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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.

5811 articles published since 05 Dec 2017

Author's articles

2023: PDP senators, rep members reveal their anointed presidential aspirant

2023: PDP senators, rep members reveal their anointed presidential aspirant

Politics

4 years ago

How will her parents accept this news now? Reactions as OAU student dies after falling inside hostel soakaway

How will her parents accept this news now? Reactions as OAU student dies after falling inside hostel soakaway

Education

4 years ago

Black day in southeast state as gunmen kill 7 prominent community leaders, names of victims released

Black day in southeast state as gunmen kill 7 prominent community leaders, names of victims released

Nigeria

4 years ago

2023: VP Osinbajo speaks on alleged plan to declare for presidency after APC convention

2023: VP Osinbajo speaks on alleged plan to declare for presidency after APC convention

Politics

4 years ago

2023 presidency: Prominent politician reveals "aspirant" most APC, PDP governors want as Buhari's successor

2023 presidency: Prominent politician reveals "aspirant" most APC, PDP governors want as Buhari's successor

Politics

4 years ago

BREAKING: Tragedy as prominent academic scholar dies in Katsina

BREAKING: Tragedy as prominent academic scholar dies in Katsina

Nigeria

4 years ago

2023 presidency: Tinubu support group distributes smartphones in Lagos, gives important reason

2023 presidency: Tinubu support group distributes smartphones in Lagos, gives important reason

Politics

4 years ago

The South West Agenda for Asiwaju 2023 (SWAGA) has distributed Android phones to ward leaders in some parts of Lagos to encourage online voters registration.

List of top 10 states with highest poverty rates in Nigeria

List of top 10 states with highest poverty rates in Nigeria

Business and Economy

4 years ago

The 2021 edition of the States of States report published by BudgIT, a civic organisation, has provided a state by state breakdown of poverty rates in Nigeria.

List of top 8 states that can't survive without support from federal allocation

List of top 8 states that can't survive without support from federal allocation

Business and Economy

4 years ago

The Annual State Viability Index (ASVI) released by Economic Confidential has shown some states that can't survive without the support from federal allocation.

List of top 6 states that can confidently survive without any federal allocation

List of top 6 states that can confidently survive without any federal allocation

Business and Economy

4 years ago

A new report by Economic Confidential shows Lagos, Rivers, Ogun, Kaduna, Oyo and Anambra states can confidently survive without the monthly federal allocation.

Global Passport Index 2021: List of 26 countries Nigerians can travel to without visa

Global Passport Index 2021: List of 26 countries Nigerians can travel to without visa

Nigeria

4 years ago

Nigeria passport holders can travel to 26 countries without visa and 19 countries with visa on arrival, according to the 2021 report by Henley Passport Index.

Prominent Nigerian university expels 178 students, gives reason

Prominent Nigerian university expels 178 students, gives reason

Education

4 years ago

Bayero University, Kano (BUK) has sent 178 students packing for using fake Interim Joint Matriculation Board (IJMB) examination results to secure admission.

Photos emerge as Buhari meets TY Danjuma, billionaire businessman Indimi behind closed door

Photos emerge as Buhari meets TY Danjuma, billionaire businessman Indimi behind closed door

Nigeria

4 years ago

President Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday, February 8, hosted General Theophilus Yakubu Danjuma and billionaire businessman Alhaji Mohammed Indimi in Aso Rock.

286 Americans, Europeans, others granted Nigerian citizenship as 600 foreigners apply

286 Americans, Europeans, others granted Nigerian citizenship as 600 foreigners apply

Nigeria

4 years ago

A total of 286 foreigners have been granted citizenship by the Nigerian government, Rauf Aregbesola, the minister of interior, said on Wednesday, February 9.

Tragedy as wife of popular former deputy governor dies few days to husband’s birthday

Tragedy as wife of popular former deputy governor dies few days to husband’s birthday

Nigeria

4 years ago

Alhaja Bejide, wife of a former deputy governor of Ondo state, Alhaji Ali Olanusi, is dead. Sources claimed that she died at 77 after complaining of stress.

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