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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.

6079 articles published since 05 Dec 2017

Author's articles

2023 presidency: New twist as APC chieftain confirms ruling party's interest in Jonathan, gives reason

2023 presidency: New twist as APC chieftain confirms ruling party's interest in Jonathan, gives reason

Politics

5 years ago

Expelled APC chairman Sulaiman Adamu opens up on sack from ruling party, speaks on joining PDP

Expelled APC chairman Sulaiman Adamu opens up on sack from ruling party, speaks on joining PDP

Politics

5 years ago

Malta Guinness spices up the Nigerian flavours with colours and nourishment

Malta Guinness spices up the Nigerian flavours with colours and nourishment

Business and Economy

5 years ago

Fresh crisis in APC as pro-Tinubu group asks court to sack Governor Buni as caretaker chairman

Fresh crisis in APC as pro-Tinubu group asks court to sack Governor Buni as caretaker chairman

Politics

5 years ago

BREAKING: Adamawa govt orders immediate closure of schools, gives crucial reason

BREAKING: Adamawa govt orders immediate closure of schools, gives crucial reason

Education

5 years ago

NDA attack: Nigerian military speaks on Major abducted by bandits in Kaduna

NDA attack: Nigerian military speaks on Major abducted by bandits in Kaduna

Nigeria

5 years ago

Presidency 2023: "Most adequately prepared" PDP chieftain to wrest power from APC revealed

Presidency 2023: "Most adequately prepared" PDP chieftain to wrest power from APC revealed

Politics

5 years ago

Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has been tipped as the most adequately prepared and experienced politician to rescue power from the ruling APC in 2023.

N380 per litre? FG takes final decision as governors, oil marketers recommend new price of petrol

N380 per litre? FG takes final decision as governors, oil marketers recommend new price of petrol

Business and Economy

5 years ago

The federal government has rejected the recommendation of a committee of the Nigerian Governors Forum to remove fuel subsidy and sell petrol at N380 per litre.

List of cities/towns to benefit as FEC approves $11bn for Lagos-Calabar coastal rail project

List of cities/towns to benefit as FEC approves $11bn for Lagos-Calabar coastal rail project

Business and Economy

5 years ago

The Federal Executive Council (FEC) has approved the sum of $11.17 billion for the Lagos-Calabar coastal rail project to link all coastal cities in the country.

Why we suspended Uche Secondus from PDP - Opposition party makes serious allegation

Why we suspended Uche Secondus from PDP - Opposition party makes serious allegation

Politics

5 years ago

The Rivers state PDP chairman, Desmond Akawor, claims the party suspended the embattled national chairman, Uche Secondus, because he failed to pay his dues.

Days after meeting Tinubu, Akeredolu breaks silence on presidential ambition

Days after meeting Tinubu, Akeredolu breaks silence on presidential ambition

Politics

5 years ago

The governor of Ondo state, Rotimi Akeredolu, on Wednesday dissociated himself from promotional activities linking him with the 2023 presidential election.

Miyetti Allah talks tough as Governor Akeredolu signs anti-open grazing law

Miyetti Allah talks tough as Governor Akeredolu signs anti-open grazing law

Nigeria

5 years ago

The Miyetti Allah Cattle Breeders Association of Nigeria (MACBAN) has faulted Governor Rotimi Akeredolu's signing of the anti-open grazing law in Ondo state.

First son of prominent former minister Aisha Abubakar dies in auto accident, 3 siblings hospitalised

First son of prominent former minister Aisha Abubakar dies in auto accident, 3 siblings hospitalised

Nigeria

5 years ago

Aliyu Abubakar, the eldest son of Aisha Abubakar, former minister of state for industry, trade and investment, has lost his life in a serious auto accident.

Full list: Yabatech, Ilaro poly emerge top in new ranking of Nigerian polytechnics

Full list: Yabatech, Ilaro poly emerge top in new ranking of Nigerian polytechnics

Education

5 years ago

Yaba College of Technology, Federal Polytechnic Ilaro, and Lagos State Polytechnic, Ikorodu, have been rated as the best in Nigeria, according to Webometrics.

IPOB has huge stockpile of bombs, other weapons across Nigeria - Presidency warns

IPOB has huge stockpile of bombs, other weapons across Nigeria - Presidency warns

Nigeria

5 years ago

The presidency blasts Amnesty International for allegedly supporting the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) which it accused of stockpiling bombs across Nigeria

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