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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.

6424 articles published since 05 Dec 2017

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Northern youths release list of politicians from north, south they will consider supporting for 2023 presidency

Northern youths release list of politicians from north, south they will consider supporting for 2023 presidency

Politics

5 years ago

Revealed! These are 11 very important things Nigerians, others need NIN for (list)

Revealed! These are 11 very important things Nigerians, others need NIN for (list)

Nigeria

5 years ago

Lagos govt releases final resumption date for public, private schools

Lagos govt releases final resumption date for public, private schools

Nigeria

5 years ago

Heated reactions from Nigerians as pigeons released by President Buhari refuse to fly at Armed Forces remembrance (video)

Heated reactions from Nigerians as pigeons released by President Buhari refuse to fly at Armed Forces remembrance (video)

Nigeria

5 years ago

NAFDAC raises alarm over fake COVID-19 vaccines in Nigeria

NAFDAC raises alarm over fake COVID-19 vaccines in Nigeria

Nigeria

5 years ago

BREAKING: Tears as Abacha’s younger sister dies

BREAKING: Tears as Abacha’s younger sister dies

Nigeria

5 years ago

Just in: University lecturers begin indefinite strike

Just in: University lecturers begin indefinite strike

Nigeria

5 years ago

The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), the Plateau State University chapter, has reportedly commenced indefinite strike action on Friday, January 15.

BREAKING: Winner of Uganda’s presidential election declared

BREAKING: Winner of Uganda’s presidential election declared

Politics

5 years ago

Uganda’s election commission on Saturday declared incumbent Yoweri Museveni the winner of the presidential election, officially extending his 35-year rule.

Flashback: What Ugandan presidential candidate Bobi Wine told Legit.ng 15 months ago

Flashback: What Ugandan presidential candidate Bobi Wine told Legit.ng 15 months ago

Politics

5 years ago

In 2019, Robert Ssentamu, aka Bobi Wine, visited Nigeria for Felabration. Legit.ng recalls what the Ugandan presidential candidate said about his ambition.

Sad day as popular Nigerian billionaire dies of COVID-19

Sad day as popular Nigerian billionaire dies of COVID-19

Nigeria

5 years ago

Bolu Akin-Olugbade, a Nigerian billionaire businessman, has died of COVID-19. The business mogul reportedly died at an isolation centre in Lagos on Wednesday.

Armed Forces Remembrance Day: Presidency releases full list of security achievements recorded by Buhari administration

Armed Forces Remembrance Day: Presidency releases full list of security achievements recorded by Buhari administration

Nigeria

5 years ago

In commemoration of the Armed Forces Remembrance Day, the Nigerian presidency has released a list of security achievements recorded by the Buhari government.

Take Note: These are Nigerian universities that have announced resumption dates (list)

Take Note: These are Nigerian universities that have announced resumption dates (list)

Education

5 years ago

After nine months of ASUU strike, some universities have announced various resumption dates. UNIBEN is one of the universities that will resume in January.

Trump receives 'good news' as US Senate majority leader reacts to second impeachment

Trump receives 'good news' as US Senate majority leader reacts to second impeachment

Politics

5 years ago

The US Senate majority leader, Mitch McConnell, has rejected the Democrats' push for a speedy trial of President Donald Trump after his second impeachment.

Pope Francis, his predecessor Benedict get COVID-19 vaccine amid rising infections

Pope Francis, his predecessor Benedict get COVID-19 vaccine amid rising infections

Nigeria

5 years ago

Amid the rising cases of COVID-19, Pope Francis and his predecessor, ex-Pope Benedict, have both received the first dose of a vaccine against the deadly virus.

BREAKING: Governor Makinde's aide James Adepoju is dead

BREAKING: Governor Makinde's aide James Adepoju is dead

Nigeria

5 years ago

The Special Adviser to Governor Seyi Makinde of Oyo State, Engineer James Adepoju is dead. Adepoju died on Wednesday, 13 January 2021. Adepoju was appointed las

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