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.

5703 articles published since 28 Feb 2023

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Full list of 5 special days when all three stanzas of national anthem can be recited

Nigeria

6 months ago

FG announces how to properly recite national anthem in fresh directives, sends message to Nigerians

Nigeria

6 months ago

Full list of federal universities in Nigeria to earn a degree from home

Education

6 months ago

FG clarifies claims that JAMB is no longer required for university admissions

Education

6 months ago

JUST IN: Rivers state cancels N134bn contract awarded by sole administrator

Politics

6 months ago

Ex-principals break silence after FG removed mathematics as compulsory subject for admission

Education

6 months ago

Full list of top 10 universities in Africa released in recent ranking

Education

6 months ago

Nigeria leads Sub-Saharan Africa in the 2026 Times Higher Education rankings with 24 universities, marking a record rise in global academic visibility.

FG launches €40 million youth empowerment initiative, mentions region that will benefit

Nigeria

6 months ago

Nigeria and EU launch €40M initiative to boost education and youth empowerment in Northwest Nigeria, focusing on digital literacy and inclusive learning.

Federal government launches National Job Centre project to boost employment in Nigeria

Nigeria

6 months ago

Nigeria launches National Job Centre Project and LEEP to boost youth employment, connect skills to jobs, and promote inclusive work under Renewed Hope Agenda.

Lagos government warns National assembly over central gaming bill after Supreme Court ruling

Politics

6 months ago

Lagos government warns National Assembly against Central Gaming Bill, citing Supreme Court ruling and constitutional breach over gaming regulation rights.

Breaking: Bayelsa governor Douye Diri resigns from PDP amid political shifts

Politics

6 months ago

Governor Douye Diri of Bayelsa State has resigned from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). Diri announced this at the exco chamber in the Bayelsa State House.

Former Senator from south dumps PDP, defects to APC, reason emerges

Politics

6 months ago

Senator Ben Murray-Bruce defected to APC, praising Tinubu’s economic reforms and leadership as key to Nigeria’s future growth and global relevance.

WAEC announces fresh recruitment in Nigeria, mentions how to apply

Education

6 months ago

WAEC Nigeria opens recruitment for key roles in education, finance, HR, and healthcare. Apply online by 25 November 2022. Only shortlisted candidates contacted.

Kenya’s opposition leader and former prime minister Raila Odinga dies in India hospital

Africa

6 months ago

Raila Odinga, Kenya’s former Prime Minister, has died at 80 in India. A political icon remembered for his fight for democracy and mass mobilisation.

China arrests many pastors, lawyers not allowed to meet them, reason emerges

Asia

6 months ago

China detains dozens of Zion Church pastors in major crackdown; legal access denied amid online preaching ban and rising religious persecution concerns.

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