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.

5335 articles published since 28 Feb 2023

Author's articles

Japan cancels ‘JICA Africa hometown’ initiative amid visa confusion and misinterpretation

World

4 months ago

Top 10 African countries with the largest migrant population in the United States

World

4 months ago

FBI hunts Nigerian fugitive accused of bank fraud and ID theft, offers $10,000 reward

Nigeria

4 months ago

Oxford and Cambridge drop from top three in UK university rankings for first time

Education

4 months ago

Tinubu joins global call for Palestinian statehood at UN General Assembly

Politics

4 months ago

Ibadan airport reopens, receives first flight ahead of presidential visit

Nigeria

4 months ago

NUC lists 58 fake universities operating illegally in Nigeria

Education

4 months ago

NUC listed 58 fake universities operating illegally in Nigeria and warns students against patronising them; 8 more institutions are under investigation.

Trump’s seven-war claim: Fact-checking the US President’s peacemaking record

4 months ago

Donald Trump claims he ended seven global conflicts in seven months. This report examines each case and the role of US diplomacy in achieving ceasefires.

South African pastor Joshua Mhlakela faces backlash over failed rapture prediction

Africa

4 months ago

South African pastor Joshua Mhlakela’s rapture prophecy fails to come true, sparking ridicule, scepticism, and drastic decisions among some followers.

Typhoon Ragasa kills 14 in Taiwan, leaves 18 injured and over 150 missing

World

4 months ago

Typhoon Ragasa kills 17 across Taiwan and the Philippines, injures 18, and leaves over 150 missing as China evacuates over 1 million ahead of landfall.

President Tinubu, Atiku, traditional rulers to attend Olubadan coronation ceremony

Nigeria

4 months ago

President Tinubu, Atiku, and royal dignitaries to attend Senator Ladoja’s coronation as 44th Olubadan in Ibadan amid cultural festivities and road closures.

Tinubu will not get second term in 2027, ADC speaks, condemns administration

Politics

4 months ago

ADC rejects Tinubu’s re-election bid, citing insecurity, economic collapse, and poor governance. Party insists his mandate ends in 2027, not 2031.

Macron stranded in New York as Trump’s motorcade blocks streets

4 months ago

French president Emmanuel Macron stranded in New York as Donald Trump’s motorcade blocks streets, causing major traffic delays and diplomatic disruption.