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, where he applies his expertise to provide incisive coverage of events. He 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.

6185 articles published since 05 Dec 2017

Author's articles

Shiloh 2024: Bishop Abioye announces 3-day programme in Abuja amid Dino Melaye's comment

Shiloh 2024: Bishop Abioye announces 3-day programme in Abuja amid Dino Melaye's comment

Nigeria

10 months ago

Tinubu, Kyari hailed for reviving Port Harcourt Refinery

Tinubu, Kyari hailed for reviving Port Harcourt Refinery

Nigeria

10 months ago

Bishop Abioye: Dino Melaye mentions why he didn't attend Shiloh 2024

Bishop Abioye: Dino Melaye mentions why he didn't attend Shiloh 2024

Nigeria

10 months ago

Why Akpabio is not qualified to judge Fubara, Timi Frank explains

Why Akpabio is not qualified to judge Fubara, Timi Frank explains

Politics

10 months ago

Umaru-Shinkafi: Miners advise SMDF boss on what to prioritise after Tinubu's re-appointment

Umaru-Shinkafi: Miners advise SMDF boss on what to prioritise after Tinubu's re-appointment

Nigeria

10 months ago

Umaru-Shinkafi: Zamfara miners react to Tinubu's re-appointment of SMDF executive secretary

Umaru-Shinkafi: Zamfara miners react to Tinubu's re-appointment of SMDF executive secretary

Nigeria

10 months ago

Zamfara APC youth ask Tinubu to reconsider Danfulani’s appointment as SMDF executive secretary

Zamfara APC youth ask Tinubu to reconsider Danfulani’s appointment as SMDF executive secretary

Nigeria

10 months ago

Zamfara APC Youth Vanguard has urged President Tinubu to review an alleged mix-up in the appointment of Yazid Shehu Umar Danfulani as the SMDF executive secretary.

Pastor Ashimolowo funds life-saving surgeries for over 700 people in Ibadan crusade: "This is love"

Pastor Ashimolowo funds life-saving surgeries for over 700 people in Ibadan crusade: "This is love"

Nigeria

10 months ago

Pastor Mathew Ashimolowo, founder of Kingsway International Christian Centre, has funded medical treatment for 711 Nigerians as part of the CCRW crusade in Ibadan.

Did US President-elect Donald Trump ask Tinubu's govt to release IPOB leader Nnamdi Kanu?

Did US President-elect Donald Trump ask Tinubu's govt to release IPOB leader Nnamdi Kanu?

Nigeria

11 months ago

A video circulating on social media purports to show US President-elect Donald Trump asking the Nigerian government to release Nnamdi Kanu is a deepfake.

Ondo 2024: Lack of female governorship candidates sparks gender inclusion concerns

Ondo 2024: Lack of female governorship candidates sparks gender inclusion concerns

Politics

11 months ago

The 2024 Ondo state governorship election sparks discourse on gender representation as no woman ran for the seat of the number one citizen in the southwest state.

Minimum wage: List of states Labour chapters have pulled out of NLC strike

Minimum wage: List of states Labour chapters have pulled out of NLC strike

Nigeria

11 months ago

At least five state chapters of the NLC have pulled out of the strike announced by the union over the non-implementation of the N70,000 minimum wage.

Does Lagos state govt plan to ban "Pure Water" starting from 2025? Commissioner reacts

Does Lagos state govt plan to ban "Pure Water" starting from 2025? Commissioner reacts

Nigeria

11 months ago

The Lagos state's commissioner for environment and water resources, Tokunbo Wahab, said the government has not banned sachet water or has plans to do so.

Atiku breaks silence on Tinubu's Tax reform bills, advises National Assembly on what to do

Atiku breaks silence on Tinubu's Tax reform bills, advises National Assembly on what to do

Nigeria

11 months ago

Former VP Atiku Abubakar's comment on the Tax Reform Bills currently being considered by the National Assembly has attracted heated reactions from Nigerians.

MDC24: Legit.ng journalist to attend CJID's media and development conference

MDC24: Legit.ng journalist to attend CJID's media and development conference

Nigeria

11 months ago

Legit.ng's head of politics and current affairs desk, Nurudeen Lawal, is one of the journalists selected to attend the CJID's 2024 Media and Development Conference.

Your govt is directionless, Ebonyi indigenes advise Governor Nwifuru on what to do

Your govt is directionless, Ebonyi indigenes advise Governor Nwifuru on what to do

Politics

11 months ago

The Association of Ebonyi Indigenes Socio-Cultural in the Diaspora (AEISCID) has cautioned Governor Francis Nwifuru against stifling opposition voices.

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