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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

Author's articles

Globacom at 18: Celebrating the groundbreaking impacts of Nigeria’s fastest-growing telecom company

Globacom at 18: Celebrating the groundbreaking impacts of Nigeria’s fastest-growing telecom company

Nigeria

4 years ago

List of 4 senior government officials Buhari reappointed for second term

List of 4 senior government officials Buhari reappointed for second term

Education

4 years ago

Graduate resigns bank job to become bread hawker, says decision turns out a blessing as he saves N5,000 daily

Graduate resigns bank job to become bread hawker, says decision turns out a blessing as he saves N5,000 daily

People

4 years ago

9th National Assembly: List of Nigerian Senators, House of Reps Members Who Have Died Since 2019

9th National Assembly: List of Nigerian Senators, House of Reps Members Who Have Died Since 2019

Nigeria

4 years ago

Just in: Photo emerges as 2 APC governors visit Tinubu in London

Just in: Photo emerges as 2 APC governors visit Tinubu in London

Nigeria

4 years ago

Explainer: How to write petition and send to EFCC via email

Explainer: How to write petition and send to EFCC via email

Nigeria

4 years ago

Why I built house with 14,800 plastic bottles in Kaduna - Nigerian man explains, wants others to emulate him

Why I built house with 14,800 plastic bottles in Kaduna - Nigerian man explains, wants others to emulate him

Nigeria

4 years ago

Yahaya Ahmed, the man who built a house in Kaduna state with 14,800 sand-filled plastic bottles, has urged Nigeria and other African countries to emulate him.

PDP announces date for national convention as preparations for 2023 elections Intensify

PDP announces date for national convention as preparations for 2023 elections Intensify

Politics

4 years ago

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has fixed Friday, October 30 and Saturday, October 31 for the conduct of the national convention of the opposition party.

Is DSS truly granting amnesty to repentant Boko Haram commanders? - Prominent Borno senator opens up

Is DSS truly granting amnesty to repentant Boko Haram commanders? - Prominent Borno senator opens up

Nigeria

4 years ago

Senator Ali Ndume has reacted to the report claiming that the Department of State Services (DSS) is granting banket amnesty to repentant Boko Haram terrorists.

Secondus resumes office at PDP's HQ after court order, makes important statement

Secondus resumes office at PDP's HQ after court order, makes important statement

Politics

4 years ago

Prince Uche Secondus on Friday resumed office following the Kebbi state high court order that reinstated him as the national chairman of the opposition PDP.

Our operatives did not storm Saudi Arabia recruitment centre in Abuja to disperse Nigerian doctors - DSS

Our operatives did not storm Saudi Arabia recruitment centre in Abuja to disperse Nigerian doctors - DSS

Nigeria

4 years ago

The DSS has dismissed the reports claiming its operatives dispersed the Nigerian doctors applying for Saudi Arabian jobs in the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja

PDP defends Ortom, says Buhari govt fueling division, hatred, not Benue governor

PDP defends Ortom, says Buhari govt fueling division, hatred, not Benue governor

Nigeria

4 years ago

The PDP claims that the Buhari Presidency is responsible for spreading division and hatred among Nigerians and not the governor of Benue state, Samuel Ortom.

BREAKING: Unknown helicopter shoots passengers’ boat in Rivers, casualties feared

BREAKING: Unknown helicopter shoots passengers’ boat in Rivers, casualties feared

Nigeria

4 years ago

There is a panic in Rivers state a yet-to-be-identified helicopter has reportedly shot at a passenger boat travelling from Port Harcourt to Bonny on Friday.

Presidency "attacks" prominent PDP governor, blames him for death of innocent Nigerians

Presidency "attacks" prominent PDP governor, blames him for death of innocent Nigerians

Nigeria

4 years ago

The presidency in a statement on Wednesday, August 23, accused the governor of Benue state, Samuel Ortom, of stirring up hatred by targeting an ethnic group.

Boko Haram terrorists in trouble as Nigeria signs military agreement with Russia, photos emerge

Boko Haram terrorists in trouble as Nigeria signs military agreement with Russia, photos emerge

Nigeria

4 years ago

Nigeria has signed a military-technical cooperation agreement with Russia. The minister of defence, Maj Gen Bashir Salihi Magashi, signed on Nigeria's behalf.

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