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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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Salaries, allowances of Nigeria’s president, vice president, governors and deputies, RMAFC document reveals

Salaries, allowances of Nigeria’s president, vice president, governors and deputies, RMAFC document reveals

Money

3 years ago

Peter Obi made deal to step down for Atiku? Doyin Okupe finally opens up

Peter Obi made deal to step down for Atiku? Doyin Okupe finally opens up

Politics

3 years ago

Intrigues as Wike speaks about APC structure in Rivers, tackles PDP chieftain who followed Atiku to Kano

Intrigues as Wike speaks about APC structure in Rivers, tackles PDP chieftain who followed Atiku to Kano

Politics

3 years ago

Charles III: Prince of Wales finally becomes King of England

Charles III: Prince of Wales finally becomes King of England

Europe

3 years ago

BREAKING: Tension as DSS arrests Tukur Mamu's father-in-law

BREAKING: Tension as DSS arrests Tukur Mamu's father-in-law

Nigeria

3 years ago

Huge tragedy as motorcyclist, wife, 9-month-old child die in auto accident

Huge tragedy as motorcyclist, wife, 9-month-old child die in auto accident

Nigeria

3 years ago

BREAKING: 5-storey building collapses in Ibadan, 7 persons critically injured

BREAKING: 5-storey building collapses in Ibadan, 7 persons critically injured

Nigeria

3 years ago

An uncompleted 5-storey building reportedly collapsed in the early hours of Thursday, September 8, in Ibadan. No fewer than 7 persons were said to be injured.

List of PDP governors who shunned national caucus meeting as crisis worsens

List of PDP governors who shunned national caucus meeting as crisis worsens

Politics

3 years ago

The national caucus meeting of the PDP was shunned by the majority of the governors elected on the party's platform, including Nyesom Wike of Rivers state.

2023: Photo, details emerge as Okonjo-Iweala receives Peter Obi at WTO headquarters

2023: Photo, details emerge as Okonjo-Iweala receives Peter Obi at WTO headquarters

Politics

3 years ago

Peter Obi, the presidential candidate of the Labour Party, on Wednesday, September 7, met with Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, the World Trade Organization (WTO)'s DG.

Alleged N2bn ransom racketeering: More details about why DSS arrested terrorists’ negotiator emerge

Alleged N2bn ransom racketeering: More details about why DSS arrested terrorists’ negotiator emerge

Nigeria

3 years ago

Security sources have revealed more details about the alleged reasons why the DSS arrested Tukur Mamu, terrorists' negotiator on Wednesday evening, September 7.

Tukur Mamu: 6 major things to know about terrorists’ negotiator arrested by DSS

Tukur Mamu: 6 major things to know about terrorists’ negotiator arrested by DSS

Nigeria

3 years ago

The DSS on Wednesday, September 7, confirmed that Alhaji Tukur Mamu, was in its custody. Here are some major things to know about the terrorists’ negotiator.

Just in: Atiku, Ayu, Bode George, Ex-VP Sambo, other members of PDP national caucus meets in Abuja

Just in: Atiku, Ayu, Bode George, Ex-VP Sambo, other members of PDP national caucus meets in Abuja

Politics

3 years ago

Members of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) caucus are meeting in Abuja, on Wednesday, September 7, amid the crisis rocking the party. Atiku is in attendance.

Details emerge as 17 PDP governorship candidates visit Wike in Rivers

Details emerge as 17 PDP governorship candidates visit Wike in Rivers

Politics

3 years ago

Governorship candidate of the PDP in Jigawa State, Mustapha Sule Lamido, and 16 other governorship candidates on Tuesday evening paid a visit to Governor Wike.

Tinubu clashed with APC chairman Adamu? Presidential candidate opens up

Tinubu clashed with APC chairman Adamu? Presidential candidate opens up

Politics

3 years ago

The APC presidential candidate, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, says he holds no grudges against Senator Abdullahi Adamu who is the ruling party's national chairman.

ASUU strike: FG shifts ground, announces salary increment for lecturers

ASUU strike: FG shifts ground, announces salary increment for lecturers

Education

3 years ago

The minister of education, Adamu Adamu, says at a meeting on Tuesday that the federal government is ready to implement 23.5% salary increase for lecturers.

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