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.

3893 articles published since 28 Feb 2023

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Nigerian nanny celebrates her nursing licence after two years of hard work

Nigerian nanny celebrates her nursing licence after two years of hard work

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Young man shares how his Audi 2023 wheels were stolen and how he got them back

Young man shares how his Audi 2023 wheels were stolen and how he got them back

a year ago

Nigerian man praises his sister for supporting his electronics business, shows his impressive shop

Nigerian man praises his sister for supporting his electronics business, shows h...

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“He go collectam back?”: Nigerian man showers his wife with cash as she gives birth to twins

“He go collectam back?”: Nigerian man showers his wife with cash as she gives bi...

a year ago

Nigerian dad gets funny tips from his daughter on how to impress her friend

Nigerian dad gets funny tips from his daughter on how to impress her friend

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“Will you marry me?”: Elegant lady shows off her flawless basketball skills with enthusiasm

“Will you marry me?”: Elegant lady shows off her flawless basketball skills with...

a year ago

Nigerian man celebrates 60th birthday in Morocco, gets emotional as 30 friends show up

Nigerian man celebrates 60th birthday in Morocco, gets emotional as 30 friends show up

Watch how a group of friends made their friend’s 60th birthday unforgettable by flying to Morocco to celebrate with him. See the father’s joy and gratitude.

Nigerian female soldier in US army gets married shares her wedding moments

Nigerian female soldier in US army gets married shares her wedding moments

A Nigerian woman who served in the US Army married her true love in a beautiful wedding ceremony. She shares inspiring videos of her life as a devout female soldier.

Nigerian man’s video of his massive dog with head the size of human’s causes a stir online

Nigerian man’s video of his massive dog with head the size of human’s causes a stir online

A Nigerian man’s video of his massive dog with a head bigger than a human’s goes viral on social media. See the astonishing sight of the colossal canine in his car.

Nigerian man shows off his stunning makeover of his family house, adds AC

Nigerian man shows off his stunning makeover of his family house, adds AC

Watch how a Nigerian man transformed his old house into a modern and elegant home with his renovation project. He shared a video of the amazing makeover on line.

Woman who sponsors her son's education by selling her wrappers receives his NYSC certificate

Woman who sponsors her son's education by selling her wrappers receives his NYSC certificate

Read the inspiring story of an Igbo widow who sold her wrappers to educate her son and got a rewarding surprise when he visited her on her farm as a youth corper.

US soldier from Africa wows many as she expresses love for fiancé in her uniform, dances with ring

US soldier from Africa wows many as she expresses love for fiancé in her uniform, dances with ring

A woman who had serves as US soldier from Africa went viral after expressing her deep affection for her future spouse. She wore his full military outfit and danced.

45-year-old businessman finishes secondary school after years of struggle, bags SSCE

45-year-old businessman finishes secondary school after years of struggle, bags SSCE

Read the story of Zakari Yau-Salihu, who achieved his dream of obtaining his SSCE at the age of 45, after enrolling in the adult education programme in Abuja.

Emotional scenes as Nigerian medical students became doctors after passing final exams

Emotional scenes as Nigerian medical students became doctors after passing final exams

Watch the emotional celebrations of Nigerian medical students who passed their final exams and became doctors on TikTok. The students also hugged each other.

NYSC members show off their dance skills in Twe Twe challenge, one of them wows with his moves

NYSC members show off their dance skills in Twe Twe challenge, one of them wows with his moves

Watch how a group of NYSC members nailed the Twe Twe challenge on TikTok with their amazing dance moves, especially the biggest one who stole the show.

Basit Jamiu