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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.

5819 articles published since 05 Dec 2017

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2023: Prominent Muslim group reveals which zone should produce next president

2023: Prominent Muslim group reveals which zone should produce next president

Politics

4 years ago

Anambra 2021: Prophet makes scary prediction on Soludo's victory ahead of swearing-in, APGA reacts

Anambra 2021: Prophet makes scary prediction on Soludo's victory ahead of swearing-in, APGA reacts

Politics

4 years ago

Governor Ganduje planning to dump APC? Kwankwaso reacts

Governor Ganduje planning to dump APC? Kwankwaso reacts

Politics

4 years ago

Leaked audiotape: EFCC breaks silence on Malami’s alleged compromise of corruption cases, Nigerians react

Leaked audiotape: EFCC breaks silence on Malami’s alleged compromise of corruption cases, Nigerians react

Nigeria

4 years ago

Borno governor Zulum lists 20 important things he plans to achieve in 2022

Borno governor Zulum lists 20 important things he plans to achieve in 2022

Nigeria

4 years ago

4 things that will happen if petrol price becomes N340 per litre - Shehu Sani reveals

4 things that will happen if petrol price becomes N340 per litre - Shehu Sani reveals

Economy

4 years ago

Make salt no go pass am o: Reactions as video shows Governor Sanwo-Olu, Whitemoney cooking at Lagos Food Festival

Make salt no go pass am o: Reactions as video shows Governor Sanwo-Olu, Whitemoney cooking at Lagos Food Festival

Nigeria

4 years ago

Governor Sanwo-Olu attracts mixed reactions on social media as he is seen in a video cooking alongside BBNaija 2021 winner Hazel Onoduenyi, aka Whitemoney.

What we will do to detained female soldier who accepted corps member's proposal - Nigerian Army reveals

What we will do to detained female soldier who accepted corps member's proposal - Nigerian Army reveals

Nigeria

4 years ago

Private Sofiyat Akinlabi, the female soldier who accepted relationship proposal from a male corps member in Kwara will be penalised, the Nigerian Army has said.

Miss Nigeria pageant is like BBNaija: MURIC backs Hisbah over plan to invite Shatu Garko's parents

Miss Nigeria pageant is like BBNaija: MURIC backs Hisbah over plan to invite Shatu Garko's parents

Nigeria

4 years ago

The Muslim Rights Concern (MURIC) says it supports Kano State Hisbah Board’s decision to invite and grill the parents of the 44th Miss Nigeria, Shatu Garko.

Breaking: Sanwo-Olu declares free BRT service for Lagosians, announces dates

Breaking: Sanwo-Olu declares free BRT service for Lagosians, announces dates

Nigeria

4 years ago

The Lagos state government declares free bus rides for Lagosians on Saturday, December 25, and Saturday, January, 1, 2022, in celebration of the festive season.

Football stadium, 18-classroom block, studio: Features and photos of new school built by Nigerian governor

Football stadium, 18-classroom block, studio: Features and photos of new school built by Nigerian governor

Education

4 years ago

Governor Sanwo-Olu has commissioned a newly built school named Elemoro Community Junior Secondary School located at Ibeju Lekki local government area of Lagos.

What I want my successor to do - Buhari reveals, says he will leave office in 17 months

What I want my successor to do - Buhari reveals, says he will leave office in 17 months

Nigeria

4 years ago

President Muhammadu Buhari on Thursday, December 23, in Maiduguri, Borno state, says he wants his successor to follow his lead on security and the economy.

BREAKING: Huge loss as prominent monarch from Ogun state dies

BREAKING: Huge loss as prominent monarch from Ogun state dies

Nigeria

4 years ago

The Olu of Kobape in Obafemi Owode local government area of Ogun state, Oba Olufemi Allen Taylor, has joined his ancestors. His death was announced on Friday.

BREAKING: Buhari presides over security meeting in Abuja

BREAKING: Buhari presides over security meeting in Abuja

Nigeria

4 years ago

President Muhammadu Buhari is currently presiding over a security meeting at the Presidential Villa in Abuja. This was after the swearing-in of the newly-appoin

BREAKING: NCDC announces 49 Omicron COVID-19 cases in Nigeria

BREAKING: NCDC announces 49 Omicron COVID-19 cases in Nigeria

Nigeria

4 years ago

Nigeria has recorded a total of 49 cases of the Omicron COVID variant as of Tuesday, December 21, according to the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC).

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