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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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44,034 COVID-19 cases, 1,788 deaths: WHO releases updated list of African countries with highest records (see Nigeria's position)

44,034 COVID-19 cases, 1,788 deaths: WHO releases updated list of African countries with highest records (see Nigeria's position)

Nigeria

6 years ago

Gbajabiamila clarifies controversy over infectious diseases bill, dismisses allegations

Gbajabiamila clarifies controversy over infectious diseases bill, dismisses allegations

Nigeria

6 years ago

BREAKING: Nigeria records 17 deaths, 220 new COVID-19 cases, total jumps to 2,388

BREAKING: Nigeria records 17 deaths, 220 new COVID-19 cases, total jumps to 2,388

Nigeria

6 years ago

US approves Ebola drug for treatment of COVID-19

US approves Ebola drug for treatment of COVID-19

Nigeria

6 years ago

BREAKING: Former Borno governor dies after brief illness

BREAKING: Former Borno governor dies after brief illness

Nigeria

6 years ago

Buhari's aide speaks on president's alleged appointment of dead person into board, issues clarification

Buhari's aide speaks on president's alleged appointment of dead person into board, issues clarification

Nigeria

6 years ago

BREAKING: Another medical doctor tests positive for COVID-19 as Adamawa records second case

BREAKING: Another medical doctor tests positive for COVID-19 as Adamawa records second case

Nigeria

6 years ago

Adamawa state has recorded a second COVID-19 case, Governor Fintiri has announced in a broadcast on Tuesday, April 28. The second case is a medical doctor.

BREAKING: Buhari’s N850bn loan request reportedly gets Senate's accelerated approval

BREAKING: Buhari’s N850bn loan request reportedly gets Senate's accelerated approval

Nigeria

6 years ago

The Senate has resolved to give accelerated approval to President Muhammadu Buhari’s request to raise a fresh loan of N850b to fund projects in the 2020 budget.

Emir Bayero clarifies cause of mass deaths in Kano (full statement)

Emir Bayero clarifies cause of mass deaths in Kano (full statement)

Nigeria

6 years ago

The Emir of Kano, Alhaji Aminu Ado Bayero, has confirmed that the mass deaths reported in Kano state but maintained that they were not from COVID-19 as alleged.

Coronavirus lockdown: Presidency reveals when Buhari will address Nigerians

Coronavirus lockdown: Presidency reveals when Buhari will address Nigerians

Nigeria

6 years ago

President Muhammadu Buhari will address the nation on Monday, April 27, by 8pm. A statement by his special adviser on media and publicity, Femi Adesina, said.

BREAKING: Governors agree on 14 days inter-state COVID-19 lockdown

BREAKING: Governors agree on 14 days inter-state COVID-19 lockdown

Nigeria

6 years ago

Governors of the 36 states of the federation have agreed to impose an inter-state lockdown in the country over the next two weeks to check COVID-19 spread.

Ramadan: Sultan sends important message to Muslims over sighting of new moon

Ramadan: Sultan sends important message to Muslims over sighting of new moon

Nigeria

6 years ago

The Sultan of Sokoto, Alhaji Sa’ad Abubakar III, had directed the Muslims in Nigeria to look for the crescent moon of Ramadan 1441AH from Thursday, April 23.

Coronavirus: WHO reacts to claims of approved COVID-19 vaccine in Nigeria

Coronavirus: WHO reacts to claims of approved COVID-19 vaccine in Nigeria

Nigeria

6 years ago

The World Health Organisation has dismissed claims of vaccines developed for the COVID-19 in Nigeria, saying the claimed were untrue and not to its knowledge.

BREAKING: Ganduje sacks commissioner over ‘unguarded utterances’ about late Abba Kyari

BREAKING: Ganduje sacks commissioner over ‘unguarded utterances’ about late Abba Kyari

Nigeria

6 years ago

Kano state Governor, Dr. Abdullahi Umar Ganduje, has relieved the appointment of the commissioner of Works and Infrastructure, Engr. Mu’azu Magaji with immediat

COVID-19 lockdown: Pay relief funds to households, unemployed Nigerians through BVN - Tinubu advises FG

COVID-19 lockdown: Pay relief funds to households, unemployed Nigerians through BVN - Tinubu advises FG

Business and Economy

6 years ago

As the coronavirus lockdown bites harder on Nigerians, the national leader of the APC, Bola Tinubu, has advised President Buhari on how to save the economy.

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