Nurudeen Lawal

Education: Bachelor of Arts Literature-in-English, Obafemi Awolowo University (OAU), Ile-Ife (2012). Google News Initiative (GNI) News Lab: Advanced digital reporting, Experimenting with New Formats, Fighting Misinformation (2024)

Experience: Saraba Magazine (Social Media Intern, 2015), Content Editor/Strategist, Lantern Books (2015-2017), Dubawa fact-checking fellow (2020), Solutions Journalism fellow (2022)

Awards: Political Desk Head of the Year (Nigeria Media Nite-Out Award 2023), Top Politics and Current Affairs editor (Legit.ng)

Nurudeen Lawal is an AFP-certified journalist with a wealth of experience spanning over 8 years. He received his B/Arts degree in Literature-in-English from OAU. Lawal is the Head of the Politics/CA Desk at Legit.ng, where he applies his expertise to provide incisive coverage of events. He was named the Political Desk Head of the Year (Nigeria Media Nite-Out Award 2023). He is also a certified fact-checker (Dubawa fellowship, 2020). Contact him at lawal.nurudeen@corp.legit.ng or +2347057737768.

6180 articles published since 05 Dec 2017

Author's articles

Umaru-Shinkafi: Miners advise SMDF boss on what to prioritise after Tinubu's re-appointment

Umaru-Shinkafi: Miners advise SMDF boss on what to prioritise after Tinubu's re-...

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Umaru-Shinkafi: Zamfara miners react to Tinubu's re-appointment of SMDF executive secretary

Umaru-Shinkafi: Zamfara miners react to Tinubu's re-appointment of SMDF executiv...

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Zamfara APC youth ask Tinubu to reconsider Danfulani’s appointment as SMDF executive secretary

Zamfara APC youth ask Tinubu to reconsider Danfulani’s appointment as SMDF execu...

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List of public holidays FG will declare in December 2024/January 2025

List of public holidays FG will declare in December 2024/January 2025

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Pastor Ashimolowo funds life-saving surgeries for over 700 people in Ibadan crusade: "This is love"

Pastor Ashimolowo funds life-saving surgeries for over 700 people in Ibadan crus...

8 days ago

Did US President-elect Donald Trump ask Tinubu's govt to release IPOB leader Nnamdi Kanu?

Did US President-elect Donald Trump ask Tinubu's govt to release IPOB leader Nna...

10 days ago

Ondo 2024: Lack of female governorship candidates sparks gender inclusion concerns

Ondo 2024: Lack of female governorship candidates sparks gender inclusion concerns

The 2024 Ondo state governorship election sparks discourse on gender representation as no woman ran for the seat of the number one citizen in the southwest state.

Did Finland’s president pledge to support Biafra’s independence from Nigeria?

Did Finland’s president pledge to support Biafra’s independence from Nigeria?

A video circulating on Facebook with the claim that Finland's President Alexander Stubb pledged to support Biafra has been fact-checked and found to be altered.

Minimum wage: List of states Labour chapters have pulled out of NLC strike

Minimum wage: List of states Labour chapters have pulled out of NLC strike

At least five state chapters of the NLC have pulled out of the strike announced by the union over the non-implementation of the N70,000 minimum wage.

Does Lagos state govt plan to ban "Pure Water" starting from 2025? Commissioner reacts

Does Lagos state govt plan to ban "Pure Water" starting from 2025? Commissioner reacts

The Lagos state's commissioner for environment and water resources, Tokunbo Wahab, said the government has not banned sachet water or has plans to do so.

Atiku breaks silence on Tinubu's Tax reform bills, advises National Assembly on what to do

Atiku breaks silence on Tinubu's Tax reform bills, advises National Assembly on what to do

Former VP Atiku Abubakar's comment on the Tax Reform Bills currently being considered by the National Assembly has attracted heated reactions from Nigerians.

MDC24: Legit.ng journalist to attend CJID's media and development conference

MDC24: Legit.ng journalist to attend CJID's media and development conference

Legit.ng's head of politics and current affairs desk, Nurudeen Lawal, is one of the journalists selected to attend the CJID's 2024 Media and Development Conference.

Your govt is directionless, Ebonyi indigenes advise Governor Nwifuru on what to do

Your govt is directionless, Ebonyi indigenes advise Governor Nwifuru on what to do

The Association of Ebonyi Indigenes Socio-Cultural in the Diaspora (AEISCID) has cautioned Governor Francis Nwifuru against stifling opposition voices.

OndoDecides2024: Live local government results as INEC completes collation

OndoDecides2024: Live local government results as INEC completes collation

With voting, sorting, and counting concluded in the Ondo state 2024 governorship election, INEC begins the collation of the results. Follow Legit.ng's live updates.

OndoDecides2024: Live results from polling units in Ondo governorship election

OndoDecides2024: Live results from polling units in Ondo governorship election

After hours of voting in the Ondo 2024 governorship election, results from the polling units trickle in. Legit.ng reports the results live from the polling units.

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