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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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BREAKING: VP Osinbajo jets out of Nigeria for crucial ECOWAS meeting on Guinea coup

BREAKING: VP Osinbajo jets out of Nigeria for crucial ECOWAS meeting on Guinea coup

Nigeria

4 years ago

APC reveals why President Buhari’s govt has been borrowing, tackles PDP

APC reveals why President Buhari’s govt has been borrowing, tackles PDP

Nigeria

4 years ago

Governor Umahi reveals how the next APC national chairman will emerge, endorses northern politician

Governor Umahi reveals how the next APC national chairman will emerge, endorses northern politician

Politics

4 years ago

Just in: Police arrest 2 suspected killers of Senator Na’Allah’s son

Just in: Police arrest 2 suspected killers of Senator Na’Allah’s son

Nigeria

4 years ago

BREAKING: Nigerian state govt bars unvaccinated civil servants from work

BREAKING: Nigerian state govt bars unvaccinated civil servants from work

Nigeria

4 years ago

BREAKING: Mass roll-out as FG takes COVID-19 vaccination to churches

BREAKING: Mass roll-out as FG takes COVID-19 vaccination to churches

Nigeria

4 years ago

Just in: Huge tragedy as popular Nigerian pastor murdered, governor reacts

Just in: Huge tragedy as popular Nigerian pastor murdered, governor reacts

Nigeria

4 years ago

Governor Nasir El-Rufai of Kaduna State has expressed grief over the gruesome killing of the pastor of Evangelical Church Winning All (ECWA) Rev. Silas Ali.

Top 10 states with highest number of medical doctors in Nigeria

Top 10 states with highest number of medical doctors in Nigeria

Nigeria

4 years ago

Legit.ng lists the 36 states in Nigeria and the FCT with the number of medical doctors they have, citing data provided by the National Bureau of Statistics.

Full list of companies FG wants to sell or temporarily hand over to private investors

Full list of companies FG wants to sell or temporarily hand over to private investors

Business and Economy

4 years ago

In a bid to resuscitate them, the federal government is planning to sell or temporarily hand over the control of some of its businesses to private investors.

Roll call: List of governors, senators, reps, other prominent politicians who have visited Tinubu in London

Roll call: List of governors, senators, reps, other prominent politicians who have visited Tinubu in London

Nigeria

4 years ago

In this piece, Legit.ng compiles the list of prominent Nigerian political leaders who have visited the national leader of the ruling APC, Bola Tinubu, in London

Full list of states with the highest, lowest internally generated revenue in 2020

Full list of states with the highest, lowest internally generated revenue in 2020

Business and Economy

4 years ago

Lagos state tops the list of states with the highest Internally Generated Revenue (IGR) in 2020, according to a new report by the National Bureau of Statistics.

Nigerian military reacts to pictures, videos of mass burials in Zamfara

Nigerian military reacts to pictures, videos of mass burials in Zamfara

Nigeria

4 years ago

The military disowns some gory pictures and videos of dumping into mass grave of persons purportedly to have been killed in the ongoing operations in the north.

Court finally fixes date to decide the fate of 400 suspects accused of funding Boko Haram terrorists

Court finally fixes date to decide the fate of 400 suspects accused of funding Boko Haram terrorists

Nigeria

4 years ago

No fewer than 400 suspects accused of funding Boko Haram terrorists will reportedly be arraigned at a Federal High Court in the FCT on Friday, September 17.

IPOB's sit-at-home order: Governor Uzodimma tells Imo people what to do, speaks on petrol price increase

IPOB's sit-at-home order: Governor Uzodimma tells Imo people what to do, speaks on petrol price increase

Nigeria

4 years ago

Governor Uzodimma on Sunday, September 12, urged residents of Imo state to ignore the sit-at-home order by the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB).

Why FG must reveal Boko Haram sponsors - Middle Belt leaders reveal

Why FG must reveal Boko Haram sponsors - Middle Belt leaders reveal

Nigeria

4 years ago

The Middle Belt Forum (MBF) has called on the federal government to reveal the identities of the BDC operators accused of sponsoring the Boko Haram terrorists.

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