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.

5955 articles published since 28 Feb 2023

Author's articles

Former Mali Prime Minister Moussa Mara sentenced to prison over social media post

Africa

8 months ago

Full breakdown: JAMB releases results of 85 underage candidates for exceptional admission

Education

8 months ago

Firefighter sent to assist in car accident found his son dead at scene

Politics

8 months ago

Senator Ned Nwoko speaks on creation of new state in South East, sends message to Tinubu

Politics

8 months ago

2027 election: Ex-governorship candidate dumps party, joins ADC, reason emerges

Politics

8 months ago

List of proposed new states in south east as one awaits creation after national assembly approval

Politics

8 months ago

Just in: NECO opens exam centre in UK for Nigerians, gives reason

Education

8 months ago

NECO has officially opened exam centre in London to support Nigerians in the UK, offering SSCE access and boosting global recognition of its certificates.

Using local languages to teach in Ghanaian schools now compulsory, government declares

Africa

8 months ago

Ghana government has mandates local languages in schools, replacing English to boost learning, cultural identity, and education quality nationwide.

List of proposed countries agitators want to carve out of Nigeria

Politics

8 months ago

Discover the proposed countries agitators want carved from Nigeria, including Biafra, Oduduwa, and Niger Delta, with historical context and key movements.

National assembly establishes committee for creation of new states in all 6 regions

Politics

8 months ago

Nigeria’s National Assembly forms committee to review 278 proposals for new states and LGAs across all six geo-political zones, aiming to enhance representation.

5 benefits for residents in a new state after creation and fully approved by National Assembly

Nigeria

8 months ago

Five key benefits that residents gain from new state creation in Nigeria, including development, representation, unity, and economic empowerment.

Duguri: Things to know about the new ruler as Bauchi governor appoints elder brother as Emir

Nigeria

8 months ago

Governor Bala Mohammed appoints his elder brother Adamu Mohammed as Emir of Duguri, spotlighting his past kidnapping and views on youth, security, and leadership.

Things to know about the new service chiefs freshly appointed by Tinubu after coup scare

Politics

8 months ago

President Tinubu appoints new service chiefs to bolster Nigeria’s security, naming Oluyede, Shaibu, Aneke, and Abbas in a major military leadership shake-up.