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.

3957 articles published since 28 Feb 2023

Author's articles

Release of Binance executive: 3 key things President Joe Biden discussed with Tinubu over the phone

Release of Binance executive: 3 key things President Joe Biden discussed with Ti...

Politics

6 months ago

Flooding kills 5 people, including elderly US election workers, rescue efforts continue across state

Flooding kills 5 people, including elderly US election workers, rescue efforts c...

US

6 months ago

President Biden speaks on US election loss amidst accusatory finger of his withdrawal and delay

President Biden speaks on US election loss amidst accusatory finger of his withd...

US

6 months ago

20-year-old graduates with first class degree from Redeemer's university despite setback in JAMB

20-year-old graduates with first class degree from Redeemer's university despite...

Education

6 months ago

Bowen university graduate who completed school with first class degree shares success lessons

Bowen university graduate who completed school with first class degree shares su...

Education

6 months ago

Hurricane Rafael leaves Cuba in darkness as strong winds knock out power across the Island

Hurricane Rafael leaves Cuba in darkness as strong winds knock out power across...

Europe

6 months ago

Australia to ban children under 16 from social media, gives reason

Australia to ban children under 16 from social media, gives reason

Europe

6 months ago

Australia to introduce "world-leading" legislation banning children under 16 from social media, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese announces the proposed laws.

Malaysia to phase out CNG vehicles after several explosions, gives reason

Malaysia to phase out CNG vehicles after several explosions, gives reason

Asia

6 months ago

Transport Minister Loke Siew Fook announces measures to phase out NGV vehicles in Malaysia starting July 1 next year. Petronas to halt NGV sales as well.

Federal criminal cases against Donald Trump set to be dropped after he is re-elected, reason emerges

Federal criminal cases against Donald Trump set to be dropped after he is re-elected, reason emerges

US

6 months ago

The Justice Department is preparing to drop federal charges against President-elect Donald Trump before his inauguration, with aim to conclude two major cases soon.

Small Jet crashes after hitting on car, 5 people confirmed dead

Small Jet crashes after hitting on car, 5 people confirmed dead

US

6 months ago

A small business jet crashed shortly after takeoff from Falcon Field Airport in Mesa, Arizona, colliding with a vehicle on the road and killing five people.

Abike Dabiri-Erewa confirms FG's efforts to reach out to Kemi Badenoch with no response

Abike Dabiri-Erewa confirms FG's efforts to reach out to Kemi Badenoch with no response

Nigeria

6 months ago

NiDCOM Chairman Abike Dabiri-Erewa reveals that her office reached out to newly elected UK Conservative Party leader Kemi Badenoch but received no response.

Baltasar Engonga: Millie Odiambo and Kenyan parliament react to videos from Equatorial Guinea

Baltasar Engonga: Millie Odiambo and Kenyan parliament react to videos from Equatorial Guinea

Nigeria

6 months ago

Kenyan MP Millie Odhiambo has spoken about Equatorial Guinean official Baltasar Engonga in Parliament following a scandal involving leaked explicit videos.

FULL LIST: Taoreed Lagbaja and 2 Nigerian Chiefs of Army Staff who died in office

FULL LIST: Taoreed Lagbaja and 2 Nigerian Chiefs of Army Staff who died in office

Nigeria

6 months ago

Read about Lagbaja, Akahan, and Attahiru Ibrahim, former Army Chiefs who also died while serving in office, reflecting the tragic losses among military leadership.

Elon Musk reacts to Donald Trump's victory, hails "mandate for change" after election win

Elon Musk reacts to Donald Trump's victory, hails "mandate for change" after election win

US

6 months ago

Elon Musk reacts to Donald Trump’s lead in the 2024 U.S. Presidential Election, calling it a “crystal clear mandate for change, " Trump becomes 47th president.

US election results: Netanyahu and Zelensky congratulate Donald Trump on historic presidential win

US election results: Netanyahu and Zelensky congratulate Donald Trump on historic presidential win

US

6 months ago

Benjamin Netanyahu and Volodymyr Zelensky congratulate Donald Trump on his historic White House comeback, expressing hopes for stronger U.S. alliances.

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