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

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Photos show hungry, young protesters arraigned in Abuja court being fed biscuits

Photos show hungry, young protesters arraigned in Abuja court being fed biscuits

Nigeria

6 months ago

Federal high court Abuja arraigns 76 protesters on treason charges

Federal high court Abuja arraigns 76 protesters on treason charges

Nigeria

6 months ago

321 dead, 740,000 displaced due to flooding in Nigeria, NEC gives solution

321 dead, 740,000 displaced due to flooding in Nigeria, NEC gives solution

Nigeria

6 months ago

Oyo Assembly suspends local government chairman after viral video, gives reason

Oyo Assembly suspends local government chairman after viral video, gives reason

Nigeria

6 months ago

Suspected armed herders' attack in Benue leaves over 15 dead

Suspected armed herders' attack in Benue leaves over 15 dead

Nigeria

6 months ago

EFCC submits preliminary report on Betta Edu to President Tinubu, investigates 5 bank executives

EFCC submits preliminary report on Betta Edu to President Tinubu, investigates 5...

Politics

6 months ago

Former senate president who died in 2021 to be buried after three years, reason emerges

Former senate president who died in 2021 to be buried after three years, reason emerges

Politics

6 months ago

Former President of the Nigerian Senate will be buried on November 30, 2024, three years after his death. The body was repatriated from the UK in July 2024.

Ekiti House of Assembly's Canada retreat sparks debate over resource use

Ekiti House of Assembly's Canada retreat sparks debate over resource use

Politics

6 months ago

The Ekiti State House of Assembly plans a leadership retreat in Canada for November 2024, aiming to equip legislators with policy implementation skills.

Spain’s worst flash flood in a century leaves 95 dead

Spain’s worst flash flood in a century leaves 95 dead

World

6 months ago

Spain faces devastation as massive flash floods hit the Valencia region, claiming at least 95 lives and leaving towns in ruins, search efforts ongoing.

VIDEO: Kaduna residents celebrate as electricity returns after nine-day outage

VIDEO: Kaduna residents celebrate as electricity returns after nine-day outage

Nigeria

6 months ago

Kaduna residents celebrated the return of electricity after a nine-day blackout, following the repair of the Shiroro-Kaduna transmission line by the TCN.

Trump dresses as sanitation worker at Wisconsin rally to slam Biden's "garbage" comment

Trump dresses as sanitation worker at Wisconsin rally to slam Biden's "garbage" comment

US

6 months ago

Donald Trump dressed as a sanitation worker at a Wisconsin rally to criticize Joe Biden's "garbage" comment, arguing that Democrats view his supporters negatively.

Nigeria Immigration Service unveils contactless passport renewal for Nigerians

Nigeria Immigration Service unveils contactless passport renewal for Nigerians

Nigeria

6 months ago

The Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) will roll out a contactless passport renewal system starting November 1, 2024, in Canada, followed by the UK, USA, and Italy.

BREAKING: Prominent PDP House of Reps member defects to APC

BREAKING: Prominent PDP House of Reps member defects to APC

Politics

6 months ago

The APC gains an additional seat in the House of Representatives as Abubakar Gumi defects from the PDP, citing current internal crises within the party.

FCCPC alerts Nigerians of five major cartels driving up goods prices for profit

FCCPC alerts Nigerians of five major cartels driving up goods prices for profit

Nigeria

6 months ago

FCCPC warns Nigerians about a cartel manipulating market prices nationwide, leading to inflated costs despite Tinubu's government stabilization efforts.

Makurdi man arrested for allegedly calling Benue Governor 'chronic womanizer'

Makurdi man arrested for allegedly calling Benue Governor 'chronic womanizer'

Nigeria

6 months ago

Paul Gyenger remanded in prison for allegedly calling Benue State Governor Hyacinth Alia a "chronic womanizer" on social media, he faces charges of cyberstalking.

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