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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.

5823 articles published since 05 Dec 2017

Author's articles

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, here's what he did

Nigeria

4 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 workers

Nigeria

4 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

4 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

4 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

4 years ago

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

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

Politics

4 years ago

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

4 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

4 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

4 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

4 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

4 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

4 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

4 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.

Presidency 2023: MURIC releases list of 8 Yoruba Muslims competent to succeed Buhari

Presidency 2023: MURIC releases list of 8 Yoruba Muslims competent to succeed Buhari

Politics

4 years ago

A prominent Islamic organisation, Muslim Rights Concern (MURIC), has made known its preference for a presidential candidate from Yoruba Muslims ahead of 2023.

Battle at Synagogue: List of church members under EFCC probe emerges

Battle at Synagogue: List of church members under EFCC probe emerges

Nigeria

4 years ago

A letter by EFCC’s Lagos state zonal commander, Ahmed Ghali, indicates 20 disciples of Prophet TB Joshua are being investigated for allegedly syphoning funds.

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