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.

4075 articles published since 28 Feb 2023

Author's articles

Hisbah arrests 20 muslims for eating in public during Ramadan, speaks on next action

Hisbah arrests 20 muslims for eating in public during Ramadan, speaks on next...

Nigeria

3 months ago

FG approves provisional licenses for 11 new private universities

FG approves provisional licenses for 11 new private universities

Nigeria

3 months ago

Canada lists kinds of people eligible for its permanent entry visa, gives reason

Canada lists kinds of people eligible for its permanent entry visa, gives reason

World

3 months ago

Members shut down church over petition against pastor, location announced

Members shut down church over petition against pastor, location announced

Nigeria

3 months ago

Pastor Adeboye at 83: 10 facts about RCCG's GO formerly a mathematics professor at UNILAG

Pastor Adeboye at 83: 10 facts about RCCG's GO formerly a mathematics...

Nigeria

3 months ago

After Pope reportedly tells aides he may die, new details emerge about his health days later

After Pope reportedly tells aides he may die, new details emerge about his...

World

3 months ago

Abiola’s family finally reacts to IBB’s confession that MKO won June 12, 1993 election

Abiola’s family finally reacts to IBB’s confession that MKO won June 12, 1993 election

Nigeria

3 months ago

IBB admitted in his book that MKO Abiola won June 12, 1993 presidential election. The Abiola family expressed disbelief at how long it took for this acknowledgment.

Hisbah arrests young men accused of not observing the Ramadan fast in Kano

Hisbah arrests young men accused of not observing the Ramadan fast in Kano

Nigeria

3 months ago

Hisba arrested many for not observing the Ramadan fast and for wearing "indecent haircuts." Board also apprehended tricycle drivers for mixing passengers.

Church distributes grains to 1,000 Muslims in Kaduna, gives reason

Church distributes grains to 1,000 Muslims in Kaduna, gives reason

Nigeria

3 months ago

Church of Christ Evangelical and Life Intercessory Ministry in Kaduna State distributed grains to over 1,000 underprivileged Muslims to support Ramadan fasting.

Airplane catches fire while on air, makes emergency landing, location announced

Airplane catches fire while on air, makes emergency landing, location announced

World

3 months ago

FedEx cargo plane made an emergency landing at an Airport after a bird strike caused its engine to catch fire. The incident was captured in dramatic video footage.

Avoid Googling these 5 words, phrases, experts explain the reason easily

Avoid Googling these 5 words, phrases, experts explain the reason easily

World

3 months ago

Cybersecurity experts warn that certain words and phrases in Google searches can put you at risk of hacking. This report reveals the dangerous terms and tactics.

President Trump makes English the official language of US for the first time in history

President Trump makes English the official language of US for the first time in history

US

3 months ago

President Trump signed an executive order designating English as the official language of the United States, rescinding a mandate from former President Bill Clinton.

President Trump names who he believes left bag of 'hard substance' in the White House

President Trump names who he believes left bag of 'hard substance' in the White House

US

3 months ago

President Trump suggested that Joe Biden or his son, Hunter Biden, might have left behind the infamous bag of cocaine discovered at the White House in 2023.

President Trump announces plans to sign executive order making English official language in US

President Trump announces plans to sign executive order making English official language in US

US

3 months ago

Trump is set to sign an executive order making English the official language of the United States, marking the first time the country will have an official language.

Power outage to be experienced in parts of Abuja, places affected and actual dates mentioned

Power outage to be experienced in parts of Abuja, places affected and actual dates mentioned

Nigeria

3 months ago

TCN announced a 7-hour power outage in parts of the Federal Capital Territory on February 22 and 23, 2025, due to scheduled preventive maintenance on transformers.

Basit Jamiu