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.

4400 articles published since 28 Feb 2023

Author's articles

After plane crash killed 12, survivor shares seat that saved her life

After plane crash killed 12, survivor shares seat that saved her life

Europe

4 months ago

Nigerian man in Canada faces life sentence for unprovoked killing of homeless man

Nigerian man in Canada faces life sentence for unprovoked killing of homeless man

Europe

4 months ago

19 dead and ancient Buddhist temple destroyed in South Korea’s worst wildfires in recent years

19 dead and ancient Buddhist temple destroyed in South Korea’s worst wildfires in recent years

Asia

4 months ago

Ramadan 2025: 7 sunnah practices to observe on Eid-el-Fitr day

Ramadan 2025: 7 sunnah practices to observe on Eid-el-Fitr day

Nigeria

4 months ago

Thunderstorm ignited fire, razing primary school and destroying five classroom blocks

Thunderstorm ignited fire, razing primary school and destroying five classroom blocks

Nigeria

4 months ago

5 Osun state university students die in road accident

5 Osun state university students die in road accident

Nigeria

4 months ago

Trump administration accidentally adds journalist to secret group chat for war plans

Trump administration accidentally adds journalist to secret group chat for war plans

US

4 months ago

Trump administration accidentally added journalist to a secret Signal group chat discussing Yemen military operations. This breach has raised concerns.

Rwanda planning to attack Burundi, President breaks silence

Rwanda planning to attack Burundi, President breaks silence

Africa

4 months ago

Burundi’s President Évariste Ndayishimiye accused Rwanda of planning an attack and supporting rebel groups to destabilise his country, he called for peace.

NIMC alerts the public on unauthorised printing of NIN cards, warns of legal consequences

NIMC alerts the public on unauthorised printing of NIN cards, warns of legal consequences

Nigeria

4 months ago

The National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) warned against the illegal printing of NIN cards, emphasising that only one website is legally recognised.

US large coal-burning power plant for over 50 years collapses

US large coal-burning power plant for over 50 years collapses

US

4 months ago

Pennsylvania's largest coal-burning power plant, Homer City Generating Station, is reduced to rubble in a controlled demolition after 50 years of operation.

US embassy in Nigeria issues warning for people who overstay whenever they get to travel

US embassy in Nigeria issues warning for people who overstay whenever they get to travel

US

4 months ago

The US Embassy in Nigeria has cautioned travellers about the risks of overstaying U.S. visas, warning of potential permanent travel bans if it happens.

US excludes UK, others from list of eligible countries for its visa-free entry in 2025

US excludes UK, others from list of eligible countries for its visa-free entry in 2025

Nigeria

4 months ago

The United States released the list of eligible countries for its 2025 Visa Waiver Programme, excluding the United Kingdom and all African countries.

Trump demands his presidential portrait be removed immediately after observing how it looked

Trump demands his presidential portrait be removed immediately after observing how it looked

US

4 months ago

President Donald Trump criticised an "unflattering" portrait of himself displayed in the Colorado State Capitol and demanded its immediate removal.

Many foreign embassies in darkness after power feeder causes fresh outage in Abuja

Many foreign embassies in darkness after power feeder causes fresh outage in Abuja

Nigeria

4 months ago

A power outage in Abuja caused by a technical fault has affected multiple embassies, including the US and Japan, as well as nearby residential estates.

Governor of Kano state gives automatic employment to 54 foreign-trained graduates

Governor of Kano state gives automatic employment to 54 foreign-trained graduates

Education

4 months ago

Kano State Governor Abba Yusuf granted automatic employment to 54 scholars who studied health-related courses in India through a state-funded programme.

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