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.

4833 articles published since 28 Feb 2023

Author's articles

Goodluck Jonathan told to run for 2027 presidential election

Goodluck Jonathan told to run for 2027 presidential election

Politics

2 months ago

How man survived gunshot after bullet went directly at his chest, he shared what saved him

How man survived gunshot after bullet went directly at his chest, he shared what saved him

World

2 months ago

Light plane crash near village claims two lives, victims pronounced dead at scene

Light plane crash near village claims two lives, victims pronounced dead at scene

World

2 months ago

Scientists to develop world’s first pregnancy robot that could give birth

Scientists to develop world’s first pregnancy robot that could give birth

World

2 months ago

Ekweremadu: Name of lawmaker who replaced former senate leader after organ harvesting saga

Ekweremadu: Name of lawmaker who replaced former senate leader after organ harvesting saga

Politics

2 months ago

List of constituencies where APC lost and parties that won in by-elections

List of constituencies where APC lost and parties that won in by-elections

Politics

2 months ago

JAMB orders public universities to conclude 2025 admissions, sets date

JAMB orders public universities to conclude 2025 admissions, sets date

Education

2 months ago

JAMB sets 2025 admission deadlines: public universities by Oct 31, private by Nov 30, all others by Dec 31 to stabilise Nigeria’s academic calendar.

2027 election: INEC announces date for voter’s card registration, sets minimum age

2027 election: INEC announces date for voter’s card registration, sets minimum age

Politics

2 months ago

INEC begins Nationwide Continuous Voter Registration (CVR) for Nigerians aged 18+. Online starts 18 Aug, in-person from 25 Aug. Visit cvr.inecnigeria.org.

By-election: How parties that were not declared as winners may reclaim victory eventually

By-election: How parties that were not declared as winners may reclaim victory eventually

Politics

2 months ago

Discover how parties in Nigeria can legally challenge by-election results through the Election Tribunal process and potentially reclaim victory eventually.

By-elections: Salaries and benefits of senators and reps as newly elected lawmakers set to resume

By-elections: Salaries and benefits of senators and reps as newly elected lawmakers set to resume

Politics

2 months ago

New lawmakers resume after bye-elections as spotlight falls on Nigerian Senators’ ₦1m+ monthly pay and tenure-based allowances, sparking public debate.

After by-election: List of states that will hold elections before end of 2025

After by-election: List of states that will hold elections before end of 2025

Politics

2 months ago

Following Nigeria’s nationwide by-elections, attention has now shifted to the remaining states scheduled to conduct elections before the year ends.

Jezis, Gesu, Ciise: How to say Jesus in 70 different languages released

Jezis, Gesu, Ciise: How to say Jesus in 70 different languages released

World

2 months ago

Discover how the name “Jesus” is spoken in 70 languages worldwide, revealing cultural diversity through pronunciation and spelling across regions.

Major Prophet releases prophecy ahead of 2027 presidential election, says some have come to pass

Major Prophet releases prophecy ahead of 2027 presidential election, says some have come to pass

Politics

2 months ago

Nigerian pastor known as Major Prophet predicts witch-hunting of opposition ahead of 2027 election, citing EFCC’s probe of Tambuwal as early evidence.

Zamfara bye-election declared inconclusive by INEC, reason mentioned

Zamfara bye-election declared inconclusive by INEC, reason mentioned

Politics

2 months ago

INEC declares Kaura Namoda South bye-election inconclusive as vote margin falls below PVCs collected in cancelled units; rerun to be held in affected wards

Result of Kaduna bye-elections emerges, breakdown of votes and winners announced

Result of Kaduna bye-elections emerges, breakdown of votes and winners announced

Nigeria

2 months ago

APC wins all Kaduna bye-elections, breaking PDP strongholds in Chikun and Kajuru, and securing victories in Zaria Kewaye and Basawa constituencies.

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