tax law: Four categories of Nigerians exempted from paying tax

Nigeria

a month ago

List of fully funded scholarships available to Nigerians in 2026

Education

a month ago

Godiya Akwashiki: Key facts about serving Nigerian senator who died in India at 52

Politics

a month ago

Gambian government university renames faculty after influential Nigerian Akinwumi Adesina

World

a month ago

Ghana police srrest prophet Ebo Noah who predicted the world will end on December 25

Africa

a month ago

Top Nigerian senator dies in India at 52, key details emerge

Politics

a month ago

Godiya Akwashiki, the senator who represented Nasarawa North Senatorial District in the National Assembly, has died at the age of 52. Family sources confirmed.

Prophet Roja drops death prophecy ahead of 2026, describes how it will happen

Nigeria

a month ago

Prophet Roja predicted in 2026 Ghana would face a chieftaincy crisis, with chaos, disputes, and a chief’s reign cut short by death before replacement.

Analysis: Road accident across Nigeria in 2025, major cause of many crashes uncovered

Nigeria

a month ago

Nigeria’s road accidents rose in 2025 as speed violations led causes; fatalities and injuries remained high despite safety campaigns all over Nigeria.

Anthony Joshua’s seat in car released after surviving fatal collision that killed two

Nigeria

a month ago

Anthony Joshua was involved in a car accident in Ogun State that killed two people, as police said he sustained minor injuries after the Lexus crash.

Is Anthony Joshua a Muslim? Facts emerge as photo of popular boxer praying in mosque resurfaces

Nigeria

a month ago

Popular boxer Anthony Joshua is not a Muslim but remains open to faith. A resurfaced mosque photo sparked debate on his beliefs and social media reactions.

INEC announces new job vacancies for upcoming election, mentions how to apply

Politics

a month ago

INEC announced vacancies for Ad-hoc Staff in the FCTDecides2026 election as residents applied online between December 29, 2025 and January 19, 2026.

Tears as motor accident claims lives of 18 people ahead of new year

Nigeria

a month ago

Eighteen people died and two were critically injured in a multiple-vehicle crash on Dutse–Kiyawa Road, Jigawa State, as police confirmed investigation.