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

Eyeing a departure: Primate Ayodele warns PDP of impending Governor defection

Eyeing a departure: Primate Ayodele warns PDP of impending Governor defection

Nigeria

a year ago

Nigeria’s 64th Independence anniversary: FG to gift 2000 CNG tricycles to youth as empowerment

Nigeria’s 64th Independence anniversary: FG to gift 2000 CNG tricycles to youth as empowerment

Nigeria

a year ago

Bobrisky: Bishop Williams comes under fire after speaking on protective custody for certain inmates

Bobrisky: Bishop Williams comes under fire after speaking on protective custody for certain inmates

Nigeria

a year ago

VeryDarkMan’s lawyer denies defamation claims by Femi Falana amidst leaked audio

VeryDarkMan’s lawyer denies defamation claims by Femi Falana amidst leaked audio

Nigeria

a year ago

Nationwide protest on October 1st: Organisers send message to police, begin preparation

Nationwide protest on October 1st: Organisers send message to police, begin preparation

Nigeria

a year ago

Oyedepo at 70: 8 facts many don't know about Living Faith Church, Founder, "his father was a Muslim"

Oyedepo at 70: 8 facts many don't know about Living Faith Church, Founder, "his father was a Muslim"

Nigeria

a year ago

11 lives lost, over 41,000 displaced in Nigeria after heavy rains and overflowing dams wreak havoc

11 lives lost, over 41,000 displaced in Nigeria after heavy rains and overflowing dams wreak havoc

Nigeria

a year ago

Niger State faces severe flooding, resulting in 11 deaths and displacing over 41,000 people. The floods have devastated infrastructure, washing away 246 schools.

Unresolved demands push mortuary workers to embark on indefinite strike

Unresolved demands push mortuary workers to embark on indefinite strike

Africa

a year ago

Mortuary workers have announced an indefinite strike starting September 27 due to unpaid salaries and a critical shortage of Personal Protective Equipment.

LASU shines as it is ranked top state university and home to 5 of Nigeria’s top 2% scientists

LASU shines as it is ranked top state university and home to 5 of Nigeria’s top 2% scientists

Education

a year ago

Lagos State University (LASU) has been named the best state university in Nigeria for the third consecutive year in the AD Scientific Index Ranking.

Heavy rainfall affects 82 communities and 90 schools in Niger State, causes damages worth millions

Heavy rainfall affects 82 communities and 90 schools in Niger State, causes damages worth millions

Nigeria

a year ago

Torrential downpours in Mokwa LGA, Niger State, have submerged 82 farming communities, 47 primary schools, and 43 healthcare centres, causing extensive damage.

Deadly celebrations: Over 40 lives lost in India as devotees ignore dangerous water levels

Deadly celebrations: Over 40 lives lost in India as devotees ignore dangerous water levels

Asia

a year ago

At least 43 people, including 37 children, drowned during the Jitiya Parv Hindu festival in Bihar, India, as devotees ignored dangerous water levels while bathing.

World’s longest-serving death row inmate acquitted in Japanese court ruling

World’s longest-serving death row inmate acquitted in Japanese court ruling

Asia

a year ago

The world's longest-serving death row inmate, has been acquitted by a Japanese court. The court found that the evidence used to convict him was fabricated.

Severe flooding expected in 11 states as Cameroon's Lagdo Dam begins water discharge

Severe flooding expected in 11 states as Cameroon's Lagdo Dam begins water discharge

Nigeria

a year ago

Panic grips 11 Nigerian states as the release of excess water from Lagdo Dam in Cameroon begins, raising fears of severe flooding. NIHSA warns of potential flooding.

Scientists unveil new blood group after many years, expert explains significance of discovery

Scientists unveil new blood group after many years, expert explains significance of discovery

Europe

a year ago

NHS scientists have discovered a new blood group system called MAL, solving a 50-year-old mystery. This breakthrough promises to save thousands of lives.

Bayelsa government mobilizes environment ministry amid NiMeT’s flood warnings

Bayelsa government mobilizes environment ministry amid NiMeT’s flood warnings

Nigeria

a year ago

The Bayelsa state government has intensified flood preparedness efforts in response to NiMeT's warnings of potential widespread flooding all over.

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