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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.

6068 articles published since 05 Dec 2017

Author's articles

Police kill suspected IPOB/ESN member in Imo, recovers arms

Police kill suspected IPOB/ESN member in Imo, recovers arms

Nigeria

5 years ago

Good news as FG approves N75,000 stipends per semester for Nigerian students in public universities

Good news as FG approves N75,000 stipends per semester for Nigerian students in public universities

Education

5 years ago

FACT CHECK: Has PDP zoned 2023 presidency to Southern Nigeria?

FACT CHECK: Has PDP zoned 2023 presidency to Southern Nigeria?

Politics

5 years ago

We're afraid he may not want 2nd term - Nigerian governor's aides express fear, consult clerics for special prayers

We're afraid he may not want 2nd term - Nigerian governor's aides express fear, consult clerics for special prayers

Nigeria

5 years ago

21-year-old son of Buhari's ex-appointee sentenced to 14 years in prison

21-year-old son of Buhari's ex-appointee sentenced to 14 years in prison

Nigeria

5 years ago

Why I may contest 2023 presidency - Prominent southeast APC senator reveals after bagging chieftaincy title in northern state

Why I may contest 2023 presidency - Prominent southeast APC senator reveals after bagging chieftaincy title in northern state

Politics

5 years ago

Budget presentation: Banks, eateries, other businesses shut down in NASS ahead of Buhari's arrival

Budget presentation: Banks, eateries, other businesses shut down in NASS ahead of Buhari's arrival

Business and Economy

5 years ago

Business activities inside the National Assembly complex are closed ahead of the presentation of the 2022 appropriation bill by President Muhammadu Buhari.

Just In: Northern governor finally appoints new emir after ordering fresh selection process

Just In: Northern governor finally appoints new emir after ordering fresh selection process

Nigeria

5 years ago

Mohammed Barau Kontagora has been appointed the seventh Emir (Sarkin Sudan) of Kontagora. His appointment as emir was announced on Wednesday night, October 6.

Just in: Buhari, Jonathan hold closed-door meeting in Aso Rock amid defection rumours

Just in: Buhari, Jonathan hold closed-door meeting in Aso Rock amid defection rumours

Nigeria

5 years ago

President Muhammadu Buhari on Wednesday, October 6, held a closed-door meeting with his predecessor, Dr Goodluck Jonathan, at the Presidential Villa, Abuja.

Just in: Man sets passenger train on fire in Kwara, flees

Just in: Man sets passenger train on fire in Kwara, flees

Nigeria

5 years ago

A train used to convey passengers and goods was on Wednesday, October 6, set on fire by an unknown person in the Offa local government area of Kwara state.

BREAKING: Vehicles reportedly destroyed as federal secretariat in Abuja catches fire

BREAKING: Vehicles reportedly destroyed as federal secretariat in Abuja catches fire

Nigeria

5 years ago

A portion of the Federal Secretariat located at the Three Arms Zone in Abuja caught fire on Wednesday, October 6. The cause of the fire is yet to be known.

Breaking: Trouble for PDP as 2 prominent lawmakers defect to APC

Breaking: Trouble for PDP as 2 prominent lawmakers defect to APC

Politics

5 years ago

Two Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) lawmakers in the Anambra state House of Assembly on Wednesday, October 6, defected to the All Progressives Congress (APC).

Presidency 2023: 65 traditional rulers endorse prominent APC leader

Presidency 2023: 65 traditional rulers endorse prominent APC leader

Politics

5 years ago

Oba Lasisi Gbadamosi, Onigando of Igando, said 65 traditional rulers in the Ikeja Division of Obas have endorsed Bola Tinubu to emerge as Buhari's successor.

BREAKING: Southeast governors take final decision on IPOB’s sit-at-home, ignore Nnamdi Kanu

BREAKING: Southeast governors take final decision on IPOB’s sit-at-home, ignore Nnamdi Kanu

Nigeria

5 years ago

The southeast governors at their meeting on Tuesday, October 5, condemned every Monday sit-at-home order by the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB).

Zuckerberg loses N2.4 trillion in 1 day amid global shutdown of Facebook, WhatsApp, Instagram services

Zuckerberg loses N2.4 trillion in 1 day amid global shutdown of Facebook, WhatsApp, Instagram services

Business and Economy

5 years ago

Mark Zuckerberg’s personal wealth has fallen by more than $6 billion within a day amid the global outage of the services of Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp.

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