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.

4865 articles published since 28 Feb 2023

Author's articles

Scientists turn lead to gold for a split second, share findings

Scientists turn lead to gold for a split second, share findings

World

5 months ago

Bride dies after plane crashed on her wedding day, killing all passengers

Bride dies after plane crashed on her wedding day, killing all passengers

World

5 months ago

Former US President Joe Biden breaks silence for the first time after he was diagnosed with cancer

Former US President Joe Biden breaks silence for the first time after he was diagnosed with cancer

US

5 months ago

American University of Nigeria releases single school fees for all courses, mentions amount

American University of Nigeria releases single school fees for all courses, mentions amount

Education

5 months ago

Pope Leo mentions where he once worked in Nigeria while living in Lagos

Pope Leo mentions where he once worked in Nigeria while living in Lagos

Nigeria

5 months ago

Former US President Joe Biden diagnosed with aggressive cancer

Former US President Joe Biden diagnosed with aggressive cancer

US

5 months ago

Ondo court orders remand of man over alleged murder of businessman

Ondo court orders remand of man over alleged murder of businessman

Nigeria

5 months ago

Ondo court remands Waheed Afolabi over alleged murder of businessman Abdulsalam Awoyinka and threats to his family, pending further legal proceedings.

4 types of hostels at Babcock University and their actual amount every semester

4 types of hostels at Babcock University and their actual amount every semester

Education

5 months ago

Babcock University offers four hostel types with varying fees per semester. This guide outlines costs for Classic Plus, Classic, Premium, and Regular hostels.

Jet carrying 200 passengers flies for 10 minutes without pilot after officer in charge collapsed

Jet carrying 200 passengers flies for 10 minutes without pilot after officer in charge collapsed

World

5 months ago

A Lufthansa flight carrying 200 passengers flew pilotless for ten minutes as the co-pilot collapsed, forcing an emergency cockpit entry and diversion to Madrid.

ABUAD releases school fees for medicine and law in 2025

ABUAD releases school fees for medicine and law in 2025

Education

5 months ago

ABUAD has released the 2025 tuition fees for Medicine and Law, detailing costs for each level to help students plan their academic journey effectively.

Kidnappers of APC ward chairman refuse to release ransom deliverers, demand fresh N30 million

Kidnappers of APC ward chairman refuse to release ransom deliverers, demand fresh N30 million

Politics

5 months ago

Abductors of APC ward chairman Hon. Nelson Adepoyigi seize ransom couriers, demand N30 million, heightening fears as security efforts intensify in Ondo State.

Civil servant who allegedly manipulated FG’s salary software lands in court

Civil servant who allegedly manipulated FG’s salary software lands in court

Nigeria

5 months ago

ICPC arraigns a civil servant for allegedly forging documents and unlawfully restoring her salary via IPPIS, despite being under suspension. Trial set for July 8.

Mass deportation: US cancels all visas of an entire African country over immigration issues

Mass deportation: US cancels all visas of an entire African country over immigration issues

US

5 months ago

The US revoked visas for South Sudanese passport holders due to the nation's refusal to accept repatriated citizens, amid the mass deportation exercise.

JAMB announces actual date affected UTME candidates can retake their exams after technical errors

JAMB announces actual date affected UTME candidates can retake their exams after technical errors

Nigeria

5 months ago

JAMB has announced a UTME retake for 379,997 candidates after technical errors led to low scores. Affected students will begin rewriting exams from 16 May 2025.

NYSC announces actual date of next orientation for new corp members

NYSC announces actual date of next orientation for new corp members

Education

5 months ago

National Youth Service Corps announces the 2025 Batch A Stream II Orientation Course, set to begin on 11th June 2025. Prospective corps members should stay updated.

Basit Jamiu