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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

Author's articles

Former governor reacts, explains his side of the story as AMCON seizes properties worth billions of Naira

Former governor reacts, explains his side of the story as AMCON seizes properties worth billions of Naira

Nigeria

5 years ago

How border closure helped Nigeria - Buhari reveals as he meets Queen of Netherlands, she reacts

How border closure helped Nigeria - Buhari reveals as he meets Queen of Netherlands, she reacts

Nigeria

5 years ago

BREAKING: AMCON takes over prominent former governor's properties over N5bn debt

BREAKING: AMCON takes over prominent former governor's properties over N5bn debt

Nigeria

5 years ago

2023 presidency: Governor Yahaya Bello reveals who will decide his fate, says zoning not in APC constitution

2023 presidency: Governor Yahaya Bello reveals who will decide his fate, says zoning not in APC constitution

Politics

5 years ago

Full list: President Buhari makes fresh appointments in petroleum sector

Full list: President Buhari makes fresh appointments in petroleum sector

Nigeria

5 years ago

Former president Jonathan joins APC? PDP speaks on defection rumour

Former president Jonathan joins APC? PDP speaks on defection rumour

Politics

5 years ago

OPC reacts to Fani-Kayode's defection, reveals Gani Adams' prediction ahead of 2023

OPC reacts to Fani-Kayode's defection, reveals Gani Adams' prediction ahead of 2023

Nigeria

5 years ago

The O'odua Peoples Congress (OPC) has described the defection of former aviation minister Femi Fani-Kayode to the All Progressives Congress (APC) as betrayal.

Crisis rocks Synagogue Church as members reject TB Joshua’s wife as successor, give reasons

Crisis rocks Synagogue Church as members reject TB Joshua’s wife as successor, give reasons

Nigeria

5 years ago

Some aggrieved members of the Synagogue Church of All Nations (SCOAN) have rejected Mrs Evelyn Joshua, wife of late TB Joshua, as the leader of the church.

UTME 2021: List of top 10 first choice universities in Nigeria

UTME 2021: List of top 10 first choice universities in Nigeria

Education

5 years ago

JAMB says the University of Ilorin and University of Lagos are the first two institutions who had the highest numbers of being picked as first choice varsities.

Explainer: Does Buhari have the power to pardon former Plateau governor Joshua Dariye?

Explainer: Does Buhari have the power to pardon former Plateau governor Joshua Dariye?

Nigeria

5 years ago

In this explainer, Legit.ng takes a look at what the constitution says, following the call by a northern group asking President Buhari to pardon Joshua Dariye.

Fact Check: Is it true Biafra flag was hoisted on President Buhari’s car during Imo visit?

Fact Check: Is it true Biafra flag was hoisted on President Buhari’s car during Imo visit?

Nigeria

5 years ago

The claim that the Biafra flag was hoisted on President Buhari's flag when he visited Imo state is false. The flag on the president's car symbolises his office.

List: 5 Nigerian senators hit London for Tinubu, share photos

List: 5 Nigerian senators hit London for Tinubu, share photos

Nigeria

5 years ago

Five senators of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) on Friday, September 10, visited the national leader of the party, Bola Ahmed Tinubu, in London.

Senator Shehu Sani finally defects to PDP ahead of 2023

Senator Shehu Sani finally defects to PDP ahead of 2023

Politics

5 years ago

Senator Shehu Sani, who represented Kaduna Central Senatorial district in the 8th Assembly from 2015-2019, has finally joined the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP)

Fresh crisis looms as APC governor tackles Fani-Kayode over defection claims

Fresh crisis looms as APC governor tackles Fani-Kayode over defection claims

Politics

5 years ago

David Umahi, governor of Ebonyi, says Femi Fani-Kayode, former aviation minister, was not instrumental in his defection to the All Progressives Congress (APC).

BREAKING: Miyetti Allah chairman killed as gunmen invade Kaduna community

BREAKING: Miyetti Allah chairman killed as gunmen invade Kaduna community

Nigeria

5 years ago

Abubakar Abdullahi, the chairman of Miyetti Allah Cattle Breeders’ Association of Nigeria in Lere local government area of Kaduna state, was killed on Friday.

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