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.

4355 articles published since 28 Feb 2023

Author's articles

Video trends as Nnamdi Kanu talks tough to one of his lawyers: "Stop talking when I'm talking"

Video trends as Nnamdi Kanu talks tough to one of his lawyers: "Stop talking when I'm talking"

Nigeria

5 months ago

50 killed and buried in mass graves at major transit used by African migrants to reach Europe

50 killed and buried in mass graves at major transit used by African migrants to reach Europe

Africa

5 months ago

Wife of former governor lists 4 popular foods she avoided that helped her survive cancer, doctors react

Wife of former governor lists 4 popular foods she avoided that helped her survive cancer, doctors react

Nigeria

5 months ago

Situation of boy fighting for his life in hospital after losing his father in US plane crash emerges

Situation of boy fighting for his life in hospital after losing his father in US plane crash emerges

US

6 months ago

Step by step process of the contactless passport application system released

Step by step process of the contactless passport application system released

Nigeria

6 months ago

Lady scientist trapped in space, unable to return back to earth, speaks, lists 3 things she misses

Lady scientist trapped in space, unable to return back to earth, speaks, lists 3 things she misses

US

6 months ago

Judge blocks President Trump’s plan to place 2,200 USAID workers on paid leave

Judge blocks President Trump’s plan to place 2,200 USAID workers on paid leave

US

6 months ago

A federal judge has temporarily blocked President Donald Trump from placing 2,200 USAID workers on paid leave, following a last-minute lawsuit filed by two unions.

Amount it costs US to deport a single immigrant including Nigerians under President Trump released

Amount it costs US to deport a single immigrant including Nigerians under President Trump released

US

6 months ago

President Trump's second term has seen the launch of the "largest deportation program in history," with American taxpayers covering high costs of the flights.

Is the US Visa Drop Box provision no longer available in Nigeria? Applicants speak

Is the US Visa Drop Box provision no longer available in Nigeria? Applicants speak

Nigeria

6 months ago

The drop box visa processing option for US visa applicants in Nigeria has been removed, forcing all applicants to undergo in-person interviews according to sources.

Missing plane found, no survivors expected, 3 confimed dead, 7 others trapped in aircraft

Missing plane found, no survivors expected, 3 confimed dead, 7 others trapped in aircraft

US

6 months ago

The wreckage of a missing Bering Air plane in Alaska has been found, with three people confirmed dead and seven others believed to be inside the aircraft.

Impeachment of President Trump to be filed after less than one month in office, reason emerges

Impeachment of President Trump to be filed after less than one month in office, reason emerges

US

6 months ago

Democratic Representative Al Green announced articles of impeachment against President Trump for his proposal to “take over Gaza”, describing it as ethnic cleansing.

Ekweremadu gets another court ruling after years in prison for organ harvesting conviction

Ekweremadu gets another court ruling after years in prison for organ harvesting conviction

Nigeria

6 months ago

A Federal High Court in Abuja has dismissed a suit challenging Ike Ekweremadu’s access to David Ukpo’s biodata, citing lack of legal standing in the case.

After placing them on leave, President Trump's new plans for USAID workers released

After placing them on leave, President Trump's new plans for USAID workers released

US

6 months ago

President Trump plans to reduce USAID workforce from over 10,000 to 290, causing chaos as thousands of workers have been placed on administrative leave.

Airplane carrying 10 people missing for over 10 hours, contact lost, location announced

Airplane carrying 10 people missing for over 10 hours, contact lost, location announced

US

6 months ago

Search is underway for a Bering Air flight carrying 10 people that went missing after departing Alaska. The last known position was 12 miles offshore.

USAID-funded hospital in Nigeria helping 200 families everyday shuts down after Trump's order

USAID-funded hospital in Nigeria helping 200 families everyday shuts down after Trump's order

Nigeria

6 months ago

Closure of healthcare facility in Borno, run by Family Health International (FHI360), follows President Trump’s executive order suspending US foreign assistance.

Basit Jamiu