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)

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). He is also a certified fact-checker (Dubawa fellowship, 2020). Contact him at lawal.nurudeen@corp.legit.ng or +2347057737768.

6307 articles published since 05 Dec 2017

Author's articles

Former presidential candidate joins PDP ahead of 2023, apologises for supporting Buhari, Nigerians react

Former presidential candidate joins PDP ahead of 2023, apologises for supporting...

Politics

3 years ago

BREAKING: NECO finally releases 2021 SSCE results, blacklists 20 supervisors, gives reason

BREAKING: NECO finally releases 2021 SSCE results, blacklists 20 supervisors, gi...

Education

3 years ago

Just in: 32-year-old herdsman sentenced to life imprisonment in southwest state, here's what he did

Just in: 32-year-old herdsman sentenced to life imprisonment in southwest state,...

Nigeria

3 years ago

Bleak future: List of 20 states that shun contributory pension scheme for workers

Bleak future: List of 20 states that shun contributory pension scheme for worker...

Nigeria

3 years ago

Dino Melaye emerged as best graduating student? Baze University finally reacts

Dino Melaye emerged as best graduating student? Baze University finally reacts

Education

3 years ago

Breaking: Former Kano governor speaks on defection from PDP to APC ahead of 2023

Breaking: Former Kano governor speaks on defection from PDP to APC ahead of 2023

Politics

3 years ago

BREAKING: Corpses of 3 suspected kidnappers who fought over ransom found in northern state

BREAKING: Corpses of 3 suspected kidnappers who fought over ransom found in northern state

Nigeria

3 years ago

The battle over ransom has allegedly led to the death of three suspected kidnappers at the foot of a mountain in Ardo Kola local government area of Taraba state

Fact check: Has appeal court suspended PDP's national convention?

Fact check: Has appeal court suspended PDP's national convention?

Politics

3 years ago

A report published by The Independent newspaper on Tuesday, October 26, falsely claimed that a Court of Appeal has suspended the PDP's national convention.

Full list of universities, polytechnics and Colleges of Education established by Buhari administration

Full list of universities, polytechnics and Colleges of Education established by Buhari administration

Education

3 years ago

A new report indicates that 11 universities, 10 polytechnics and nine colleges of education have been established so far under the Buhari-led administration.

Hushpuppi: Fresh updates emerge as Abba Kyari reportedly answers query, awaits final decision

Hushpuppi: Fresh updates emerge as Abba Kyari reportedly answers query, awaits final decision

Nigeria

3 years ago

The Police Service Commission awaits the recommendations of the Force Disciplinary Committee on DCP Abba Kyari's alleged roles in Hushpuppi's $1.1m fraud case.

Makinde, Wike, Tambuwal storm southwest state to woo prominent former governor to PDP, photo emerges

Makinde, Wike, Tambuwal storm southwest state to woo prominent former governor to PDP, photo emerges

Politics

3 years ago

Four serving PDP governors are meeting behind closed doors with the former governor of Ondo state, Dr Olusegun Mimiko as they move to woo him back to the party.

Height of illegality: Confusion in Plateau state as lawmakers impeach speaker at 6am

Height of illegality: Confusion in Plateau state as lawmakers impeach speaker at 6am

Politics

3 years ago

The Speaker of the Plateau State House Assembly, Abok Ayuba Nuhu, was on Thursday, October 28, impeached and replaced with Sanda Yakubu (Pingana constituency).

Details emerge as southwest governors meet behind closed-doors, visit Tinubu in Lagos

Details emerge as southwest governors meet behind closed-doors, visit Tinubu in Lagos

Politics

3 years ago

Governors from the southwest met in Lagos state on Tuesday to discuss insecurity and other issues of interest to them. They also paid a courtesy visit to Tinubu

Full list: FEC approves NNPC’s request to fix 21 federal roads across 6 geopolitical zones, it'll cost N621bn

Full list: FEC approves NNPC’s request to fix 21 federal roads across 6 geopolitical zones, it'll cost N621bn

Nigeria

3 years ago

The federal executive council (FEC) has approved N621.2nn for the NNPC to take over the reconstruction of 21 federal roads across the six geopolitical zones.

Just in: Court freezes bank accounts of northern state government, gives reason

Just in: Court freezes bank accounts of northern state government, gives reason

Economy

3 years ago

The Asset Management Corporation of Nigeria (AMCON) has secured a court order freezing bank accounts of the Benue state government over an alleged N333m loan.

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