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.

4905 articles published since 28 Feb 2023

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Education behind bars: 6 inmates pursue PhDs, 1000 others first degrees, NCoS confirms

Education behind bars: 6 inmates pursue PhDs, 1000 others first degrees, NCoS confirms

Education

a year ago

BREAKING: Army hands over suspected killer of abducted FUNAAB student Christiana Idowu to police

BREAKING: Army hands over suspected killer of abducted FUNAAB student Christiana Idowu to police

Nigeria

a year ago

2024 rankings: Top 10 African nations with largest active military manpower, Nigeria included

2024 rankings: Top 10 African nations with largest active military manpower, Nigeria included

Africa

a year ago

Love triangle: Ondo state police arrests hunter for allegedly firing shot at man having affair with girlfriend

Love triangle: Ondo state police arrests hunter for allegedly firing shot at man having affair with girlfriend

Nigeria

a year ago

Justice for Christianah: Outrage as kidnapped FUNAAB student Christiana Idowu reportedly murdered

Justice for Christianah: Outrage as kidnapped FUNAAB student Christiana Idowu reportedly murdered

Nigeria

a year ago

56-year-old King to marry daughter of former South African president as 15th wife, gets her to dance

56-year-old King to marry daughter of former South African president as 15th wife, gets her to dance

Africa

a year ago

Bill Gates says Nigeria’s tax collection rate is too low, offers solution

Bill Gates says Nigeria’s tax collection rate is too low, offers solution

Nigeria

a year ago

Bill Gates highlights Nigeria's low tax collection rates, emphasising the need for improved funding in health and education sectors while speaking at Nutrivision.

Cars, houses, three bank accounts: Full asset of Senegalese 44-year-old president surfaces

Cars, houses, three bank accounts: Full asset of Senegalese 44-year-old president surfaces

Africa

a year ago

Bassirou Diomaye Faye, president of Senegal, publicly declared his assets, including a house, two vehicles, undeveloped lands, and three bank accounts.

NIMC announces urgent SIM-NIN linkage message, gives new directive on how to link it on phone

NIMC announces urgent SIM-NIN linkage message, gives new directive on how to link it on phone

Nigeria

a year ago

NIMC urges Nigerians to link their SIM to their NIN before the NCC deadline to avoid mobile service disruptions, follow the simple steps provided by NIMC.

Organ harvesting: After Ike Ekweremadu, another Nigerian lands in fresh trouble

Organ harvesting: After Ike Ekweremadu, another Nigerian lands in fresh trouble

Nigeria

a year ago

After Ike Ekweremadu, another Nigerian professional has been suspended after an investigation exposed an organ harvesting black market in Abuja, Nigeria.

FULL LIST: 9 countries where X, formerly Twitter, is banned, including China and Brazil

FULL LIST: 9 countries where X, formerly Twitter, is banned, including China and Brazil

World

a year ago

Countries where X, formerly known as Twitter, is currently banned, the listicle also explores the reasons behind the bans in nations like China and Brazil.

Nigeria Correctional Service says over 3,500 inmates on death row, decongestion ongoing

Nigeria Correctional Service says over 3,500 inmates on death row, decongestion ongoing

Nigeria

a year ago

The Nigeria Correctional Service (NCoS) reports that over 3,500 inmates are on death row, with a total inmate population of 84,741, efforts for decongestion ongoing.

Boko Haram’s deadly attack in Yobe: 34 buried, 125 feared dead

Boko Haram’s deadly attack in Yobe: 34 buried, 125 feared dead

Nigeria

a year ago

Yobe Government conducts mass burial for 34 victims of the Mafa attack, pledges to collaborate with federal authorities to establish a military presence.

Failed jailbreak at overcrowded Makala Central Prison in Kinshasa leaves 129 inmates dead

Failed jailbreak at overcrowded Makala Central Prison in Kinshasa leaves 129 inmates dead

Africa

a year ago

A failed jailbreak at the overcrowded Makala Central Prison in Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo, has resulted in choas, gunshots and 129 inmate deaths.

Edo Election: APC gubernatorial candidate breaks silence on his two opponents, blasts them

Edo Election: APC gubernatorial candidate breaks silence on his two opponents, blasts them

Politics

a year ago

Senator Monday Okpebholo sparked controversy as he criticizes his political opponents' experience and qualifications, intensifying the political debate.

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