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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Supreme court never granted Alaafin supremacy rights, lawyer clarifies

Nigeria

8 months ago

Goodluck Jonathan told to run for 2027 presidential election

Politics

8 months ago

How man survived gunshot after bullet went directly at his chest, he shared what saved him

World

8 months ago

Light plane crash near village claims two lives, victims pronounced dead at scene

World

8 months ago

Scientists to develop world’s first pregnancy robot that could give birth

World

8 months ago

Ekweremadu: Name of lawmaker who replaced former senate leader after organ harvesting saga

Politics

8 months ago

List of constituencies where APC lost and parties that won in by-elections

Politics

8 months ago

APC lost four key by-elections in Anambra, Kano, and Oyo States as the APGA, NNPP, and PDP secured victories, as confirmed by INEC on August 17, 2025.

JAMB orders public universities to conclude 2025 admissions, sets date

Education

8 months ago

JAMB sets 2025 admission deadlines: public universities by Oct 31, private by Nov 30, all others by Dec 31 to stabilise Nigeria’s academic calendar.

2027 election: INEC announces date for voter’s card registration, sets minimum age

Politics

8 months ago

INEC begins Nationwide Continuous Voter Registration (CVR) for Nigerians aged 18+. Online starts 18 Aug, in-person from 25 Aug. Visit cvr.inecnigeria.org.

By-election: How parties that were not declared as winners may reclaim victory eventually

Politics

8 months ago

Discover how parties in Nigeria can legally challenge by-election results through the Election Tribunal process and potentially reclaim victory eventually.

By-elections: Salaries and benefits of senators and reps as newly elected lawmakers set to resume

Politics

8 months ago

New lawmakers resume after bye-elections as spotlight falls on Nigerian Senators’ ₦1m+ monthly pay and tenure-based allowances, sparking public debate.

After by-election: List of states that will hold elections before end of 2025

Politics

8 months ago

Following Nigeria’s nationwide by-elections, attention has now shifted to the remaining states scheduled to conduct elections before the year ends.

Jezis, Gesu, Ciise: How to say Jesus in 70 different languages released

World

8 months ago

Discover how the name “Jesus” is spoken in 70 languages worldwide, revealing cultural diversity through pronunciation and spelling across regions.

Major Prophet releases prophecy ahead of 2027 presidential election, says some have come to pass

Politics

8 months ago

Nigerian pastor known as Major Prophet predicts witch-hunting of opposition ahead of 2027 election, citing EFCC’s probe of Tambuwal as early evidence.

Zamfara bye-election declared inconclusive by INEC, reason mentioned

Politics

8 months ago

INEC declares Kaura Namoda South bye-election inconclusive as vote margin falls below PVCs collected in cancelled units; rerun to be held in affected wards

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