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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), Oxford Climate Journalism Network (2025)

Awards: Best Head of Desk of the Year (Legit.ng 2024), 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. He previously worked at Lantern Books and Saraba Magazine. Lawal was named the Political Desk Head of the Year (Nigeria Media Nite-Out Award 2023). Lawal is a member of the Oxford Climate Journalism Network. He is also a certified fact-checker (Dubawa fellowship, 2020). Contact him at lawal.nurudeen@corp.legit.ng or +2348054399455.

5990 articles published since 05 Dec 2017

Author's articles

BREAKING: Prominent Nigerian pastor endorses Labour Party presidential candidate Peter Obi

BREAKING: Prominent Nigerian pastor endorses Labour Party presidential candidate Peter Obi

Politics

3 years ago

BREAKING: Police Service Commission removes Naja’atu Muhammad from election duties after APC's statement

BREAKING: Police Service Commission removes Naja’atu Muhammad from election duties after APC's statement

Politics

3 years ago

Trouble for APC as Tinubu, Ribadu’s supporters defect to PDP in key northern state

Trouble for APC as Tinubu, Ribadu’s supporters defect to PDP in key northern state

Politics

3 years ago

Tinubu or Peter Obi? Ex-presidential candidates, former party chairmen reveal their anointed flagbearer

Tinubu or Peter Obi? Ex-presidential candidates, former party chairmen reveal their anointed flagbearer

Politics

3 years ago

BREAKING: Video emerges as Tinubu arrives Lagos for important summit

BREAKING: Video emerges as Tinubu arrives Lagos for important summit

Politics

3 years ago

Buhari releases fresh statement on Naira redesign policy, reveals presidential candidate Nigerians should vote for

Buhari releases fresh statement on Naira redesign policy, reveals presidential candidate Nigerians should vote for

Politics

3 years ago

BREAKING: Buhari vs governors: APC chairman Adamu reveals party's position on Naira redesign policy

BREAKING: Buhari vs governors: APC chairman Adamu reveals party's position on Naira redesign policy

Nigeria

3 years ago

Abdullahi Adamu, national chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), says the ruling party stands with the position of its governors on the naira redesign

EFCC speaks on alleged raid of Tinubu’s home to recover N400bn cash

EFCC speaks on alleged raid of Tinubu’s home to recover N400bn cash

Nigeria

3 years ago

The EFCC has denied raiding the home of Bola Tinubu, the APC presidential candidate in the forthcoming elections to recover a humongous sum of N400 billion.

2023 presidency: Bishop Oyedepo reveals who Nigerians should vote for

2023 presidency: Bishop Oyedepo reveals who Nigerians should vote for

Politics

3 years ago

Bishop David Oyedepo, founder and senior pastor of Living Faith Church aka Winners’ Chapel, has urged Nigerians to vote for leaders with capacity and character.

Just in: Prominent APC member shot dead as rally Turns Violent in Osun

Just in: Prominent APC member shot dead as rally Turns Violent in Osun

Politics

3 years ago

A member of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Osun state, Ebenezer Alaro, has been reportedly shot dead during the ward-to-ward campaign in Ilesa East LGA.

Just in: Setback for Peter Obi as Labour Party governorship candidate collapses structure into APC in northern state

Just in: Setback for Peter Obi as Labour Party governorship candidate collapses structure into APC in northern state

Politics

3 years ago

The governorship of the Labour Party (LP) in Kano state, Bashir Ishaq Bashir, has officially resigned from the party and declared his loyalty to the ruling APC

2023 elections: Details emerge as APC chairman, governors, Tinubu meet in Abuja

2023 elections: Details emerge as APC chairman, governors, Tinubu meet in Abuja

Politics

3 years ago

The APC governors, the party's national chairman, Abdullahi Adamu, and the presidential candidate, Tinubu, are meeting at the national secretariat in Abuja.

Peter Obi, Tinubu or Atiku? The Economist reveals best choice for Nigeria ahead of 2023 presidential election

Peter Obi, Tinubu or Atiku? The Economist reveals best choice for Nigeria ahead of 2023 presidential election

Politics

3 years ago

Ahead of the 2023 presidential election, The Economist has described Peter Obi, the Labour Party (LP) presidential candidate, as the best choice for Nigeria.

List of governors who have asked residents to continue spending old Naira notes

List of governors who have asked residents to continue spending old Naira notes

Nigeria

3 years ago

In a direct challenge to President Buhari's directive, Governor El-Rufai has asked residents of the state to accept the old N500 and N1000 notes as legal tender

Naira scarcity: El-Rufai reveals how 2 presidential candidates have access to 100s of millions of new notes

Naira scarcity: El-Rufai reveals how 2 presidential candidates have access to 100s of millions of new notes

Nigeria

3 years ago

The governor of Kaduna state, Nasir El-Rufai, has continued to fault the CBN Naira redesign policy, saying it is not achieving its goal of curbing vote-buying.

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