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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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Just in: Former African president dies of coronavirus

Just in: Former African president dies of coronavirus

Nigeria

6 years ago

BREAKING: Nigeria’s coronavirus cases rise to 111

BREAKING: Nigeria’s coronavirus cases rise to 111

Nigeria

6 years ago

Ganduje says prayer is the best fire against coronavirus as he declares one-day fast in Kano

Ganduje says prayer is the best fire against coronavirus as he declares one-day fast in Kano

Nigeria

6 years ago

Pastor Adeboye reveals those who will die from coronavirus

Pastor Adeboye reveals those who will die from coronavirus

Nigeria

6 years ago

BREAKING: Buhari stops movements in Lagos, Abuja, Ogun over coronavirus

BREAKING: Buhari stops movements in Lagos, Abuja, Ogun over coronavirus

Politics

6 years ago

Troops kill nine bandits in Zamfara, rescue 12 kidnapped persons

Troops kill nine bandits in Zamfara, rescue 12 kidnapped persons

Nigeria

6 years ago

Just in: Coronavirus test result of Nasarawa governor Abdullahi Sule announced

Just in: Coronavirus test result of Nasarawa governor Abdullahi Sule announced

Nigeria

6 years ago

Governor Abdullahi A. Sule of Nasarawa state has tested negative for Covid-19, according to a statement released by the state government on Wednesday, March 25.

Breaking: Nigeria confirms five new Covid-19 cases, total now 51 as Rivers joins states with coronavirus

Breaking: Nigeria confirms five new Covid-19 cases, total now 51 as Rivers joins states with coronavirus

Nigeria

6 years ago

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control on Wednesday night confirmed five new cases of coronavirus in the country as Rivers state gets its first Covid-19 case.

Tragedy as another Nigerian living in America dies of coronavirus

Tragedy as another Nigerian living in America dies of coronavirus

Nigeria

6 years ago

Hajia Laila Abubakar Ali, an indigene of Kano living in the US has reportedly died of coronavirus. The death of the 60-year-old woman was announced on Thursday.

Coronavirus: Two people shot dead in Rwanda for reportedly refusing to obey lockdown orders

Coronavirus: Two people shot dead in Rwanda for reportedly refusing to obey lockdown orders

Nigeria

6 years ago

Rwandan police shot and killed two people who allegedly refused to obey the lockdown orders imposed by the government to curb the spread of the coronavirus.

Those who wish me coronavirus will have HIV - Governor Yahaya Bello talks tough (video)

Those who wish me coronavirus will have HIV - Governor Yahaya Bello talks tough (video)

Nigeria

6 years ago

The Kogi state governor in a short video clip said he is hale and hearty, saying anyone wishing that he contact the disease would be infected with HIV/Aids.

Breaking: Buhari tests negative for COVID-19, as his chief of staff Kyari is confirmed positive

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Breaking: Buhari tests negative for COVID-19, as his chief of staff Kyari is confirmed positive

Nigeria

6 years ago

President Muhammadu Buhari has been tested negative of the pandemic coronavirus, according to Arise TV but the president's chief of staff Kyari is positive.

Ask EFCC, ICPC to monitor funds spent on coronavirus - SERAP tells Buhari

Ask EFCC, ICPC to monitor funds spent on coronavirus - SERAP tells Buhari

Nigeria

6 years ago

SERAP has called on President Buhari to take measures to ensure funds allocated for coronavirus are appropriately spent by the federal and state governments.

Breaking: Jumat prayers, church services suspended in Kaduna over coronavirus pandemic

Breaking: Jumat prayers, church services suspended in Kaduna over coronavirus pandemic

Nigeria

6 years ago

As Nigeria's coronavirus (Covid-19) cases hit 12, the Kaduna state government has restricted large gathering, religious services and social events in the state.

Ekiti confirms first coronavirus case as American dies, driver tests positive

Ekiti confirms first coronavirus case as American dies, driver tests positive

Nigeria

6 years ago

Ekiti state has recorded its first case of coronavirus with the victim testing positive after driving an American citizen from Ibadan, the Oyo state capital.

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