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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

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Nigeria’s inflation rate jumps to 12.34% as COVID-19 effects bite harder on economy

Nigeria’s inflation rate jumps to 12.34% as COVID-19 effects bite harder on economy

Nigeria

6 years ago

Breaking: Nigeria's Covid-19 death toll hits 200 as NCDC confirms 284 new COVID-19 cases in 13 states

Breaking: Nigeria's Covid-19 death toll hits 200 as NCDC confirms 284 new COVID-19 cases in 13 states

Nigeria

6 years ago

Vice president, wife, bodyguards test positive for coronavirus in South Sudan

Vice president, wife, bodyguards test positive for coronavirus in South Sudan

Nigeria

6 years ago

Restructuring: Yakasai blames Jonathan for non-implementation of 2014 confab report

Restructuring: Yakasai blames Jonathan for non-implementation of 2014 confab report

Nigeria

6 years ago

Reps send message to health minister, demand whereabouts of Chinese doctors, full details of their activities

Reps send message to health minister, demand whereabouts of Chinese doctors, full details of their activities

Nigeria

6 years ago

Bill Gates reacts to alleged offering of $10m bribe to Nigerian lawmakers to pass infectious diseases bill

Bill Gates reacts to alleged offering of $10m bribe to Nigerian lawmakers to pass infectious diseases bill

Nigeria

6 years ago

Breaking: Yobe state chief judge Nabaruma is dead

Breaking: Yobe state chief judge Nabaruma is dead

Nigeria

6 years ago

Yobe state's Chief Judge, Garba Nabaruma, is dead. Nabaruma died on Tuesday morning, May 19, after a protracted illness. He died at the National Hospital, Abuja

BREAKING: Nigeria records 176 new COVID-19 cases, 5 new deaths, 152 recoveries in 14 states, total infections now 5,621

BREAKING: Nigeria records 176 new COVID-19 cases, 5 new deaths, 152 recoveries in 14 states, total infections now 5,621

Nigeria

6 years ago

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control has announced the record of 176 new Covid-19 cases on Saturday, May 16. Five deaths and 152 recoveries were also recorded

COVID-19: You have 48 hours to declare Chinese doctors’ whereabouts - PDP sends strong message to FG

COVID-19: You have 48 hours to declare Chinese doctors’ whereabouts - PDP sends strong message to FG

Nigeria

6 years ago

The Peoples Democratic Party has given the federal government 48-hour ultimatum to declare the whereabouts of the Chinese medical team brought in over Covid-19

Should we impose another lockdown or not? - Lagos govt asks as over 70,000 residents vote in new poll (check result)

Should we impose another lockdown or not? - Lagos govt asks as over 70,000 residents vote in new poll (check result)

Nigeria

6 years ago

The Lagos state government is conducting a poll on Twitter asking residents to vote on whether another lockdown should be imposed or not to check Covid-19.

Coronavirus: Namibian president bans new cars for government officials till 2025

Coronavirus: Namibian president bans new cars for government officials till 2025

Nigeria

6 years ago

The president of Namibia, Hage Geingob, says his government will not order a new fleet of vehicles for government officials till 2025, thereby saving 200 N$.

Finally, Kogi government discloses Covid-19 test results of 111 persons

Finally, Kogi government discloses Covid-19 test results of 111 persons

Nigeria

6 years ago

The Kogi state government said it has tested 111 residents for COVID-19 but the tests came back negative. The government said it got its test kits independently

Coronavirus-free status of Kogi, Cross River states must be probed - Doctors' association tells FG, gives reason

Coronavirus-free status of Kogi, Cross River states must be probed - Doctors' association tells FG, gives reason

Nigeria

6 years ago

The Nigerian Medical Association (NMA) has reportedly urged the federal government to investigate the coronavirus-free status of Kogi and Cross Rivers states.

Chinese don’t want Nigerians, other Africans in China - Abike Dabiri-Erewa

Chinese don’t want Nigerians, other Africans in China - Abike Dabiri-Erewa

Nigeria

6 years ago

The chairman of the Nigerians in Diaspora Commission (NIDCOM), Abike Dabiri-Erewa, has condemned the maltreatment of Nigerians and other Africans in China.

BREAKING: NNPC reduces ex-depot price of petrol

BREAKING: NNPC reduces ex-depot price of petrol

Business and Economy

6 years ago

The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) has announced a reduction in the ex-depot price of petrol from N113.28k per litre to N108.00K per litre.

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