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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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Breaking: Governor Makinde, labour union reach final agreement on payment of N30,000 minimum wage

Breaking: Governor Makinde, labour union reach final agreement on payment of N30,000 minimum wage

Nigeria

6 years ago

Buhari, Akeredolu meet in Aso Villa over Operation Amotekun (photos)

Buhari, Akeredolu meet in Aso Villa over Operation Amotekun (photos)

Nigeria

6 years ago

Buhari makes stunning revelation about Boko Haram as he eulogises late CAN chairman

Buhari makes stunning revelation about Boko Haram as he eulogises late CAN chairman

Nigeria

6 years ago

Alleged N3.1 bn fraud: I received several calls to change my statement against ex-Gov Suswam - EFCC witness

Alleged N3.1 bn fraud: I received several calls to change my statement against ex-Gov Suswam - EFCC witness

Business and Economy

6 years ago

Nigerian Army rewards 37 gallant troops fighting Boko Haram with promotions (full list)

Nigerian Army rewards 37 gallant troops fighting Boko Haram with promotions (full list)

Nigeria

6 years ago

What Nigeria must do to avoid becoming permanent world poverty capital - Ortom reveals, says country sitting on a time bomb

What Nigeria must do to avoid becoming permanent world poverty capital - Ortom reveals, says country sitting on a time bomb

Nigeria

6 years ago

Northeast's security challenges getting worse - APC senator cries out

Northeast's security challenges getting worse - APC senator cries out

Politics

6 years ago

The security situation in the northeastern part of the country is not getting better, the senator representing Borno South in the upper legislative chamber, Senator Ali Ndume, has cried out.

2023: PDP mulls merger to unseat APC, throws open presidential ticket irrespective of zone

2023: PDP mulls merger to unseat APC, throws open presidential ticket irrespective of zone

Politics

6 years ago

The PDP said it has started strategising ahead of the 2023 general elections to unseat the APC. Uche Secondus, the party's national chairman, said the party is ready for a merger to strengthen it to defeat the APC.

Transport minister fired after programmers finished in 3 days website he collected €16m to build in 4 years

Transport minister fired after programmers finished in 3 days website he collected €16m to build in 4 years

World

6 years ago

The Government of the Czech Republic recently took a decisive step to curb contract inflation and inefficiency by firing its transport minister, Vladimir Kremlicka.

How my life was threatened for championing TSA policy - Former Gombe governor, Dankwambo

How my life was threatened for championing TSA policy - Former Gombe governor, Dankwambo

Nigeria

6 years ago

Former governor of Gombe state, Ibrahim Dankwambo, recalled how his life was under threat for championing the Treasury Single Account policy.

Imo ex-deputy speaker speaks on alleged defection from PDP to APC, issues clarification

Imo ex-deputy speaker speaks on alleged defection from PDP to APC, issues clarification

Politics

6 years ago

The former deputy speaker of the Imo state House of Assembly, Okey Onyekanma, says he has not left his party, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP).

Meet Nigerian federal lawmaker who has 27 children from 4 wives and still counting

Meet Nigerian federal lawmaker who has 27 children from 4 wives and still counting

Nigeria

6 years ago

Nigerian lawmaker from Kano state, Alhassan Ado Daguwa, recently discloses that he has 27 children from four wives, and hopes to have more.

More Nigerian Muslims to participate in Hajj as NAHCON chair nominee promises to slash fares

More Nigerian Muslims to participate in Hajj as NAHCON chair nominee promises to slash fares

Nigeria

6 years ago

More Muslims may soon have the opportunity to go to Saudi Arabia for Hajj as Zhikrullahi Hassan, the chairmanship nominee of the Hajj commission promised to slash the fares.

Intrigues as Ganduje reportedly accompanies PDP lawmaker who defeated Jibrin to NASS for swearing-in (photo)

Intrigues as Ganduje reportedly accompanies PDP lawmaker who defeated Jibrin to NASS for swearing-in (photo)

Politics

6 years ago

Governor Ganduje of Kano state has been accused of accompanying Alhaji Ali Datti Yako, the PDP's candidate who won the rerun of Kiru/ Bebeji Federal Constituency of Kano state to the National Assembly for swearing-in.

Senator Abaribe's call on Buhari to resign is foolish - Presidency talks tough

Senator Abaribe's call on Buhari to resign is foolish - Presidency talks tough

Politics

6 years ago

The presidency has hit the Senator Enyinnaya Abaribe hard for asking President Muhammadu Buhari to resign over the security challenges facing the country.

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