Basit Jamiu

Education: Bachelor's degree from Nasarawa State University (2023), Google Digital Skills from Google News Initiative (2024)

Experience: Staff Writer, Ikeja Bird (2022), Associate Editor, Prime Progress (2022), Staff Writer, politics and current affairs editor, Legit.ng (present)

Awards: Humangle Most-Read Feature Writer (2022), FIJ Best Stories of the Year (2022)

Basit Jamiu is an AFP-certified journalist with a wealth of experience spanning over 5 years. He is a current affairs and politics editor at Legit.ng. He holds a bachelor's degree from Nasarawa State University (2023). Basit previously worked as a staff writer at Ikeja Bird (2022), Associate Editor at Prime Progress (2022). He is a 2025 CRA Grantee, 2024 Open Climate Fellow (West Africa), 2023 MTN Media Fellow. Email: basitjamiu1st@gmail.com and basit.jamiu@corp.legit.ng.

5920 articles published since 28 Feb 2023

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6 days ago

Yiaga Africa reported discrepancies in INEC’s election materials during the Ekiti governorship poll, noting mismatched ballot papers and result sheets.

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6 days ago

African Democratic Congress (ADC) recorded its first polling unit victory in the ongoing Ekiti State governorship election, as results from across the state emerge.

INEC uploads 36% of Ekiti governorship election results to IReV

Politics

6 days ago

INEC uploaded 36% of Ekiti governorship election results to its IReV portal after voting ended, with 846 of 2,445 polling unit results made available.

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Politics

6 days ago

Otunba Emmanuel Fayose, younger brother of former Ekiti Governor Ayo Fayose, has called for the cancellation of the governorship election results in Afao-Ekiti.