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, where he applies his expertise to provide incisive coverage of events. He was named the Political Desk Head of the Year (Nigeria Media Nite-Out Award 2023). He is also a certified fact-checker (Dubawa fellowship, 2020). Contact him at lawal.nurudeen@corp.legit.ng or +2348054399455.

6186 articles published since 05 Dec 2017

Author's articles

Democracy Day: Lawmaker asks Tinubu to assemble sound economic team, gives reason

Democracy Day: Lawmaker asks Tinubu to assemble sound economic team, gives reason

Nigeria

a year ago

Speaker Abass, Yalleman commended over Police Act Amendment Bill

Speaker Abass, Yalleman commended over Police Act Amendment Bill

Nigeria

a year ago

Democracy Day: Tinubu, Fubara praised as true nationalists, patriots

Democracy Day: Tinubu, Fubara praised as true nationalists, patriots

Nigeria

a year ago

Rivers: Fubara advised to reject court ruling on pro-Wike lawmakers as group sends message to NJC

Rivers: Fubara advised to reject court ruling on pro-Wike lawmakers as group sends message to NJC

Politics

a year ago

“Inspirational masterpiece”: Sanwo-Olu says as he commissions Makarios Water Display in Lagos

“Inspirational masterpiece”: Sanwo-Olu says as he commissions Makarios Water Display in Lagos

Nigeria

a year ago

Super Eagles personality quiz: Which player are you?

Super Eagles personality quiz: Which player are you?

Football

a year ago

QUIZ: AFCON 2023: How well do you know Nigeria's Super Eagles players?

QUIZ: AFCON 2023: How well do you know Nigeria's Super Eagles players?

Football

a year ago

Are you a football enthusiast who knows everything about Nigeria's Super Eagles players who participated in the AFCON 2023? Prove yourself in this quiz by Legit.ng:

"No NIN, no registration": NYSC tells prospective corps members, gives details

"No NIN, no registration": NYSC tells prospective corps members, gives details

Nigeria

a year ago

The National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) has announced that NIN is now a compulsory requirement for prospective corps members to register for national service.

2024/2025 admission exercise: UNILAG suspends 2 programmes, sends message to UTME candidates

2024/2025 admission exercise: UNILAG suspends 2 programmes, sends message to UTME candidates

Education

a year ago

UNILAG has suspended the Biochemistry and Petroleum and Gas Engineering programmes for 2024/2025 academic session. No admission will be offered until further notice.

Autopsy report explains how 4-year-old pupil died in Abuja school, parents react

Autopsy report explains how 4-year-old pupil died in Abuja school, parents react

Education

a year ago

An autopsy report has confirmed that four-year-old Miguel Ovoke, a pupil at Brickhall School, Abuja, died after choking on a piece of meat in his homemade lunch.

Lawmakers, stakeholders, others back bill to establish Federal College of Agric in Benue state

Lawmakers, stakeholders, others back bill to establish Federal College of Agric in Benue state

Education

a year ago

Lawmakers and other stakeholders have backed a bill to create a Federal College of Agriculture in Agila, Benue, during a public hearing at the National Assembly.

Group writes Tinubu, Akpabio, demands sack of South-South's NAHCON representative, gives reasons

Group writes Tinubu, Akpabio, demands sack of South-South's NAHCON representative, gives reasons

Nigeria

a year ago

A group of South-south Muslims has urged President Tinubu to sack Ms Zainab Musa as the zone's representative at the National Hajj Commission of Nigeria (NAHCON).

Rivers crisis: Fubara told to set up panel to probe outgoing LGA chairmen

Rivers crisis: Fubara told to set up panel to probe outgoing LGA chairmen

Politics

a year ago

The Rivers Development Foundation has advised Governor Fubara of Rivers state to investigate allegations of corruption against outgoing local government chairmen.

Idoma group accuses Benue Gov Alia of marginalisation, reports him to God, international community

Idoma group accuses Benue Gov Alia of marginalisation, reports him to God, international community

Politics

a year ago

The Idoma Proactive Diaspora Coalition (IPDC) has accused Benue state governor Hyacinth Alia to the international community over an alleged ethnic marginalisation.

Live Updates: NLC, TUC begin nationwide strike over minimum wage

Live Updates: NLC, TUC begin nationwide strike over minimum wage

Nigeria

a year ago

Organised labour, the NLC and TUC, commences its nationwide strike over the minimum wage today, Monday, June 3. Follow Legit.ng's live updates across the country.

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