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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

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NNPC finally discloses when there will be hike in the price of petrol

NNPC finally discloses when there will be hike in the price of petrol

Business and Economy

5 years ago

Court sacks Governor Buni as APC caretaker chairman, stops LGA congress

Court sacks Governor Buni as APC caretaker chairman, stops LGA congress

Politics

5 years ago

PDP national chairman Uche Secondus suspended

PDP national chairman Uche Secondus suspended

Politics

5 years ago

Just in: 3 lawmakers "narrowly escape assassination" as gunmen open fire on their vehicles

Just in: 3 lawmakers "narrowly escape assassination" as gunmen open fire on their vehicles

Nigeria

5 years ago

Photos emerge as APC senator Amosun visits Tinubu in London

Photos emerge as APC senator Amosun visits Tinubu in London

Nigeria

5 years ago

Insecurity: Plateau speaker addresses alleged plan to impeach Governor Lalong

Insecurity: Plateau speaker addresses alleged plan to impeach Governor Lalong

Nigeria

5 years ago

BREAKING: Another northern governor shuts schools, imposes dusk-to-dawn curfew

BREAKING: Another northern governor shuts schools, imposes dusk-to-dawn curfew

Nigeria

5 years ago

The Zamfara government on Wednesday announced a dusk-to-dawn curfew on 13 local government areas of the state. All the schools in the state have also been shut.

Jauro Daji: Huge victory as police eliminate notorious bandits’ leader, gang members terrorising Niger state

Jauro Daji: Huge victory as police eliminate notorious bandits’ leader, gang members terrorising Niger state

Nigeria

5 years ago

Operatives of the anti-kidnapping team of the Nigerian Police, with the support of local vigilantes, has killed a bandits’ leader, Jauro Daji, in Niger state.

BREAKING: Gunmen attack Bayelsa hospital, rob patients, doctors

BREAKING: Gunmen attack Bayelsa hospital, rob patients, doctors

Nigeria

5 years ago

Cash and valuables belonging to doctors and patients were carted away by suspected gunmen who attacked Diete Koki Memorial Hospital in Bayelsa state on Tuesday.

BREAKING: Northern governor bans cattle markets, restricts movement of motorcycles

BREAKING: Northern governor bans cattle markets, restricts movement of motorcycles

Nigeria

5 years ago

In a bid to curtail the rising cases of armed banditry and kidnapping, the Niger state government has announced the suspension of all weekly cattle markets.

BREAKING: FG considers sanction for Nigerians who refuse to take COVID-19 vaccine

BREAKING: FG considers sanction for Nigerians who refuse to take COVID-19 vaccine

Nigeria

5 years ago

The executive director of the NPHCDA, Dr Faisal Shuaib, hinted that the federal government may sanction eligible Nigerians who refuse COVID-19 vaccination.

BREAKING: Southwest governor signs anti-open grazing bill into law

BREAKING: Southwest governor signs anti-open grazing bill into law

Nigeria

5 years ago

Governor Oluwarotimi Akeredolu of Ondo State has signed the Anti-Grazing Bill passed by the State House of Assembly into law. Akeredolu signed the bill into law

List of 8 states that have submitted EndSARS judicial panels' reports to FG

List of 8 states that have submitted EndSARS judicial panels' reports to FG

Nigeria

5 years ago

Out of the 28 states that established the EndSARS judicial panels, eight have submitted their reports to the NEC, according to Vice President Yemi Osinbajo.

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

5 years ago

As Globacom Limited marks 18 years on Sunday, Legit.ng highlights the impressive records the company has set and broken in its almost 2 decades of existence.

List of 4 senior government officials Buhari reappointed for second term

List of 4 senior government officials Buhari reappointed for second term

Education

5 years ago

On Friday, August 20, President Muhammadu Buhari approved the reappointments of four heads of key agencies under the Ministry of Education, including JAMB.

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