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.

4073 articles published since 28 Feb 2023

Author's articles

US sends message to visa holders, mentions specific action that may lead to their deportation

US sends message to visa holders, mentions specific action that may lead to...

US

2 months ago

Trump cancels Biden’s last minute pardons after finding out what he said was an error

Trump cancels Biden’s last minute pardons after finding out what he said was...

US

2 months ago

Twin brothers found dead from gunshot wounds in Mountain, location announced

Twin brothers found dead from gunshot wounds in Mountain, location announced

US

2 months ago

39 confirmed dead after wildfires and dust storms damaged 400 homes, location announced

39 confirmed dead after wildfires and dust storms damaged 400 homes, location...

US

2 months ago

First photo of Pope Francis since hospitalisation emerges showing him concelebrating mass

First photo of Pope Francis since hospitalisation emerges showing him...

World

2 months ago

Family of pilot on aeroplane that crashed and killed all 64 people releases his final words

Family of pilot on aeroplane that crashed and killed all 64 people releases...

US

2 months ago

FG under fire after admitting it plans to import rags from Europe

FG under fire after admitting it plans to import rags from Europe

Nigeria

2 months ago

Nigeria imports mutilated rags and fibre, and Refuse Derived Fuel under the Basel Convention for use in the cement and textile industries, says FG.

Pilot’s words to air traffic controller before plane catches fire has been released

Pilot’s words to air traffic controller before plane catches fire has been released

US

2 months ago

The words of an American Airlines pilot revealed the sudden escalation to an emergency as flight AA 1006 made an emergency landing at Denver International Airport.

Trump’s administration asks supreme court to allow his birthright citizenship order

Trump’s administration asks supreme court to allow his birthright citizenship order

US

2 months ago

Acting solicitor general Sarah Harris filed a request to restrict orders blocking Trump’s executive order on birthright citizenship restrictions signed earlier.

Woman dies after jumping Into Lagos Lagoon from Third Mainland Bridge

Woman dies after jumping Into Lagos Lagoon from Third Mainland Bridge

Nigeria

2 months ago

An unidentified woman tragically died after jumping off the Third Mainland Bridge into the Lagos lagoon on March 13, 2025. Her body was recovered.

British man killed in hit-and-run involving Kenyan president's convoy

British man killed in hit-and-run involving Kenyan president's convoy

Africa

2 months ago

A British man, Edgar Charles Frederick, was killed in a hit-and-run incident involving a vehicle in Kenyan President William Ruto's motorcade in Nairobi.

Oldest human face found, dates back over a million years, gives clue about ancient ancestors

Oldest human face found, dates back over a million years, gives clue about ancient ancestors

World

2 months ago

Scientists have unearthed facial bones that may belong to a previously unknown human species. The bones, nicknamed "Pink," are estimated to be a million years old.

African branch of a school to open at Eko Atlantic City in Lagos

African branch of a school to open at Eko Atlantic City in Lagos

Education

2 months ago

Rugby School Nigeria, a first African branch of the prestigious Rugby School UK, is opening in Eko Atlantic City. The state-of-the-art campus is constructed by ITB.

Guidelines for Nigerians: How to obtain a 10-year UK visitor visa and required documents

Guidelines for Nigerians: How to obtain a 10-year UK visitor visa and required documents

Europe

2 months ago

The 10-year Standard Visitor Visa has revolutionised travel for Nigerians, enabling multiple visits to the UK over a decade, with each stay lasting up to six months.

Engine of an airplane catches fire, passengers forced to stand on the wing, location announced

Engine of an airplane catches fire, passengers forced to stand on the wing, location announced

US

2 months ago

An American Airlines plane engine caught fire at Denver International Airport, forcing passengers to evacuate onto the wing. The FAA is investigating the incident.

Basit Jamiu