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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.

6414 articles published since 05 Dec 2017

Author's articles

Shehu Sani reveals new name Nigeria should be given

Shehu Sani reveals new name Nigeria should be given

Nigeria

5 years ago

List of 3 major lawsuits filed against Governor Obaseki and the courts' final rulings

List of 3 major lawsuits filed against Governor Obaseki and the courts' final rulings

Politics

5 years ago

Just in: President Buhari makes 2 important appointments

Just in: President Buhari makes 2 important appointments

Nigeria

5 years ago

Twitter ban: APC breaks silence, reveals what Nigerian youths should do

Twitter ban: APC breaks silence, reveals what Nigerian youths should do

Nigeria

5 years ago

Panic as 105 medical doctors reportedly resign in southwest state

Panic as 105 medical doctors reportedly resign in southwest state

Nigeria

5 years ago

Just in: Presidency gives hint on when Twitter suspension will be lifted

Just in: Presidency gives hint on when Twitter suspension will be lifted

Nigeria

5 years ago

Just in: 2 people shot, rushed to hospital as protesters block Kebbi governor’s convoy

Just in: 2 people shot, rushed to hospital as protesters block Kebbi governor’s convoy

Nigeria

5 years ago

Two persons were reportedly shot and injured on Saturday after residents of a community, recently attacked by bandits, blocked the convoy of Governor Bagudu.

Afaka kidnap: Parents of freed Kaduna college students raise alarm, say kids exhibiting abnormal behaviour

Afaka kidnap: Parents of freed Kaduna college students raise alarm, say kids exhibiting abnormal behaviour

Nigeria

5 years ago

Parents of the 37 released students of Federal College of Forestry Mechanisation, Afaka, Kaduna state, have demanded compensation from the federal government.

Just in: Armed bandits invade 2 villages in Zamfara, kill 41 farmers, policeman

Just in: Armed bandits invade 2 villages in Zamfara, kill 41 farmers, policeman

Nigeria

5 years ago

Suspected bandits have again killed 41 farmers in Tofa and Samawa villages in Bungudu local government area of Zamfara state. A police officer was also killed.

Amid Twitter ban, Buhari's aide posts controversial statement on Facebook, Nigerians react

Amid Twitter ban, Buhari's aide posts controversial statement on Facebook, Nigerians react

Nigeria

5 years ago

Personal assistant to the president on new media, Bashir Ahmad, on Saturday, took to his Facebook page, to taunt the Nigerians over the suspension of Twitter.

Protest in Abuja as northern women's group demands referendum, sends message to Buhari, NASS

Protest in Abuja as northern women's group demands referendum, sends message to Buhari, NASS

Nigeria

5 years ago

A group of women under the aegis of the Amalgamation of Northern Women Associations, on Saturday, demanded a referendum to allow agitators to decide their fate.

Death toll in Kebbi bandits attack rises to 88 as police give fresh update

Death toll in Kebbi bandits attack rises to 88 as police give fresh update

Nigeria

5 years ago

Police in Kebbi state said 66 were killed by bandits in Danko-Wasagu local government area of the northern state. The incident happened on Thursday, June 3.

Twitter Ban: Presidency releases statement, reveals real reason social media platform was suspended

Twitter Ban: Presidency releases statement, reveals real reason social media platform was suspended

Nigeria

5 years ago

The presidency on Saturday evening, June 5 explained that the suspension of Twitter is not just a response to the removal of President Muhammadu Buhari's tweet.

Twitter ban: FG gives fresh order on suspension of social media platform in Nigeria

Twitter ban: FG gives fresh order on suspension of social media platform in Nigeria

Nigeria

5 years ago

Abubakar Malami, the Attorney-General of the Federation (AGF), has ordered the prosecution of those who are still accessing Twitter despite its ban in Nigeria.

Innovating Nigeria: The rise of true compatriots by Kashifu Inuwa Abdullahi (Opinion)

Innovating Nigeria: The rise of true compatriots by Kashifu Inuwa Abdullahi (Opinion)

Editorial

5 years ago

In this opinion piece sent to Legit.ng, Kashifu Inuwa Abdullahi, the Director-General/CEO of NITDA writes about the happenings in Nigeria's technology sector.

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