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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

List of 20 prominent Nigerian politicians who have been in government since 1999

List of 20 prominent Nigerian politicians who have been in government since 1999

Politics

4 years ago

Governor Makinde reveals 3 northern politicians who have indicated interest in contesting presidency in 2023

Governor Makinde reveals 3 northern politicians who have indicated interest in contesting presidency in 2023

Politics

4 years ago

Full list of proposed private universities awaiting FG’s final approval and their locations

Full list of proposed private universities awaiting FG’s final approval and their locations

Education

4 years ago

Malam Bako: Nigerian troops kill terrorist who succeeded ISWAP leader Al-Barnawi

Malam Bako: Nigerian troops kill terrorist who succeeded ISWAP leader Al-Barnawi

Nigeria

4 years ago

Full list of 72 prominent lawyers elevated to SAN emerges

Full list of 72 prominent lawyers elevated to SAN emerges

Nigeria

4 years ago

Age is no barrier to success: Daughter celebrates 91-year-old father named among 72 lawyers elevated to SAN

Age is no barrier to success: Daughter celebrates 91-year-old father named among 72 lawyers elevated to SAN

People

4 years ago

6 things you need to know as WhatsApp rolls out new feature

6 things you need to know as WhatsApp rolls out new feature

World

4 years ago

WhatsApp has rolled a new feature to secure WhatsApp chats that are backed ups on cloud servers such as Google Drive (Android users) and iCloud (iPhone users).

To God be the glory: Dino Melaye celebrates as he bags master's degree, shares statement of result, Nigerians react

To God be the glory: Dino Melaye celebrates as he bags master's degree, shares statement of result, Nigerians react

Nigeria

4 years ago

Dino Melaye, a former senator who represented Kogi West senatorial district in the eighth Senate, has allegedly bagged a Master's degree in Policy Analysis.

Just in: Panic as gunmen set another police station ablaze in southeast state, free suspects

Just in: Panic as gunmen set another police station ablaze in southeast state, free suspects

Nigeria

4 years ago

Hoodlums on Thursday night, October 21, set the Isiala Mbano local government area divisional police headquarters in Imo state, located at Umuelemai on fire.

Did you say that? Reactions as Senator Shehu Sani says watching Tiwa Savage's tape can make him faint

Did you say that? Reactions as Senator Shehu Sani says watching Tiwa Savage's tape can make him faint

Nigeria

4 years ago

Senator Shehu Sani's statement that watching Tiwa Savage's leaked intimate tape can make him faint has drawn heated reactions from Nigerians on social media.

Pandora Papers: Prominent former governor speaks on EFCC invitation, reveals his plan

Pandora Papers: Prominent former governor speaks on EFCC invitation, reveals his plan

Nigeria

4 years ago

Peter Obi, ex-Anambra governor, says he will honour the invitation Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC)'s invitation once he receives their letter.

UTME 2021: List of universities that have released their cut-off marks

UTME 2021: List of universities that have released their cut-off marks

Education

4 years ago

UNILAG, University of Maiduguri and Covenant University are among the Nigerian universities that have released their cut-off marks for the 2021/2022 admission.

Full List: US updates travel advisory, cautions citizens against travelling to 14 Nigerian states

Full List: US updates travel advisory, cautions citizens against travelling to 14 Nigerian states

Nigeria

4 years ago

The United States, in its updated travel advisory, warned its citizens to avoid travelling to 14 Nigerian states rife with terrorism, banditry and kidnapping.

Full List: Prominent Nigerian university promotes 67 academics to professors, associate profs

Full List: Prominent Nigerian university promotes 67 academics to professors, associate profs

Education

4 years ago

Bayero University, Kano (BUK) has approved the promotion of 27 senior academics to the rank of Professors and 40 others to Associate Professors respectively.

How we killed Obasanjo’s 3rd term, ex-Senate president Nnamani reveals, Buhari reacts

How we killed Obasanjo’s 3rd term, ex-Senate president Nnamani reveals, Buhari reacts

Politics

4 years ago

A former Senate president, Ken Nnamani, authors a book titled ‘Standing Strong’. The book focuses on the alleged third term agenda of former President Obasanjo.

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