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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.

5806 articles published since 05 Dec 2017

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Full list of 15,000 centres nationwide where you can enrol for your NIN as telcos bar 72m unlinked SIMs

Full list of 15,000 centres nationwide where you can enrol for your NIN as telcos bar 72m unlinked SIMs

Nigeria

3 years ago

Atiku is a pathological liar, Tinubu says, exposes what happened in 2007 over Muslim-Muslim ticket

Atiku is a pathological liar, Tinubu says, exposes what happened in 2007 over Muslim-Muslim ticket

Politics

3 years ago

2023: Peter Obi makes huge promise to Nigerians, reveals what he will do within 2 years if elected president

2023: Peter Obi makes huge promise to Nigerians, reveals what he will do within 2 years if elected president

Politics

3 years ago

Sad day as gunmen in military uniform kill prominent PDP chieftain in Bayelsa

Sad day as gunmen in military uniform kill prominent PDP chieftain in Bayelsa

Nigeria

3 years ago

Just in: National loss as prominent former minister from southwest dies

Just in: National loss as prominent former minister from southwest dies

Nigeria

3 years ago

Prominent northern APC governor reportedly angry with Tinubu over choice of running mate

Prominent northern APC governor reportedly angry with Tinubu over choice of running mate

Politics

3 years ago

BREAKING: Governor Wike releases crucial statement on Atiku, PDP

BREAKING: Governor Wike releases crucial statement on Atiku, PDP

Politics

3 years ago

Rivers state governor, Nyesom Wike, says in a statement on Saturday, July 23, that he will soon break his silence on the recent happenings in the opposition PDP

I didn’t reject Wike, Atiku says, reveals why he picked Okowa as running mate

I didn’t reject Wike, Atiku says, reveals why he picked Okowa as running mate

Politics

3 years ago

Atiku Abubakar, the presidential candidate to the PDP, says has revealed why he picked Governor Ifeanyi Okowa as his running mate over Nyesom Wike of Rivers.

Atiku reveals major disagreement he has with Tinubu, speaks on Muslim-Muslim ticket

Atiku reveals major disagreement he has with Tinubu, speaks on Muslim-Muslim ticket

Politics

3 years ago

Former Vice-President Atiku Abubakar, PDP presidential candidate, has revealed why he rejected Bola Ahmed Tinubu when he wanted to be his running mate in 2007.

Popular Lagos APC chieftain defects to Labour Party, collapses structure for new party to challenge Sanwo-Olu

Popular Lagos APC chieftain defects to Labour Party, collapses structure for new party to challenge Sanwo-Olu

Politics

3 years ago

Ahead of 2023, Moshood Adegoke Salvador, a chieftain of the ruling APC, has collapsed his political group into the Labour Party in Lagos to challenge Sanwo-Olu.

Why I picked Shettima as my running mate, Tinubu reveals real reason after official unveiling

Why I picked Shettima as my running mate, Tinubu reveals real reason after official unveiling

Politics

3 years ago

Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), has described his running mate for the 2023 election as the best choice.

Just in: Tinubu absent as Buhari, APC critical stakeholders meet over 2023

Just in: Tinubu absent as Buhari, APC critical stakeholders meet over 2023

Politics

3 years ago

President Muhammadu Buhari hosted a delegation led by the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC)’ stakeholders at the State House, Abuja, on Friday, July 22.

2023: Photos emerge as influential northern PDP governor, Peter Obi meet behind closed doors

2023: Photos emerge as influential northern PDP governor, Peter Obi meet behind closed doors

Politics

3 years ago

The governor of Benue state and PDP chief, Samuel Ortom, held a closed-door meeting with Peter Obi, the Labour Party presidential candidate, met on Wednesday.

BREAKING: Court sends suspended accountant-general Idris to prison

BREAKING: Court sends suspended accountant-general Idris to prison

Nigeria

3 years ago

A High Court of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) has ordered former Accountant General of the Federation (AGF), Ahmed Idris and two others be remanded i

Muslim-Muslim ticket: Northern governor reveals why Nigerians shouldn’t complain

Muslim-Muslim ticket: Northern governor reveals why Nigerians shouldn’t complain

Politics

3 years ago

Governor Abdullahi Sule of Nasarawa state has revealed why Nigerians should not complain about the Muslim-Muslim ticket of the All Progressives Congress (APC).

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