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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

Governor Makinde shuts Shasha market, imposes curfew in Ibadan as Hausa/Yoruba clash turns bloody

Governor Makinde shuts Shasha market, imposes curfew in Ibadan as Hausa/Yoruba clash turns bloody

Nigeria

5 years ago

Update: Comedian Mr Macaroni, other Lekki Tollgate protesters charged to court

Update: Comedian Mr Macaroni, other Lekki Tollgate protesters charged to court

Nigeria

5 years ago

Just in: Tragedy in Kaduna as bandits strike again, kill father and son

Just in: Tragedy in Kaduna as bandits strike again, kill father and son

Nigeria

5 years ago

Breaking: Tension in Lagos as police arrest many protesters at Lekki tollgate, lock them in Black Maria

Breaking: Tension in Lagos as police arrest many protesters at Lekki tollgate, lock them in Black Maria

Nigeria

5 years ago

Breaking: Residents scamper for safety as one killed, others injured in Ibadan fracas

Breaking: Residents scamper for safety as one killed, others injured in Ibadan fracas

Nigeria

5 years ago

Landlady’s daughter allegedly beats tenant to death over electricity bill in Lagos, police take action

Landlady’s daughter allegedly beats tenant to death over electricity bill in Lagos, police take action

Nigeria

5 years ago

I would rather die than join APC - What Fani-Kayode said about ruling party 2 years ago

I would rather die than join APC - What Fani-Kayode said about ruling party 2 years ago

Nigeria

5 years ago

Femi Fani-Kayode, a former aviation minister and PDP chieftain, said in 2019 that he would rather die than join the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC).

Cryptocurrency: As CBN defends ban, world's richest man Elon Musk invests N571bn

Cryptocurrency: As CBN defends ban, world's richest man Elon Musk invests N571bn

Nigeria

5 years ago

As Nigeria's central bank defends cryptocurrency, Tesla Inc., a company belonging to the world's richest man, Elon Musk, has invested $1.5 billion in Bitcoin.

Shehu Sani reveals what northern governors should do for 4,000 herders allegedly evicted from south

Shehu Sani reveals what northern governors should do for 4,000 herders allegedly evicted from south

Nigeria

5 years ago

Ex-Kaduna lawmaker, Senator Shehu Sani, has advised northern governors to share the allegedly evicted 4,000 herdsmen from Southern Nigeria among themselves.

List: From Abia to Zamfara; breakdown of how FG, states, LGAs shared N601.11bn monthly allocation in December 2020

List: From Abia to Zamfara; breakdown of how FG, states, LGAs shared N601.11bn monthly allocation in December 2020

Business and Economy

5 years ago

NBS has released the report of the December 2020 disbursement of the monthly allocations from FAAC. The FG, states and the LGAs shared the sum of N601.11bn.

Just in: President Buhari dragged to court for extending IGP Adamu's tenure

Just in: President Buhari dragged to court for extending IGP Adamu's tenure

Nigeria

5 years ago

The Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) has taken legal action against President Muhammadu Buhari for extending the tenure of IGP Mohammed Adamu by three months.

Ogun begins recruitment of Amotekun operatives, lists requirements, application deadline

Ogun begins recruitment of Amotekun operatives, lists requirements, application deadline

Nigeria

5 years ago

The Ogun state government has started recruiting operatives for its security network, also known as Amotekun Corps. Application closes on Friday, February 19.

Hopes dashed, strike continues as FG’s meeting with university workers ends in deadlock

Hopes dashed, strike continues as FG’s meeting with university workers ends in deadlock

Nigeria

5 years ago

The industrial action by NASU and SSANU continues as the latest meeting between the Nigerian government and the university workers has ended in a deadlock.

Flashback: Full text of Jakande’s inaugural address as Lagos state governor in 1979

Flashback: Full text of Jakande’s inaugural address as Lagos state governor in 1979

Nigeria

5 years ago

As Lagosians and other Nigerians mourn the passing of Lateef Jakande, Lagos state's first civilian governor, Legit.ng publishes his inaugural address in 1979.

Lekki shootings: 400 residents reportedly displaced as Lagos govt demolishes houses

Lekki shootings: 400 residents reportedly displaced as Lagos govt demolishes houses

Nigeria

5 years ago

No fewer than 400 residents on Foreshore Road, Lekki, Lagos state, have been displaced after men of the Lagos State Task Force on Environmental and Sanitation.

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