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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

Alert: Nigeria placed at ‘moderate risk’ of Ebola outbreak as virus hits neigbouring country

Alert: Nigeria placed at ‘moderate risk’ of Ebola outbreak as virus hits neigbouring country

Nigeria

5 years ago

Breaking: Sheikh Gumi asks FG to give bandits ‘blanket amnesty’

Breaking: Sheikh Gumi asks FG to give bandits ‘blanket amnesty’

Nigeria

5 years ago

Fact Check: How true is claim that steam inhalation cures COVID-19?

Fact Check: How true is claim that steam inhalation cures COVID-19?

Nigeria

5 years ago

2023: PDP finally speaks on alleged plans to adopt Atiku as presidential candidate, sack national chairman

2023: PDP finally speaks on alleged plans to adopt Atiku as presidential candidate, sack national chairman

Nigeria

5 years ago

Niger govt releases full names of abducted Kagara students, teachers, others

Niger govt releases full names of abducted Kagara students, teachers, others

Nigeria

5 years ago

Ex-northern gov's APC membership revalidation delayed for days, Buhari intervenes

Ex-northern gov's APC membership revalidation delayed for days, Buhari intervenes

Nigeria

5 years ago

Breaking: FG finally reveals the COVID-19 vaccine approved for Nigerians

Breaking: FG finally reveals the COVID-19 vaccine approved for Nigerians

Nigeria

5 years ago

The NAFDAC has approved the use of the Oxford/AstraZeneca a COVID-19 vaccine in Nigeria, the Director-General of the Agency, Dr. Mojisola Adeyeye made the annou

Like Trump, President Biden lied 4 times about 4 important issues, report says

Like Trump, President Biden lied 4 times about 4 important issues, report says

Politics

5 years ago

President Biden made four false statistical claims during a town hall meeting organised by CNN. The false claims border on minimum wage and other key issues.

We shouldn’t be cowards - Defence minister tells Nigerians what to do when bandits attack them

We shouldn’t be cowards - Defence minister tells Nigerians what to do when bandits attack them

Nigeria

5 years ago

Major General (rtd) Bashir Magashi, the minister of defence, has charged Nigerians to be courageous and defend themselves against bandits and other criminals.

List: Umahi, Gbenga Daniel and 4 other prominent politicians PDP has lost to APC ahead of 2023

List: Umahi, Gbenga Daniel and 4 other prominent politicians PDP has lost to APC ahead of 2023

Nigeria

5 years ago

Ahead of the forthcoming general elections in 2023, the opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has lost some of its prominent members to the ruling APC.

Kagara abductions: Niger gov meets Buhari, gives crucial update on ongoing rescue efforts

Kagara abductions: Niger gov meets Buhari, gives crucial update on ongoing rescue efforts

Nigeria

5 years ago

Abubakar Bello, the governor of Niger state, visited President Buhari at Aso Rock on Wednesday evening, February 17, to brief him on the Kagara abductions.

Fact Check: How true is the claim that Buhari secretly appointed Bashir Ahmad as manager at DPR?

Fact Check: How true is the claim that Buhari secretly appointed Bashir Ahmad as manager at DPR?

Nigeria

5 years ago

There is no evidence that President Buhari appointed Bashir Ahmad as manager at the Department of Petroleum Resources (DPR). Both DPR and Ahmad have denied it.

Funny video of gun competition between Nigerian soldier and policeman surfaces online, Nigerians react

Funny video of gun competition between Nigerian soldier and policeman surfaces online, Nigerians react

Nigeria

5 years ago

A funny video of a Nigerian soldier and a policeman engaged in a gun coupling competition has gone viral on Facebook as Nigerians posted hilarious comments.

BeLikeNgoziChallenge: British high commissioner dresses up like Okonjo-Iweala to celebrate new WTO DG, shares video

BeLikeNgoziChallenge: British high commissioner dresses up like Okonjo-Iweala to celebrate new WTO DG, shares video

Entertainment

5 years ago

The British High Commissioner to Nigeria, Catriona Laing, has joined the BeLikeNgoziChallenge. She shared a video of herself dressed up like Okonjo-Iweala.

COVID-19 scare in Imo college as lecturer slumps, dies in lecture hall, students flee

COVID-19 scare in Imo college as lecturer slumps, dies in lecture hall, students flee

Education

5 years ago

A lecturer at Alvan Ikoku Federal College of Education, Mr Echetama, slumped and died in a lecture hall on Tuesday, February 16, raising rumours of COVID-19.

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