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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.

5809 articles published since 05 Dec 2017

Author's articles

Basorun Oyo to take over Alaafin’s palace before emergence of new king

Basorun Oyo to take over Alaafin’s palace before emergence of new king

Nigeria

4 years ago

Flashback: What late Alaafin of Oyo Oba Adeyemi told President Buhari in 2019 letter (full text)

Flashback: What late Alaafin of Oyo Oba Adeyemi told President Buhari in 2019 letter (full text)

Nigeria

4 years ago

Erin wó! Nigerians react as Alaafin of Oyo Oba Lamidi Adeyemi joins ancestors at 83

Erin wó! Nigerians react as Alaafin of Oyo Oba Lamidi Adeyemi joins ancestors at 83

Nigeria

4 years ago

Alaafin of Oyo: 13 key facts about Oba Lamidi Adeyemi as he dies at 83

Alaafin of Oyo: 13 key facts about Oba Lamidi Adeyemi as he dies at 83

Nigeria

4 years ago

BREAKING: Court Sacks Former Speaker Dogara from House of Reps

BREAKING: Court Sacks Former Speaker Dogara from House of Reps

Politics

4 years ago

List of members of presidential committee that advised Buhari to pardon Dariye, Nyame

List of members of presidential committee that advised Buhari to pardon Dariye, Nyame

Nigeria

4 years ago

Buhari’s senator dumps APC, defects to PDP in Katsina, gives reason

Buhari’s senator dumps APC, defects to PDP in Katsina, gives reason

Politics

4 years ago

Ahmed Babba Kaita, the senator representing Katsina North, the senatorial zone of President Buhari, has officially announced his exit from the APC to the PDP.

Identities of officers killed in Kaduna aircraft crash revealed

Identities of officers killed in Kaduna aircraft crash revealed

Nigeria

4 years ago

The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) has revealed the identities of the two officers that died in an aircraft crash in Kaduna. They're Abubakar Alkali and Elijah Karatu

List: 3 commissioners, other appointees in Governor Makinde’s cabinet announce defection, give reasons

List: 3 commissioners, other appointees in Governor Makinde’s cabinet announce defection, give reasons

Politics

4 years ago

The three commissioners from ADC appointed into Makinde's cabinet on account of the 2019 political coalition that brought in the Oyo governor have joined PDP.

Are ApeCoin (APE), Axie Infinity (AXS) & Parody Coin (PARO) driving the NFT market back up again?

Are ApeCoin (APE), Axie Infinity (AXS) & Parody Coin (PARO) driving the NFT market back up again?

Technology

4 years ago

The price of PARO is currently $0.002, but it is expected to skyrocket as the presale approaches. By the end of the year, PARO investors could see huge returns.

Premium Trust Bank launches in Port Harcourt, promises speedy service delivery; to open 5 additional branches in 60 days

Premium Trust Bank launches in Port Harcourt, promises speedy service delivery; to open 5 additional branches in 60 days

Money

4 years ago

Premium Trust Bank has joined the list of licensed commercial banks in Nigeria. The bank launched and opened its first branch on Tuesday, in Port Harcourt.

What, Why and Which DAO Tokens: Uniswap (UNI), FIREPIN (FRPN), ApeCoin (APE)

What, Why and Which DAO Tokens: Uniswap (UNI), FIREPIN (FRPN), ApeCoin (APE)

Technology

4 years ago

DAO tokens holders are promised to be rewarded with a fixed percentage of the transaction volumes on the exchange. This, in turn, creates a stable token economy

Why the current Crypto dip is an opportunity - Check out Polygon (MATIC), Loopring (LRC), Pac-Man Frog (PAC)

Why the current Crypto dip is an opportunity - Check out Polygon (MATIC), Loopring (LRC), Pac-Man Frog (PAC)

Technology

4 years ago

Polygon (MATIC) is leading Layer 2 (L2) projects built on top of the Ethereum (ETH) network (Layer 1) and aims at enhancing blockchain scalability and speed.

From 7 to 70: Why are they not talking about this? By Femi Adesina

From 7 to 70: Why are they not talking about this? By Femi Adesina

Nigeria

4 years ago

In his latest opinion piece, Femi Adesina, President Buhari's media aide, writes about the achievement of his principal in the local production of fertilizers.

Dbzdutch’s Coucoo fashion line goes from strength to strength

Dbzdutch’s Coucoo fashion line goes from strength to strength

Fashion

4 years ago

In January 2022, Dbzdutch (@dbzdutch on Instagram) and co-creator Aaliyah launched their fashion line, Coucoo. The collection is now available at coucoo.io.

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