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.

4913 articles published since 28 Feb 2023

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Lady who can speak English, French, Spanish, Arabic breaks silence after leaving home at age 12

Lady who can speak English, French, Spanish, Arabic breaks silence after leaving home at age 12

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a year ago

Nigerian couple visits UK shop to select suits for graduation ceremony, shares experience

Nigerian couple visits UK shop to select suits for graduation ceremony, shares experience

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a year ago

After spending many years in Europe, man returns to Nigeria, celebrates his new house with family

After spending many years in Europe, man returns to Nigeria, celebrates his new house with family

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a year ago

Groom’s best man proposes to girlfriend at bride’s bridal shower, kneels down with ring in hand

Groom’s best man proposes to girlfriend at bride’s bridal shower, kneels down with ring in hand

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a year ago

Young Nigerian man builds blender from simple materials and it works effortlessly

Young Nigerian man builds blender from simple materials and it works effortlessly

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a year ago

UNN first class graduate with 7 awards in one day shares book on wealth she read in 2024

UNN first class graduate with 7 awards in one day shares book on wealth she read in 2024

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a year ago

Covenant University students compare their dream courses with what they got admitted for, reactions

Covenant University students compare their dream courses with what they got admitted for, reactions

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a year ago

Covenant University students share how their childhood dreams, such as wanting to become neurosurgeons, evolved over time, leading them to study different fields.

LASU: Brilliant Nigerian lady living with sickle cell graduates with first class in Biochemistry

LASU: Brilliant Nigerian lady living with sickle cell graduates with first class in Biochemistry

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a year ago

A Nigerian lady, brilliant and determined to excel in her education, eventually graduated with first class in Biochemistry from Lagos State University.

Lady in hijab delivers powerful punch at public punching machine, scores an impressive 869

Lady in hijab delivers powerful punch at public punching machine, scores an impressive 869

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a year ago

A modestly dressed woman in a hijab impressively scores 869 on a public punching machine, coming just 131 points shy of reaching the maximum score of 1000.

Man who visits UNILAG for the first time breaks silence, sees car company

Man who visits UNILAG for the first time breaks silence, sees car company

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a year ago

A South African man visiting the University of Lagos (UNILAG) for the first time shared his reaction to seeing a car company branch within the school.

Air Hostess speaks on difference between meals served in commercial and private flights

Air Hostess speaks on difference between meals served in commercial and private flights

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a year ago

A Nigerian private flight attendant opens up about the luxurious world of private travel, sharing her unique experiences and insider details about in-flight meals.

Lady travels from Lagos to Abuja to interpret Korean for customs officers, shares experience

Lady travels from Lagos to Abuja to interpret Korean for customs officers, shares experience

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a year ago

A Nigerian lady attended a two-day training at the Customs Office in Abuja and enjoyed various meals with her boss while facilitating the workshop.

Steezest Steeze: UNILAG lady who graduated with first-class shows unusual walking steps

Steezest Steeze: UNILAG lady who graduated with first-class shows unusual walking steps

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a year ago

A first class graduate with the most unusual steps had a beautiful time on her convocation day wearing her graduation gown and letting out her happiness.

Little boy from Nigerian who learned British accent from cartoons speaks effortlessly

Little boy from Nigerian who learned British accent from cartoons speaks effortlessly

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a year ago

A young Nigerian boy has become talk in town after he was seen speaking the British accent so well without making mistakes, he was also able to switch to pidgin.

Test and assignment in UNILAG: Young lady breaks silence after attending classes on Saturday

Test and assignment in UNILAG: Young lady breaks silence after attending classes on Saturday

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a year ago

A young student at the University of Lagos shared details of her unusual experience of attending school on a Saturday to write a test and submit an assignment.

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