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.

3921 articles published since 28 Feb 2023

Author's articles

US embassy in Nigeria announces temporary closure of office, gives date, sends message to Nigerians

US embassy in Nigeria announces temporary closure of office, gives date, sends m...

3 months ago

List of 7 facts about new multipurpose national identity card Including how to get it

List of 7 facts about new multipurpose national identity card Including how to g...

3 months ago

Nigeria Immigration Service announces maintenance on passport portal, sends message to Nigerians

Nigeria Immigration Service announces maintenance on passport portal, sends mess...

3 months ago

Church takes action on Nigerian priest who secretly got married in US, name released

Church takes action on Nigerian priest who secretly got married in US, name rele...

3 months ago

Nigerian teacher named as finalist for N1 billion prize shares how he intends to spend the money

Nigerian teacher named as finalist for N1 billion prize shares how he intends to...

3 months ago

10 suspected members of Boko Haram arrested in southwestern state, names and location released

10 suspected members of Boko Haram arrested in southwestern state, names and loc...

3 months ago

24-year-old first class graduate speaks on how she maintained 5.0 GPA for 3 consecutive years

24-year-old first class graduate speaks on how she maintained 5.0 GPA for 3 consecutive years

Timi Origbemisoye, a first-class graduate of Metallurgical and Materials Engineering from the Federal University of Technology, Akure, shared her academic journey.

Man forges employment letter, earns salary for 11 months, ICPC takes action

Man forges employment letter, earns salary for 11 months, ICPC takes action

ICPC has taken action against Taiwo Stephen Ayodeji for allegedly forging employment letter from Federal Ministry and fraudulently earning a salary for 11 months.

Names of three Nigerians jailed by US court over N2 billion fraud have been released

Names of three Nigerians jailed by US court over N2 billion fraud have been released

US district court in Michigan sentenced three Nigerians to prison for their involvement in a $2 million wire fraud scheme targeting elderly individuals.

US President-elect Donald Trump set to save TikTok before ban, details emerge

US President-elect Donald Trump set to save TikTok before ban, details emerge

US President-elect Donald Trump is set to intervene to save TikTok before a ban on app was due to take effect this weekend, the new administration wants to keep it.

How Pope Francis fell, suffered injury at his residence

How Pope Francis fell, suffered injury at his residence

Pope Francis, 88, sustained a bruise to his right forearm after fall at his Vatican residence but continued with his daily agenda, Vatican confirmed no fractures.

Names of three Nigerians arrested and convicted for oil theft crime have been announced

Names of three Nigerians arrested and convicted for oil theft crime have been announced

Two oil thieves and a vessel were convicted for oil theft in Uyo, with fines totalling N20 million, EFCC Uyo also secured the conviction of an internet fraudster.

FG launches farmer registry designed to link farmers to farmlands, gives reason

FG launches farmer registry designed to link farmers to farmlands, gives reason

Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Food Security (FMAFS) launched a NIN-backed farmer registry to link farmers to farmlands and provide targeted government support.

49 HND final-year students of Moshood Abiola Polytechnic to be expelled, reason emerges

49 HND final-year students of Moshood Abiola Polytechnic to be expelled, reason emerges

Moshood Abiola Polytechnic faced the potential expulsion of 49 HND final-year students for allegedly using fake ND results, verification process revealed.

UNILAG makes history, produces 18 all-female first-class graduates, names released

UNILAG makes history, produces 18 all-female first-class graduates, names released

UNILAG Department of Mass Communication has made history with 18 all-female first-class graduates for 2023/2024 academic session, announced at convocation ceremony.

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