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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.

5802 articles published since 05 Dec 2017

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2023 presidency: Prominent Nigerians who rejected Atiku, PDP's appointments

2023 presidency: Prominent Nigerians who rejected Atiku, PDP's appointments

Politics

3 years ago

List of top government officials sacked by President Buhari

List of top government officials sacked by President Buhari

Nigeria

3 years ago

List of salaries of Buhari, Osinbajo, Lawan, Gbajabiamila, CJN, others emerge as FG set to implement increment

List of salaries of Buhari, Osinbajo, Lawan, Gbajabiamila, CJN, others emerge as FG set to implement increment

Nigeria

3 years ago

2023 Elections: List of prominent PDP chieftains who have dumped Atiku for Peter Obi

2023 Elections: List of prominent PDP chieftains who have dumped Atiku for Peter Obi

Politics

3 years ago

Viral photos show former President Jonathan riding in a canoe as he visits flood victims in Bayelsa

Viral photos show former President Jonathan riding in a canoe as he visits flood victims in Bayelsa

Nigeria

3 years ago

From US to Germany: Full list of countries that have issued terror alerts in Abuja, Nigeria

From US to Germany: Full list of countries that have issued terror alerts in Abuja, Nigeria

Nigeria

3 years ago

What Peter Obi needs to win 2023 presidential election, Labour Party chairman reveals

What Peter Obi needs to win 2023 presidential election, Labour Party chairman reveals

Politics

3 years ago

The national chairman of the Labour Party, Barrister Julius Abure, said the party needs Nigerians' financial support to prosecute the 2023 general elections.

Terror alert in Nigeria: Buhari finally reacts to travel advisory by US, UK, others over Abuja security threat

Terror alert in Nigeria: Buhari finally reacts to travel advisory by US, UK, others over Abuja security threat

Nigeria

3 years ago

President Muhammadu Buhari has reacted to the travel advisory by the United States and other countries, warning of possible terror attacks in the FCT, Abuja.

2023 elections: Peter Obi visits respected northern Islamic scholar Sheikh Dahiru Usman Bauchi, photo emerges

2023 elections: Peter Obi visits respected northern Islamic scholar Sheikh Dahiru Usman Bauchi, photo emerges

Politics

3 years ago

Peter Obi, the Labour Party presidential candidate, has paid a visit to Sheikh Dahiru Usman Bauchi, an Islamic cleric in Bauchi. He also visited Emir of Bauchi.

Trouble for Atiku as PDP senator campaigns for Tinubu, says APC presidential candidate will make Nigeria work

Trouble for Atiku as PDP senator campaigns for Tinubu, says APC presidential candidate will make Nigeria work

Politics

3 years ago

Chimaroke Nnamani, a PDP senator and ex-Enugu governor, said APC presidential candidate, Bola Tinubu, will replicate the successes in Lagos across the country.

2023 general election: INEC reveals why nobody can hack its electronic devices

2023 general election: INEC reveals why nobody can hack its electronic devices

Politics

3 years ago

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) assures that it has perfected plans to make its devices for the 2023 election impossible to be hacked.

How to apply as FG opens portal for special bursary for education students worth N75,000 per semester

How to apply as FG opens portal for special bursary for education students worth N75,000 per semester

Education

3 years ago

Students undergoing degree programmes in Education in universities and Colleges of Education can now apply for a new bursary programme introduced by the FG.

Putting the extra in ordinary

Putting the extra in ordinary

Business and Economy

3 years ago

What makes the ordinary more than it is? It is the additional steps taken to be extra! It is safe to say that putting in extra effort is what we need to make...

New African storytellers emerge as MultiChoice Talent Factory graduates class of 2022

New African storytellers emerge as MultiChoice Talent Factory graduates class of 2022

Movies

3 years ago

The MultiChoice Talent Factory (MTF) academy graduated its third set of young, vibrant filmmakers at a ceremony in Lagos. These filmmakers are the Class of 2022

Kibitiu Akinsanya: Tears as MC Oluomo loses elder sister

Kibitiu Akinsanya: Tears as MC Oluomo loses elder sister

Nigeria

3 years ago

The chairman of Lagos State Parks and Garages Management Committee, Musiliu Akinsanya, aka MC Oluomo, has announced the death of his sister, Kibitiu Akinsanya.

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