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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.

6087 articles published since 05 Dec 2017

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2023:Yoruba group pushes for Tinubu presidency, sends message to APC, northern leaders

2023:Yoruba group pushes for Tinubu presidency, sends message to APC, northern leaders

Politics

5 years ago

2023: This is what Buhari will never do for Tinubu - Former northern governor makes stunning revelation

2023: This is what Buhari will never do for Tinubu - Former northern governor makes stunning revelation

Nigeria

5 years ago

Fact Check: How true is the claim that Anambra owes over ₦200bn debt?

Fact Check: How true is the claim that Anambra owes over ₦200bn debt?

Politics

5 years ago

Twitter creates official Second Gentleman account for Kamala Harris' husband Doug Emhoff

Twitter creates official Second Gentleman account for Kamala Harris' husband Doug Emhoff

US

5 years ago

Nigerian governors’ forum reacts as Yahaya Bello claims COVID-19 vaccines are meant to kill

Nigerian governors’ forum reacts as Yahaya Bello claims COVID-19 vaccines are meant to kill

Nigeria

5 years ago

See photo of ABU security staff allegedly working with gunmen to kidnap lecturers, police have arrested him

See photo of ABU security staff allegedly working with gunmen to kidnap lecturers, police have arrested him

Nigeria

5 years ago

Joe Biden enters White House as US president for the first time, sends first tweet (photo)

Joe Biden enters White House as US president for the first time, sends first tweet (photo)

US

5 years ago

Joe Biden has arrived the White House, with first lady Jill Biden by his side, for the first time as the 46th president of the United States of America (USA).

Breaking: Biden signs 17 executive orders on first day as US president, reverses Trump policies

Breaking: Biden signs 17 executive orders on first day as US president, reverses Trump policies

Politics

5 years ago

President Joe Biden has signed 17 executive orders just hours after his inauguration Wednesday, moving faster and more aggressively to undo Trump's policies.

Read Buhari's first message to Biden after inauguration as 46th US president

Read Buhari's first message to Biden after inauguration as 46th US president

Nigeria

5 years ago

President Buhari has joined other world leaders in congratulating Joe Biden as he was inaugurated as the 46th president of the United States (US) on Wednesday.

Nigerian university cancels resumption over 2nd wave of COVID-19

Nigerian university cancels resumption over 2nd wave of COVID-19

Nigeria

5 years ago

The University of Benin, popularly known as UNIBEN, has cancelled its proposed resumption following the threatening second wave of the coronavirus pandemic.

Festus Marinho: Tears as first NNPC GMD who supervised construction of 3 major refineries dies

Festus Marinho: Tears as first NNPC GMD who supervised construction of 3 major refineries dies

Nigeria

5 years ago

Festus Marinho, the first Group Managing Director (GMD) of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC), died at the age of 87 on Tuesday, January 19.

List of prominent professors Nigeria lost to COVID-19

List of prominent professors Nigeria lost to COVID-19

Nigeria

5 years ago

Nigeria has lost some prominent professors to the deadly coronavirus. Legit.ng provides a list of five professors who recently died of COVID-19 in the country.

Check out first photos from the colourful wedding of former Speaker Bankole and Kebbi governor’s daughter

Check out first photos from the colourful wedding of former Speaker Bankole and Kebbi governor’s daughter

Entertainment

5 years ago

Dimeji Bankole, former Speaker of the House of Reps, on Friday, January 15, got married to Miss Aisha Shinkafi Saidu, step-daughter of Kebbi state governor.

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

The Northern Youth Leaders Forum (NYLF) has disclosed the names of politicians they are considering to support for the presidency in the next elections in 2023.

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

Apart from its requirement for SIM usage, NIN is also needed for all transactions that require identity verification and several other things, NIMC has said.

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