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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.

6394 articles published since 05 Dec 2017

Author's articles

Names of Bureau de change operators arrested for allegedly transferring funds to Boko Haram insurgents finally released

Names of Bureau de change operators arrested for allegedly transferring funds to Boko Haram insurgents finally released

Nigeria

5 years ago

Nigerian governor stops paying salaries of over 700 workers, gives reason

Nigerian governor stops paying salaries of over 700 workers, gives reason

Nigeria

5 years ago

Igbo apprenticeship system finally approved by Harvard Business Review

Igbo apprenticeship system finally approved by Harvard Business Review

Money

5 years ago

Mahamat Idriss Deby: 7 facts about the 37-year-old soldier who replaced his late father as Chad's president

Mahamat Idriss Deby: 7 facts about the 37-year-old soldier who replaced his late father as Chad's president

Nigeria

5 years ago

How young, immature Pantami of yester-years got hardworking, scholarly minister into trouble

How young, immature Pantami of yester-years got hardworking, scholarly minister into trouble

Nigeria

5 years ago

Just in: Tension as gunmen stage mass abduction in southwest state

Just in: Tension as gunmen stage mass abduction in southwest state

Nigeria

5 years ago

Southeast governor finally reveals Igbo's demand, says it is not secession

Southeast governor finally reveals Igbo's demand, says it is not secession

Politics

5 years ago

Imo state governor, Hope Uzodinma, says the Igbo are asking for equity, justice and level-playing ground because of their stake in Nigeria, and not secession.

Insecurity: People are dying - PDP chairman Secondus cries out, tells Buhari what to do

Insecurity: People are dying - PDP chairman Secondus cries out, tells Buhari what to do

Nigeria

5 years ago

The national chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Uche Secondus, has advised President Muhammadu Buhari to declare a state of emergency on insecurity

Just In: Kidnappers strike in another southwest state, abduct 18 passengers

Just In: Kidnappers strike in another southwest state, abduct 18 passengers

Nigeria

5 years ago

About 18 passengers have been kidnapped from a commercial bus in the Ibarapa area of Oyo state. The incident reportedly happened on Thursday morning, April 22.

IGP Usman Baba Reveals the Major Problem Nigeria Police is Facing

IGP Usman Baba Reveals the Major Problem Nigeria Police is Facing

Nigeria

5 years ago

Acting Inspector-General of Police Alkali Usman Baba says the police have no money for its operations despite the serious security situation in the country.

Nigerian governor reveals what DSS should do to people making unsubstantiated claims on social media

Nigerian governor reveals what DSS should do to people making unsubstantiated claims on social media

Nigeria

5 years ago

Dave Umahi, the governor of Ebonyi state, has made some crucial recommendations on how the various security challenges in Nigeria can be effectively tackled.

Black Wednesday: Zamfara in deep mourning as bandits raid 6 communities, kill 45 people, dozens missing

Black Wednesday: Zamfara in deep mourning as bandits raid 6 communities, kill 45 people, dozens missing

Nigeria

5 years ago

Suspected bandits on Wednesday, April 21, killed at least 45 people during deadly raids on six communities in Magami District of Gusau LGA in Zamfara state.

Sunday Erhabor: Lagos policeman assaulted by motorist gets N1m cash gift from Nigerians

Sunday Erhabor: Lagos policeman assaulted by motorist gets N1m cash gift from Nigerians

Nigeria

5 years ago

Some Nigerians impressed by the Lagos police, ASP Sunday Erhabor's, professional conduct and calmness in the face of provocation have presented N1m to him.

BREAKING: Abductors of Kaduna private university students contact parents, demand N800m ransom

BREAKING: Abductors of Kaduna private university students contact parents, demand N800m ransom

Nigeria

5 years ago

Abductors of students of Greenfield University in Kaduna have made contacts with the families of their victims captured Tuesday night to demand N800 million.

Chad's president Idriss Deby is dead - Army announces, reveals cause of his death

Chad's president Idriss Deby is dead - Army announces, reveals cause of his death

Nigeria

5 years ago

Chad’s President Idriss Deby has died of injuries suffered while fighting rebels, an army spokesman said on Tuesday. Deby had just won a sixth term in office.

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