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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Oba Oloyede: Facts about Nigerian monarch sentenced to 4 years in prison over $4.2m COVID-19 fraud

Nigeria

8 months ago

NECO lists requirements for CBT hall as agency moves from paper-pencil examination

Nigeria

8 months ago

Court orders convicted Army General to forfeit ₦5bn shares in 17 firms

Nigeria

8 months ago

House of rep candidate in US publicly burns Quran, video sparks outrage

World

8 months ago

NAFDAC issues alert on fake postinor being sold, explains how to find original one

Nigeria

8 months ago

411 Nigerians died in 2024 while scooping fuel from tankers - FG

Nigeria

8 months ago

School fees of Nigerian only-female university released: Nursing programme tops tuition table

Education

8 months ago

Nigeria’s only all-female university releases 2025 tuition fees, with Nursing leading at ₦1,075,000. Full breakdown includes science, tech, and business courses.

Family narrowly escapes boarding the Kaduna-Abuja train that derailed, overturned passenger's cabins

Nigeria

8 months ago

Dawisu shares emotional reaction after Kaduna–Abuja train derailment, revealing his children narrowly escaped. Public calls for rail safety reforms intensify.

Full list of available courses at Nigerian female-only university released

Education

8 months ago

Explore the full list of courses at Tazkiyah University, a female-only institution in Kaduna shaping future leaders through values-driven education.

FG issues fresh flood alert to 9 Northern states after deaths in Yobe

Nigeria

8 months ago

FEW Center warns of flooding in Adamawa, Katsina and seven other northern states from 25–29 August 2025 due to expected heavy rainfall. Stay alert.

Yobe flood disaster kills 7, over 4,500 households affected

Nigeria

8 months ago

Flash flood in Yobe State displaces over 4,500 households, claims seven lives; SEMA activates emergency response and urges halt to building along waterways.

US embassy gives reason for visa interviews, mentions how it protects America

Nigeria

8 months ago

US Embassy in Nigeria stresses safety in US visa process, highlighting strict screening to protect citizens and promote secure, responsible travel.

Four dead in second Niger bridge accident: Truck crash claims lives in Asaba

Nigeria

8 months ago

Four dead, three injured in a tragic truck crash on Second Niger Bridge in Asaba. FRSC blames speeding; victims rushed to St. Rebecca’s Hospital.

EFCC confirms dismissal of staff after appearing on Lege Miami’s matchmaking programme

Nigeria

8 months ago

EFCC disowns Olakunle Alex Folarin, a dismissed staff member featured on Lege Miami’s matchmaking show, and orders his arrest over unreturned official items.

“Declare state of emergency in two states”: ADC tells Tinubu, lists them

Politics

8 months ago

ADC urges President Tinubu to declare emergency in Katsina and Zamfara after deadly attacks, criticising government’s failure to address rising insecurity.

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