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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.

6073 articles published since 05 Dec 2017

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Malami reacts to report of releasing 300 suspected Boko Haram sponsors

Malami reacts to report of releasing 300 suspected Boko Haram sponsors

Nigeria

5 years ago

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

5 years ago

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

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

Nigeria

5 years ago

Nigerian court sentences prophetess to life imprisonment, discloses reason

Nigerian court sentences prophetess to life imprisonment, discloses reason

Nigeria

5 years ago

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

5 years ago

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

5 years ago

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

Business and Economy

5 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.

List of top 10 Nigerian universities that admitted most students in 2020

List of top 10 Nigerian universities that admitted most students in 2020

Education

5 years ago

The University of Ilorin (UNILORIN) has topped the list of 10 Nigerian universities that admitted the most students in 2020, according to data released by JAMB.

List of Nigerian governors who insist states must collect VAT and those who reject the move

List of Nigerian governors who insist states must collect VAT and those who reject the move

Business and Economy

5 years ago

At least nine governors from the southern region have expressly stood against the collection of the Value Added Tax (VAT) by the Federal Inland Revenue Service.

List of 6 southern states yet to enact anti-open grazing law

List of 6 southern states yet to enact anti-open grazing law

Nigeria

5 years ago

Six southern states are reportedly yet to pass the anti-open grazing law. All the 17 southern states had agreed to pass the law to end farmers/herders clashes.

List: 5 prominent politicians defeated in 2019 who may stage a strong comeback in 2023

List: 5 prominent politicians defeated in 2019 who may stage a strong comeback in 2023

Politics

5 years ago

Though they were roundly defeated in 2019, there are some prominent Nigerian politicians who may stage a strong comeback in the forthcoming 2023 elections.

2023: Positions reportedly given to southwest, north revealed as PDP zoning committee meets

2023: Positions reportedly given to southwest, north revealed as PDP zoning committee meets

Politics

5 years ago

The PDP's committee on zoning has allegedly recommended that the national chairmanship seat of the opposition party be allotted to the southwestern region.

Just in: Angry youths burn down commissioner's house, traditional ruler's car in Sokoto, accuse them of working with bandits

Just in: Angry youths burn down commissioner's house, traditional ruler's car in Sokoto, accuse them of working with bandits

Nigeria

5 years ago

Angry youths have set ablaze the country home of Sokoto state commissioner of security and career studies, Col. Garba Moyi (rtd), in Isa local government area.

Just in: 2 APC governors clash over anti-open grazing laws

Just in: 2 APC governors clash over anti-open grazing laws

Nigeria

5 years ago

The Ondo state government has chided the Kaduna governor Nasir El-Rufai for saying the anti-open grazing laws signed by some southern governors are unrealistic.

Just in: PDP suspends 2 prominent party chieftains in northern state, gives reason

Just in: PDP suspends 2 prominent party chieftains in northern state, gives reason

Politics

5 years ago

The PDP in Borno state has suspended a former gubernatorial candidate, Mohammed Alkali Imam and former state chairman of the opposition party, Gaddama Mustapha.

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