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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.

6417 articles published since 05 Dec 2017

Author's articles

List of 10 most stressful cities to live in the world in 2021 emerges

List of 10 most stressful cities to live in the world in 2021 emerges

Nigeria

4 years ago

Breaking: DSS takes fresh action on Kano singer detained for blasphemy

Breaking: DSS takes fresh action on Kano singer detained for blasphemy

Nigeria

4 years ago

Why you should stop blocking Kaduna-Abuja highway - Gov El-Rufai warns residents protesting bandits' killings

Why you should stop blocking Kaduna-Abuja highway - Gov El-Rufai warns residents protesting bandits' killings

Nigeria

4 years ago

List of 10 states yet to implement N30,000 minimum wage 2 years after Buhari's approval

List of 10 states yet to implement N30,000 minimum wage 2 years after Buhari's approval

Business and Economy

4 years ago

PDP defeats APC as tribunal gives verdict on senatorial by-election petition

PDP defeats APC as tribunal gives verdict on senatorial by-election petition

Politics

4 years ago

Alhaji Ibrahim Mohammed: Meet the 'king' of blind beggars in Ibadan who has 3 wives, many children

Alhaji Ibrahim Mohammed: Meet the 'king' of blind beggars in Ibadan who has 3 wives, many children

Nigeria

4 years ago

Just in: APC governor names what is causing insecurity in Nigeria

Just in: APC governor names what is causing insecurity in Nigeria

Nigeria

4 years ago

Nasarawa state governor, Abdullahi Sule, has identified lack of trust, fairness and justice as part of factors responsible for the Nigeria's security challenges

Just in: Buhari’s aide declares governorship ambition ahead of 2023 elections

Just in: Buhari’s aide declares governorship ambition ahead of 2023 elections

Politics

4 years ago

The special assistant to the president on Niger Delta Affairs, Senator Ita Enang, has declared his interest to contest the 2023 governorship seat in Akwa Ibom.

Explainer: The 3 categories qualified to apply for CBN's N50bn COVID-19 loans

Explainer: The 3 categories qualified to apply for CBN's N50bn COVID-19 loans

Nigeria

4 years ago

The CBN has earmarked N50 billion to help mitigate the impact of the COVID-19 on Nigerians. This piece by Legit.ng highlights those eligible for the loans.

Angry villagers block Abuja-Kaduna highway as bandits kill 4, abduct 49, many travellers trapped

Angry villagers block Abuja-Kaduna highway as bandits kill 4, abduct 49, many travellers trapped

Nigeria

4 years ago

Angry residents have blocked the Abuja-Kaduna highway as they protest the killings by armed bandits. The incident has reportedly left many travellers trapped.

List: PDP governor unveils 6 likely successors as prominent APC chieftains join party

List: PDP governor unveils 6 likely successors as prominent APC chieftains join party

Politics

4 years ago

Terver Akase, spokesman of Governor Ortom of Benue state, is among the six gubernatorial aspirants of the PDP that the governor unveiled for the 2023 elections.

Kano 2023: List of governorship aspirants emerges as Ganduje reveals how his successor will emerge

Kano 2023: List of governorship aspirants emerges as Ganduje reveals how his successor will emerge

Politics

4 years ago

Governor Abdullahi Ganduje of Kano state on Monday, June 14, spoke on how his successor will emerge ahead of the state's governorship poll coming up in 2023.

2023: Prominent APC governor reveals what his successor will do

2023: Prominent APC governor reveals what his successor will do

Nigeria

4 years ago

Ahead of the 2023 elections, Governor Nasir El-Rufai of Kaduna state has said his successor will demolish more houses than he's done in the northwestern state.

Kaduna governor El-Rufai fires 99 appointees, gives reason

Kaduna governor El-Rufai fires 99 appointees, gives reason

Nigeria

4 years ago

Governor Nasir El-Rufai of Kaduna says he has sacked 99 political appointees. The governor disclosed this on Friday, June 18, when he spoke with some newsmen.

Nnamdi Kanu: 75 northern groups declare outlawed IPOB's leader wanted, place N100m bounty on him

Nnamdi Kanu: 75 northern groups declare outlawed IPOB's leader wanted, place N100m bounty on him

Nigeria

4 years ago

A coalition of 75 northern groups has announced a reward of N100 million for persons who can produce Mazi Nnamdi Kanu, the leader of the outlawed group, IPOB.

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