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

Price of rice rises to N160k as power outage worsens in Gombe state

Price of rice rises to N160k as power outage worsens in Gombe state

Nigeria

7 months ago

Abuja's major areas targeted as FCTA detains 34 in crackdown on street beggars

Abuja's major areas targeted as FCTA detains 34 in crackdown on street beggars

Nigeria

7 months ago

High fuel costs in FCT force civil servants to use public transportation, abandon personal vehicles

High fuel costs in FCT force civil servants to use public transportation,...

Nigeria

7 months ago

Economic hardship drives Lagos residents to buy fish heads for protein

Economic hardship drives Lagos residents to buy fish heads for protein

Nigeria

7 months ago

17-year-old Hameedah Akinbode missing in Lagos: Family seeks public help

17-year-old Hameedah Akinbode missing in Lagos: Family seeks public help

Nigeria

7 months ago

Cemetery worker arrested with 5 human skulls: Details and eyewitness accounts emerge

Cemetery worker arrested with 5 human skulls: Details and eyewitness accounts...

Nigeria

7 months ago

Maid arrested for allegedly stealing over $60,000 in Jewelry from employer hours after starting job

Maid arrested for allegedly stealing over $60,000 in Jewelry from employer hours after starting job

Nigeria

7 months ago

A 33-year-old maid was arrested in Lagos for allegedly stealing jewellery worth over $60,000 from her employer within hours of starting her job, police speaks.

N10.8bn in scholarships awarded to Nigerian public university academics: TETFund data shows

N10.8bn in scholarships awarded to Nigerian public university academics: TETFund data shows

Education

7 months ago

In a year, TETFund awarded over N10.8bn in scholarships to Nigerian academics for advanced degrees, but 137 sponsored lecturers failed to return home.

UNILAG students stranded as private hostels remain inaccessible amidst fee hikes

UNILAG students stranded as private hostels remain inaccessible amidst fee hikes

Education

7 months ago

UNILAG student face accommodation crisis as private hostels remain inaccessible despite high payments, amidst recent fee hikes and ongoing renovations.

Wigwe University releases 2024/2025 scholarship list: Successful 100 candidates announced

Wigwe University releases 2024/2025 scholarship list: Successful 100 candidates announced

Education

7 months ago

Wigwe University has released the 2024/2025 scholarship admission list with the full list of successful candidates by JAMB registration number, department, and more.

NDLEA uncovers major drug trafficking operations with raids across Nigeria, seizing opioids, others

NDLEA uncovers major drug trafficking operations with raids across Nigeria, seizing opioids, others

Nigeria

7 months ago

NDLEA conducted major anti-drug operations across Nigeria, seizing large quantities of opioids, cannabis, and other narcotics hidden in airports and secret storages.

“What have we done?”: Abuja beggar reacts to FCT minister Wike's eviction notice

“What have we done?”: Abuja beggar reacts to FCT minister Wike's eviction notice

Nigeria

7 months ago

Nyesom Wike has announced a directive to curb street begging in Abuja, setting a deadline for families to relocate beggars before arrests begin next week.

UNILORIN’s best-graduating student shares secret behind success: "My father taught us at home"

UNILORIN’s best-graduating student shares secret behind success: "My father taught us at home"

Education

7 months ago

UNILORIN's best graduating student with 4.97 CGPA, his father's dedication to home tutoring during financial hardships ignited his passion for mathematics.

NiMet predicts dust haze, sunshine, and thunderstorms in Nigeria, gives date

NiMet predicts dust haze, sunshine, and thunderstorms in Nigeria, gives date

Nigeria

7 months ago

NiMet forecasts hazy skies and sunshine across Nigeria from Sunday to Tuesday, with reduced visibility in the northern regions and thunderstorms expected.

”Asked to do 162 frog jumps”: Ogun state student dies from teacher's lunishment

”Asked to do 162 frog jumps”: Ogun state student dies from teacher's lunishment

Nigeria

7 months ago

A tragic incident at Obada Grammar School in Ogun State has led to the death of pupil Monday Ariyo after extreme punishment by a merciless teacher.

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