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. 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.

5938 articles published since 28 Feb 2023

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US to deport 97 Nigerians, releases list with full names in expanded crackdown

Nigeria

4 months ago

EFCC arraigns two over alleged N600m NNPC job scam

Nigeria

4 months ago

Nigerian army releases 2026 shortlist for direct short service, sends important message

Nigeria

4 months ago

US embassy warns Nigerians on visa overstays, says it limits opportunities for citizens

Nigeria

4 months ago

JAMB says no extension for 2026 UTME registration after deadline

Education

4 months ago

APC explains delay in welcoming Rivers governor Siminalayi Fubara amidst political crisis

Politics

4 months ago

Schools reopen as IPOB permanently cancels Monday sit-at-home in south-east

Nigeria

4 months ago

IPOB has cancelled the Monday sit‑at‑home in South‑East Nigeria from February 9, 2026, ending years of shutdowns, violence and constant economic losses.

Sweden opens applications for foreign professionals’ scholarship, Nigerians eligible to apply

Europe

4 months ago

Sweden opened SI Scholarship 2026 applications on February 9, 2026, offering full funding, living allowance and travel grants to global professionals.

Deadly year: 45 police officers killed in attacks spanning several states in Nigeria

Nigeria

4 months ago

Nigeria’s police faced deadly attacks as terrorists, bandits and mobs targeted stations and checkpoints, leaving 45 officers killed across states.

2026 JAMB: Full list of best UTME candidates for the past 12 years emerge

Education

4 months ago

JAMB admitted errors in the 2025 UTME, with mass failure overshadowing past top scorers who had set inspiring academic standards over twelve years.

JAMB 2026: List of educational mobile Apps you can use to prepare for UTME

Nigeria

4 months ago

EdTech apps helped Nigerian students prepare for JAMB UTME with AI tutors, offline access, past questions, and gamified learning for exam success.

2026: Nigeria records 43,000 snakebites yearly amid antivenom shortages

Nigeria

4 months ago

Nigeria faced 43,000 snakebite cases yearly as experts warned scarce, costly antivenom drove preventable deaths, sparking urgent calls for government action.

President John Mahama of Ghana orders recall of high commissioner to Nigeria

Africa

4 months ago

President John Mahama has recalled Ghana’s High Commissioner to Nigeria, Baba Ahmed, after alleged electoral malpractice in Ayawaso East primaries.

Nigerians react as terrorists kill seven, abduct Catholic priest after deadly attack in Kaduna

Nigeria

4 months ago

Bandits attacked Karku village in Southern Kaduna, killed seven people, and abducted a Catholic priest with ten others, sparking calls for urgent action.

India, many other countries likely to reject Tinubu’s newly nominated ambassadors, reason emerges

Politics

4 months ago

Tinubu’s ambassadorial nominees faced rejection risks as host countries questioned short tenure, with delays leaving Nigeria’s missions vulnerable to isolation.

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