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.

3887 articles published since 28 Feb 2023

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Road accident in Abia: Six lives lost, government urged to improve road safety

Road accident in Abia: Six lives lost, government urged to improve road safety

4 months ago

Nupe cultural fiesta cancelled after attack on Etsu Lokoja's palace, monarch escapes

Nupe cultural fiesta cancelled after attack on Etsu Lokoja's palace, monarch esc...

4 months ago

University of Ibadan opens portal for 2025 acceptance fee payment, deadline set for January

University of Ibadan opens portal for 2025 acceptance fee payment, deadline set...

4 months ago

Ahead of 2025, UNILAG announces screening dates for newly admitted UTME and direct candidates

Ahead of 2025, UNILAG announces screening dates for newly admitted UTME and dire...

4 months ago

Tragedy as angry wife sets husband who is police officer ablaze in Ogun state

Tragedy as angry wife sets husband who is police officer ablaze in Ogun state

4 months ago

Emir of Ilorin calls for investigation into death of man who died in police custody

Emir of Ilorin calls for investigation into death of man who died in police cust...

4 months ago

Stampede: Peter Obi breaks silence over arrest of Ooni’s ex-wife, offers solution

Stampede: Peter Obi breaks silence over arrest of Ooni’s ex-wife, offers solution

Peter Obi extends condolences over lives lost during palliative distribution, urges government reconsideration of arrests in Oyo, and calls for accountability.

Former military governor major general Godwin Osagie Abbe passes away at 75

Former military governor major general Godwin Osagie Abbe passes away at 75

Former Military Governor Major General Godwin Osagie Abbe (retd) has passed away at the age of 75 after a protracted illness, he had served as Military Governor.

Tinubu's government offers free train rides to ease holiday transportation costs

Tinubu's government offers free train rides to ease holiday transportation costs

The Nigerian government, led by Tinubu, has announced free train rides from 20 December to 5 January to alleviate transportation costs during the holiday season.

University of Ilorin gives graduates deadline to collect unclaimed certificates, introduces fine

University of Ilorin gives graduates deadline to collect unclaimed certificates, introduces fine

UNILORIN urges graduates to promptly collect their unclaimed certificates by 17 January 2025, or face a weekly penalty, graduates must bring necessary documents.

US confirms death of IS leader Abu Yusif in precision airstrike in Syria

US confirms death of IS leader Abu Yusif in precision airstrike in Syria

United States of America has killed Islamic State (IS) leader Abu Yusif in an airstrike in Syria's Deir ez Zor province, targeting the militant group’s leadership

Security man rushed to the hospital after he collapsed, he dies eventually, details emerge

Security man rushed to the hospital after he collapsed, he dies eventually, details emerge

Ogun Police confirm the death of 42-year-old Kareem Hammed, a security guard who collapsed at work and was later pronounced dead at General Hospital in Odeda.

One dead, five injured after a tragic accident on Benin-Asaba expressway, details emerge

One dead, five injured after a tragic accident on Benin-Asaba expressway, details emerge

A tragic accident on the Benin-Asaba Expressway claimed one life and injured five, including a mother and her four children, victims were taken to Theresa Hospital.

Nigerian man sentenced for multi-million dollar dark web drug trafficking operation in US

Nigerian man sentenced for multi-million dollar dark web drug trafficking operation in US

Oluwole Adegboruwa and Enrique Isong have been sentenced to a combined 40 years in prison for running a multi-million dollar dark web drug trafficking operation.

Christian mother of 5 finally released and acquitted after 19 months in prison on blasphemy charges

Christian mother of 5 finally released and acquitted after 19 months in prison on blasphemy charges

Rhoda Jatau, a Nigerian Christian mother of five, has been acquitted after 19 months in prison on blasphemy charges. Her case shows dangers of blasphemy laws.

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