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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.

5829 articles published since 05 Dec 2017

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2023 presidency: Buhari's minister from southwest reacts as campaign poster pairing him with northern governor surfaces

2023 presidency: Buhari's minister from southwest reacts as campaign poster pairing him with northern governor surfaces

Politics

4 years ago

Nigerians react as prominent politicians visit Obi Cubana at his mansion in Abuja, share photo

Nigerians react as prominent politicians visit Obi Cubana at his mansion in Abuja, share photo

Nigeria

4 years ago

List of 4 prominent Nigerians Buhari may appoint as new agriculture minister

List of 4 prominent Nigerians Buhari may appoint as new agriculture minister

Nigeria

4 years ago

Governor Ganduje appoints new emir in Kano

Governor Ganduje appoints new emir in Kano

Nigeria

4 years ago

List of top 20 best Nigerian universities in 2021 emerges

List of top 20 best Nigerian universities in 2021 emerges

Education

4 years ago

List: How FG, states, LGAs shared N696.965bn federal allocation, VAT in August amid tax crisis

List: How FG, states, LGAs shared N696.965bn federal allocation, VAT in August amid tax crisis

Business and Economy

4 years ago

Full list of former Kwara governor Abdulfatah Ahmed’s properties marked for seizure over N5bn debt

Full list of former Kwara governor Abdulfatah Ahmed’s properties marked for seizure over N5bn debt

Nigeria

4 years ago

The list of seven properties belonging to ex-Kwara governor Abdulfattah Ahmed, which were on Wednesday, September 22, taken over by AMCON has been released.

Just in: Bandits stage fresh attack in Kaduna, kill 2, abduct teacher

Just in: Bandits stage fresh attack in Kaduna, kill 2, abduct teacher

Nigeria

4 years ago

Armed bandits have struck again, killing two persons and abducting a teacher in Kuregu community in the Zaria local government area of Kaduna state on Friday.

Malami reacts to report of releasing 300 suspected Boko Haram sponsors

Malami reacts to report of releasing 300 suspected Boko Haram sponsors

Nigeria

4 years ago

Abubakar Malami (SAN), the Attorney General of the Federation (AGF), has reacted to a viral media report claiming he released 300 suspected Boko Haram sponsors.

Full text of President Buhari’s speech at UN General Assembly in US

Full text of President Buhari’s speech at UN General Assembly in US

Nigeria

4 years ago

Legit.ng reproduces the full text of President Buhari's speech on Friday, September 24, at the 76th Session of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA76).

2023: Governor Sanwo-Olu reveals who will decide his re-election

2023: Governor Sanwo-Olu reveals who will decide his re-election

Nigeria

4 years ago

Ahead of the 2023 elections, Governor Sanwo-Olu of Lagos state has said his re-election will be decided by the residents of the nation's commercial capital.

Nigerian court sentences prophetess to life imprisonment, discloses reason

Nigerian court sentences prophetess to life imprisonment, discloses reason

Nigeria

4 years ago

A Rivers state high court has convicted and sentenced Onyema Worlu and Edina Lovelyn-Worleru to life improvement for causing the death of the former's boyfriend

APC chieftain makes strong confession, reveals what ruling party did before defeating PDP in 2015

APC chieftain makes strong confession, reveals what ruling party did before defeating PDP in 2015

Politics

4 years ago

A chieftain of the APC, Farouk Aliyu, has admitted to the party’s ignorance of the country’s situation before selling its “Change!” mantra to Nigerians in 2015.

EFCC board: List of 5 new members freshly appointed by President Buhari and the states they came from

EFCC board: List of 5 new members freshly appointed by President Buhari and the states they came from

Nigeria

4 years ago

President Buhari has in a letter to the Senate transmitted the names of nominees for screening and subsequent confirmation as the board members of the EFCC.

List: Nigeria's total debt profile and where the loans are borrowed from

Business and Economy

4 years ago

According to DMO, Nigeria's public debt portfolio as at March 31, 2021 is N33.107 trillion. This is as President Muhammadu Buhari makes plans to borrow more.

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