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). He is also a certified fact-checker (Dubawa fellowship, 2020). Contact him at lawal.nurudeen@corp.legit.ng or +2348054399455.

6183 articles published since 05 Dec 2017

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Edo State Governorship Election Results 2024: Live Updates from INEC

Edo State Governorship Election Results 2024: Live Updates from INEC

Politics

11 months ago

BREAKING: Tinubu reacts as APC's Monday Okpebholo wins Edo 2024 governorship election

BREAKING: Tinubu reacts as APC's Monday Okpebholo wins Edo 2024 governorship election

Politics

11 months ago

Edo state governorship election 2024: Polling units results live updates

Edo state governorship election 2024: Polling units results live updates

Politics

11 months ago

Edo election results update: APC, PDP in tight race, LP struggles as INEC prepares for collation

Edo election results update: APC, PDP in tight race, LP struggles as INEC prepares for collation

Politics

11 months ago

BREAKING: Obaseki storms INEC office in Edo amid delay in collation of governorship election results

BREAKING: Obaseki storms INEC office in Edo amid delay in collation of governorship election results

Politics

11 months ago

Edo 2024 governorship election: How to check polling units results live from INEC portal

Edo 2024 governorship election: How to check polling units results live from INEC portal

Politics

11 months ago

Edo state governorship election 2024: Live updates as Ighodalo, Okpebholo, Akpata battle for votes

Edo state governorship election 2024: Live updates as Ighodalo, Okpebholo, Akpata battle for votes

Politics

11 months ago

Follow Legit.ng's live updates on Edo 2024 governorship election. Stay informed on top candidates: Ighodalo (PDP), Okpebholo (APC), and Akpata (LP); and results.

Maiduguri flood: Seyi Tinubu, brother, friends storm Borno, announce N500m donation to victims

Maiduguri flood: Seyi Tinubu, brother, friends storm Borno, announce N500m donation to victims

Nigeria

11 months ago

Seyi Tinubu, son of Nigeria's president, visited Borno to sympathise with flood victims in Maiduguri. Along with friends & associates, he donated over N500 million.

Edo state governorship election 2024: Nigerians predict winner

Edo state governorship election 2024: Nigerians predict winner

Politics

11 months ago

In a poll conducted by Legit.ng on X, 47.3% of the respondents predicted that Olumide Akpata, the LP candidate, would win the Edo state governorship 2024 election.

Ondo, Edo 2024 governorship elections: Primate Ayodele predicts winners

Ondo, Edo 2024 governorship elections: Primate Ayodele predicts winners

Politics

11 months ago

Primate Ayodele, the founder of the INRI Evangelical Spiritual Church, has predicted that the APC will win the governorship elections in Edo and Ondo states.

Edo 2024 governorship election: Follow live updates and coverage on Legit.ng

Edo 2024 governorship election: Follow live updates and coverage on Legit.ng

Politics

11 months ago

Three key contenders will battle for Edo 2024 guber as voters will elect a new governor on Saturday, September 21. Stay updated with live coverage on Legit.ng.

Dantata speaks on Africa's role in global green Hydrogen transition: "We have the resources"

Dantata speaks on Africa's role in global green Hydrogen transition: "We have the resources"

Nigeria

11 months ago

Alhassan Dantata, executive vice chairman of SIDIL Energy, urged Africa to lead in green hydrogen production, leveraging its abundant renewable resources.

Renewable energy: Nigeria pledges commitment as ECOWAS sets target on green hydrogen

Renewable energy: Nigeria pledges commitment as ECOWAS sets target on green hydrogen

Nigeria

11 months ago

ECOWAS has set ambitious green hydrogen production targets, 0.5 million tonnes by 2030 and 10 million tonnes by 2050, as Nigeria expressed readiness.

Edo 2024: PDP governors slammed for keeping silent on national issues

Edo 2024: PDP governors slammed for keeping silent on national issues

Politics

11 months ago

A PDP chieftain, Idemudia Osagie, has slammed the party's governors for their silence on national issues during the gubernatorial campaign rally in Edo state.

Shehu Sani, APC youth leader, PDP, LP chieftains, others to attend social media summit in Abuja

Shehu Sani, APC youth leader, PDP, LP chieftains, others to attend social media summit in Abuja

Nigeria

11 months ago

Shehu Sani and other political stakeholders are to attend the Abuja Social Media Summit on Sept 18, exploring social media's impact on governance in Nigeria.

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