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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.

6004 articles published since 05 Dec 2017

Author's articles

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

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

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

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

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

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.

Peter Obi reacts, makes new promise as supporter takes Labour Party campaign to the peak of Mount Kilimanjaro

Peter Obi reacts, makes new promise as supporter takes Labour Party campaign to the peak of Mount Kilimanjaro

Politics

3 years ago

Peter Obi, the presidential candidate of the Labour Party for the 2023 general election, has hailed the man who climbed Mount Kilimanjaro to campaign for him.

Mahmood Yakubu: INEC breaks silence on alleged move to sack commission's chairman ahead of 2023 elections

Mahmood Yakubu: INEC breaks silence on alleged move to sack commission's chairman ahead of 2023 elections

Politics

3 years ago

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has reacted to allegations of moves to unseat its national chairman, Prof Mahmood Yakubu, ahead of 2023.

DSS arrests 2 suspected terrorists in Abuja estate after US warned of terror attack in Nigeria's capital city

DSS arrests 2 suspected terrorists in Abuja estate after US warned of terror attack in Nigeria's capital city

Nigeria

3 years ago

Two terror suspects have been arrested by the Department of State Services operatives who stormed the Trademore Estate in the Lugbe area of the FCT, Abuja.

Former APC chieftain makes list as Wike formally appoints 18 new commissioners

Former APC chieftain makes list as Wike formally appoints 18 new commissioners

Politics

3 years ago

Governor Nyesom Wike, on Wednesday, October 26, swore in 18 new commissioners into the State Executive Council, including a former spokesperson of the APC.

Labour Party finally releases updated list of Peter Obi's presidential campaign council

Labour Party finally releases updated list of Peter Obi's presidential campaign council

Politics

3 years ago

The Labour Party on Wednesday, October 26 released a revised list of its Presidential Campaign Council comprising 1, 453 members for the 2023 general election.

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