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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

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Alleged N573m transfer error: Presidential panel summons Nigerian pastor to explain link with Magu

Alleged N573m transfer error: Presidential panel summons Nigerian pastor to explain link with Magu

Nigeria

6 years ago

List of 10 prominent senators who have sponsored no bill in one year

List of 10 prominent senators who have sponsored no bill in one year

Politics

6 years ago

Breaking: Obasanjo reveals true identity of Buruji Kashamu as he writes Governor Abiodun over ex-senator's death

Breaking: Obasanjo reveals true identity of Buruji Kashamu as he writes Governor Abiodun over ex-senator's death

Nigeria

6 years ago

Just in: Former senator, police command’s chief imam kidnapped in Taraba

Just in: Former senator, police command’s chief imam kidnapped in Taraba

Nigeria

6 years ago

FEC approves N108bn for road projects in four states

FEC approves N108bn for road projects in four states

Nigeria

6 years ago

Niger lawmakers react as Covid-19 task force chairman gives conflicting reports on how funds were spent

Niger lawmakers react as Covid-19 task force chairman gives conflicting reports on how funds were spent

Nigeria

6 years ago

Shehu Sani lists four factors hindering Nigeria's restructuring

Shehu Sani lists four factors hindering Nigeria's restructuring

Politics

6 years ago

Shehu Sani has listed four reasons Nigeria has not been restructured. One of the obstacles is that the north considered it a southwest agenda, Sani claimed.

Senate president Lawan, others visit Orji Kalu after release from Kuje prison (photos)

Senate president Lawan, others visit Orji Kalu after release from Kuje prison (photos)

Politics

6 years ago

The president of the Senate, Lawan, on Thursday, led other Senators to visit their colleague, Orji Uzor Kalu, at his residence after his release from prison.

BREAKING: Nigerians protest at US embassy in Abuja over George Floyd's death (photos)

BREAKING: Nigerians protest at US embassy in Abuja over George Floyd's death (photos)

Nigeria

6 years ago

A group of Nigerians besieged the Embassy of United States in Abuja on Tuesday to protest the gruesome murder of George Floyd by a Minneapolis police officer.

BREAKING: Nigeria records 17 deaths, 220 new COVID-19 cases, total jumps to 2,388

BREAKING: Nigeria records 17 deaths, 220 new COVID-19 cases, total jumps to 2,388

Nigeria

6 years ago

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control has reported 220 cases of the novel coronavirus in Nigeria on Saturday, May 2. Nigeria now has a total of 2,388 cases.

BREAKING: Governors agree on 14 days inter-state COVID-19 lockdown

BREAKING: Governors agree on 14 days inter-state COVID-19 lockdown

Nigeria

6 years ago

Governors of the 36 states of the federation have agreed to impose an inter-state lockdown in the country over the next two weeks to check COVID-19 spread.

Just in: Gateman tests positive for coronavirus in Kaduna

Just in: Gateman tests positive for coronavirus in Kaduna

Nigeria

6 years ago

A gateman in Kaduna state has tested positive for COVID-19, the state government has announced on Saturday, April 11, via the health commissioner, Amina Baloni.

Police harassment: Amid coronavirus pandemic, doctors begin strike, list conditions to resume

Police harassment: Amid coronavirus pandemic, doctors begin strike, list conditions to resume

Nigeria

6 years ago

Members of the Association of Resident Doctors (ARD) at the Federal Medical Centre (FMC) in Asaba, Delta state, have withdrawn their services indefinitely.

JUST IN: Delta state records first coronavirus death

JUST IN: Delta state records first coronavirus death

Nigeria

6 years ago

Delta state has recorded its first COVID-19 death as a patient who tested positive for the virus died before the test result came out, Governor Okowa has said.

Just In: Ekiti free of COVID-19 as second patient is discharged after testing negative twice

Just In: Ekiti free of COVID-19 as second patient is discharged after testing negative twice

Nigeria

6 years ago

The second COVID-19 patient in Ekiti state has recovered from the virus as the person tested negative twice, Governor Kayode Fayemi has disclosed on Thursday.

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