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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.

6085 articles published since 05 Dec 2017

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BREAKING: Governor El-Rufai, Pastor Adeboye meet in Kaduna days after abducted RCCG members regained freedom

BREAKING: Governor El-Rufai, Pastor Adeboye meet in Kaduna days after abducted RCCG members regained freedom

Nigeria

5 years ago

Former deputy governor dragged to police as he reportedly refuses to return 4 official vehicles

Former deputy governor dragged to police as he reportedly refuses to return 4 official vehicles

Nigeria

5 years ago

Top 20: List of best countries to do business in Africa

Top 20: List of best countries to do business in Africa

Business and Economy

5 years ago

Top 10 states with highest capital investments in Nigeria in 2020

Top 10 states with highest capital investments in Nigeria in 2020

Nigeria

5 years ago

FAAC: 5 states that received the highest monthly allocations in 2020

FAAC: 5 states that received the highest monthly allocations in 2020

Nigeria

5 years ago

List of States with Highest, Lowest Unemployment Rates in Nigeria

List of States with Highest, Lowest Unemployment Rates in Nigeria

Nigeria

5 years ago

Top 10 highly profitable business ideas to explore in Nigeria in 2021

Top 10 highly profitable business ideas to explore in Nigeria in 2021

Business and Economy

5 years ago

Nigeria is no doubt a large market in Africa where many business ideas can thrive. In this piece, Legit.ng lists 10 business ideas to explore in Nigeria in 2021

Alleged $1bn arms deal: Attahiru meets Reps committee, asks lawmakers to Invite Buratai, others

Alleged $1bn arms deal: Attahiru meets Reps committee, asks lawmakers to Invite Buratai, others

Nigeria

5 years ago

The Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Ibrahim Attahiru, has told the House of Reps probing the purchase of arms in the last ten years to invite his predecessors.

Yoruba elders take final decision on Sunday Igboho's secession bid

Yoruba elders take final decision on Sunday Igboho's secession bid

Nigeria

5 years ago

Kunle Olajide, the secretary-general of Yoruba Council of Elders (YCE), has said Sunday Igboho does not represent the Yoruba people in his call for secession.

PDP takes crucial step as another northern governor reportedly moves to defect to APC

PDP takes crucial step as another northern governor reportedly moves to defect to APC

Nigeria

5 years ago

Six PDP governors, senators and other party chieftains on Wednesday, April 7, visited Governor Matawalle in a bid to stop him from defecting to the ruling APC.

Tragedy as former NFL player shoots doctor, wife, grandchildren dead, kills himself

Tragedy as former NFL player shoots doctor, wife, grandchildren dead, kills himself

Nigeria

5 years ago

Former NFL star Phillip Adams reportedly killed himself after shooting dead five people including a prominent doctor, his wife, and their two grandchildren.

Full List: Lagos police command releases phone numbers of DPOs, other senior officers

Full List: Lagos police command releases phone numbers of DPOs, other senior officers

Nigeria

5 years ago

The Lagos police command has released phone numbers of senior officers, including the state commissioner and divisional police officers (DPO) in the state.

Full list of 20 new private universities granted provisional licences to operate in Nigeria

Full list of 20 new private universities granted provisional licences to operate in Nigeria

Nigeria

5 years ago

The minister of education, Mallam Adamu Adamu, has presented provisional licences to all the 20 private universities newly approved by the federal government.

Governor Uzodinma Reveals Sponsors of Imo Attacks

Governor Uzodinma Reveals Sponsors of Imo Attacks

Politics

5 years ago

Imo state governor, Hope Uzodinma, has said aggrieved politicians sponsored the recent attacks in the state. Uzodinma said this during an interview on Wednesday

UK trip: Lawyers disagree with presidency, say Buhari’s failure to hand over to Osinbajo unconstitutional

UK trip: Lawyers disagree with presidency, say Buhari’s failure to hand over to Osinbajo unconstitutional

Politics

5 years ago

Some Nigerian lawyers have disagreed with the presidency over the claim that President Buhari did not need to hand over to Osinbajo before travelling to the UK.

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