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

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Oxford and Cambridge drop from top three in UK university rankings for first time

Education

9 months ago

Tinubu joins global call for Palestinian statehood at UN General Assembly

Politics

9 months ago

Ibadan airport reopens, receives first flight ahead of presidential visit

Nigeria

9 months ago

NUC lists 58 fake universities operating illegally in Nigeria

Education

9 months ago

Trump’s seven-war claim: Fact-checking the US President’s peacemaking record

9 months ago

South African pastor Joshua Mhlakela faces backlash over failed rapture prediction

Africa

9 months ago

Typhoon Ragasa kills 14 in Taiwan, leaves 18 injured and over 150 missing

World

9 months ago

Typhoon Ragasa kills 17 across Taiwan and the Philippines, injures 18, and leaves over 150 missing as China evacuates over 1 million ahead of landfall.

President Tinubu, Atiku, traditional rulers to attend Olubadan coronation ceremony

Nigeria

9 months ago

President Tinubu, Atiku, and royal dignitaries to attend Senator Ladoja’s coronation as 44th Olubadan in Ibadan amid cultural festivities and road closures.

Tinubu will not get second term in 2027, ADC speaks, condemns administration

Politics

9 months ago

ADC rejects Tinubu’s re-election bid, citing insecurity, economic collapse, and poor governance. Party insists his mandate ends in 2027, not 2031.

Macron stranded in New York as Trump’s motorcade blocks streets

9 months ago

French president Emmanuel Macron stranded in New York as Donald Trump’s motorcade blocks streets, causing major traffic delays and diplomatic disruption.

Ghana deports 6 West Africans to Togo after arriving from United States

Africa

9 months ago

Ghana deports six West Africans to Togo after United States expulsion under Trump’s immigration crackdown, sparking legal and political backlash.

Nigerian army court-martial convicts four soldiers for illegal arms trade and aiding terrorists

Nigeria

9 months ago

Four Nigerian soldiers convicted by court-martial for illegal arms trade and aiding terrorists; three sentenced to life, one jailed for 15 years.

Saudi Arabia announces passing of Grand Mufti Abdulaziz Al-Sheikh, country's top religious leader

Asia

9 months ago

Saudi Arabia confirms the death of Grand Mufti Sheikh Abdulaziz Al-Sheikh, the Kingdom’s top religious authority, mourned for his decades of service.

Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger withdraw from International Criminal Court

Africa

9 months ago

Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger quit the International Criminal Court, calling it neocolonial repression amid Sahel realignment and rising tensions with Western powers.

Weather forecast: NIMET predicts thunderstorms and rainfall in many states

Nigeria

9 months ago

NiMet forecasts thunderstorms and moderate rainfall across Nigeria on 23rd September 2025, urging caution in flood-prone areas and during poor visibility.

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