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.

4067 articles published since 28 Feb 2023

Author's articles

Sokoto Senator sends 42 students to India: Scholarships cover tuition, feeding, and monthly stipends

Sokoto Senator sends 42 students to India: Scholarships cover tuition,...

Education

7 months ago

Tinubu’s wife and Ribadu to spearhead national prayer to tackle hardship

Tinubu’s wife and Ribadu to spearhead national prayer to tackle hardship

Politics

7 months ago

Nigerians speak about US election, analyse impact of poll on economy, inclusion of race

Nigerians speak about US election, analyse impact of poll on economy,...

US

7 months ago

Comfort Tinubu kills husband as fight escalated at home, reason emerges

Comfort Tinubu kills husband as fight escalated at home, reason emerges

Nigeria

7 months ago

14 passengers narrowly escape death after bus catches fire in Onitsha

14 passengers narrowly escape death after bus catches fire in Onitsha

Nigeria

7 months ago

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

7 months ago

Federal high court Abuja arraigns 76 protesters on treason charges

Federal high court Abuja arraigns 76 protesters on treason charges

Nigeria

7 months ago

Seventy-six #EndBadGovernance protesters, mostly minors, face ten-count charges including alleged treason at the Federal High Court in Nigeria's capital.

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

7 months ago

NEC reports over 1.3 million Nigerians affected by floods in 34 states, with 321 deaths and 740,000 displaced. NEC urges enhanced collaboration between agencies.

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

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

Nigeria

7 months ago

Oyo State House of Assembly has suspended Olusola Oluokun, Chairman of Oyo East Local Government, following a viral video showing inappropriate conduct.

Suspected armed herders' attack in Benue leaves over 15 dead

Suspected armed herders' attack in Benue leaves over 15 dead

Nigeria

7 months ago

15 people were killed, several injured, and many missing in a violent attack by suspected herders in Benue state. The assault on the community lasted for 3 hours.

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 bank executives

Politics

7 months ago

The EFCC is investigating several bank executives for various offences and has submitted a preliminary report on former Minister Betta Edu to President Bola Tinubu.

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

7 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

7 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

7 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

7 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.

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