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.

5319 articles published since 28 Feb 2023

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Classroom block of school collapses during school hours in Lagos

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Air India plane grounded after cargo container incident at Delhi airport, investigation begins

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Uganda 2026: Yoweri Museveni takes strong lead in presidential election results

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25 days ago

Lagos state announces e-registration for 2026 universal basic education test

Education

25 days ago

United States officially completes first $500 million sale of Venezuelan oil

World

25 days ago

2027 election: Full list of Nigerians tipped as possible next VP of Tinubu, replacing Shettima

Politics

25 days ago

Emir of Kano gains special admission into law programme at state university

Education

26 days ago

Emir of Kano, Dr. Muhammadu Sanusi II, was granted special admission into Northwest University’s LL.B Common Law and Sharia programme for 2024/2025.

Peter Obi mourns Omatu brothers buried after Lagos insurance house fire

Nigeria

26 days ago

Three Omatu brothers were buried in Anambra after dying in the Lagos Insurance House fire, as Peter Obi mourned and urged stronger emergency response.

Nigeria’s first coup leaves a trail of violence and loss that reshaped nation’s history

Politics

26 days ago

Chief Femi Fani-Kayode recounted the 1966 coup, describing brutal killings, his father’s abduction, and how loyalist troops later rescued him from death

US visa restrictions: Trump's order may delay 5,000 intending Nigerian immigrants

World

26 days ago

US visa restrictions paused immigrant processing for 75 countries, leaving over 5,000 Nigerians delayed and sparking diplomatic concern over bilateral ties.

Ned Nwoko: Facts about prominent Nigerian politicians who married wives from Morocco

Nigeria

26 days ago

Nigerian politicians Atiku Abubakar and Ned Nwoko had drawn attention for marrying Moroccan wives, sparking public interest after Nigeria’s match with Morocco.

Eleven terrorist fighters surrender in Borno as troops intensify offensive

Nigeria

27 days ago

Troops of Operation Hadin Kai in Borno State reported that 11 terrorists surrendered, 8 were killed, and 2 suppliers arrested as weapons and fertiliser were seized

Greenland: Trump insists on taking another country’s territory, gives reason again

World

27 days ago

US president Donald Trump said the US needed Greenland for national security, linking it to NATO strength and warning against Russian or Chinese influence.

Man stops being a Christian over church’s failure to recognise late Ifeanyi Ubah

Nigeria

27 days ago

James Louise Okoye renounced Christianity at Nnewi Cathedral dedication, protesting church’s failure to honour late senator Ifeanyi Ubah who died in July, 2024.

Police arrest masquerade after viral video that captured what happened in Anambra

Nigeria

27 days ago

The Anambra State Police Command arrested a masquerade after violent attacks in Awgbu disrupted peace during the Ofala Festival, leaving residents injured.

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