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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.

6088 articles published since 05 Dec 2017

Author's articles

Fresh trouble as report unveils US senators who have vowed to reject Biden's victory during final certification by Congress (Full List)

Fresh trouble as report unveils US senators who have vowed to reject Biden's victory during final certification by Congress (Full List)

Politics

5 years ago

Nigerian governor "copies" Ngige, his new look scatters social media, some say they almost didn't recognise him again (photos)

Nigerian governor "copies" Ngige, his new look scatters social media, some say they almost didn't recognise him again (photos)

Politics

5 years ago

How PDP wasted billions of dollars on marabouts, clergies and traditional rulers - APC attacks opposition party for criticising Buhari

How PDP wasted billions of dollars on marabouts, clergies and traditional rulers - APC attacks opposition party for criticising Buhari

Politics

5 years ago

Full breakdown of Nigeria's current external debt (see how much is being owed World Bank, IMF, AfDB, 5 countries)

Full breakdown of Nigeria's current external debt (see how much is being owed World Bank, IMF, AfDB, 5 countries)

Business and Economy

5 years ago

FG, states’ budgets are way too small to address Nigerians' needs - Senior govt official admits, reveals solution

FG, states’ budgets are way too small to address Nigerians' needs - Senior govt official admits, reveals solution

Business and Economy

5 years ago

Interfaith group says demonic spirits fighting against Nigeria, releases new year prophecies on Buhari, Boko Haram, others

Interfaith group says demonic spirits fighting against Nigeria, releases new year prophecies on Buhari, Boko Haram, others

Nigeria

5 years ago

This is the only place where people are safe in Borno state - Northern elder makes scary revelations, sends strong message to Buhari

This is the only place where people are safe in Borno state - Northern elder makes scary revelations, sends strong message to Buhari

Nigeria

5 years ago

Professor Khalifa Dikwa, the Dean of Borno Elders Forum, has said only Maiduguri, the Borno state capital, is safe from attacks from the Boko Haram insurgents.

Alleged forgery: Anxiety as forensic document examiner reveals 2 key errors in Obaseki's certificate

Alleged forgery: Anxiety as forensic document examiner reveals 2 key errors in Obaseki's certificate

Nigeria

5 years ago

The All Progressives Congress (APC) has finally closed its certificate forgery case against Governor Obaseki. The governor will open his defence on Tuesday.

Why some of Buhari's promises in 2020 were not fulfilled - Adesina reveals, insists security better now than in 2015

Why some of Buhari's promises in 2020 were not fulfilled - Adesina reveals, insists security better now than in 2015

Nigeria

5 years ago

Femi Adesina has said the current security situation in Nigeria is far better than what it was in 2015 before the Muhammadu Buhari administration took over.

Confusion in America as Trump insists he won US presidential election, reveals when he will present fresh evidence against Biden's victory

Confusion in America as Trump insists he won US presidential election, reveals when he will present fresh evidence against Biden's victory

Politics

5 years ago

President Donald Trump has insisted he won the November 3 presidential election in the US. He vowed to present massive amounts of evidence to back his claim.

Tragedy, tears as two prominent northern princes die same day

Tragedy, tears as two prominent northern princes die same day

Nigeria

5 years ago

Two prominent princes and titleholders in Zazzau Emirate in Kaduna, Alhaji Abdulkadir Pate and Alhaji Bashir Aminu, have died. The two died on Friday, January 1

Heated reactions from Nigerians as report shows 103 out of Buhari's 190 appointees come from south

Heated reactions from Nigerians as report shows 103 out of Buhari's 190 appointees come from south

Politics

5 years ago

Nigerians on social media have reacted to a recent document showing President Buhari appointed more aides from the southern part of the country than the north.

WhatsApp to stop working on millions of phones from this date (find out if you are affected and what you can do to retain access)

WhatsApp to stop working on millions of phones from this date (find out if you are affected and what you can do to retain access)

Technology

5 years ago

Popular instant messaging app, WhatsApp, will stop working on millions of phones with older software starting from Friday, January 1, the app makers have said.

Breakdown of President Buhari's political appointments by geopolitical zones and states (Full List)

Breakdown of President Buhari's political appointments by geopolitical zones and states (Full List)

Politics

5 years ago

Amid the allegation of nepotism against President Buhari, a document has indicated that 103 of the 190 appointments made by the president are from the south.

This is what we will do if Jonathan chooses to contest for president in 2023 - Afenifere makes stunning revelation

This is what we will do if Jonathan chooses to contest for president in 2023 - Afenifere makes stunning revelation

Nigeria

5 years ago

Ahead of the 2023 presidential election, prominent Yoruba group, Afenifere, has said it will take a position on which candidate to endorse when the time comes.

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