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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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How 90% of COVID-19 patients recover - NCDC DG speaks on Seyi Makinde's claim of using black seed oil, honey, others to fight virus

How 90% of COVID-19 patients recover - NCDC DG speaks on Seyi Makinde's claim of using black seed oil, honey, others to fight virus

Nigeria

6 years ago

PDP reacts as Chinese doctors arrive Abuja, asks Nigerians to hold Buhari, APC responsible for any COVID-19 upsurge

PDP reacts as Chinese doctors arrive Abuja, asks Nigerians to hold Buhari, APC responsible for any COVID-19 upsurge

Nigeria

6 years ago

BREAKING: Nigeria records 22 new COVID-19 cases, total now 276

BREAKING: Nigeria records 22 new COVID-19 cases, total now 276

Nigeria

6 years ago

Breaking: Katsina records first coronavirus death as COVID-19 spreads across Nigeria

Breaking: Katsina records first coronavirus death as COVID-19 spreads across Nigeria

Nigeria

6 years ago

BREAKING: Nigeria records 16 new cases of COVID-19, total now 254

Breaking

BREAKING: Nigeria records 16 new cases of COVID-19, total now 254

Nigeria

6 years ago

BREAKING: Seven COVID-19 patients discharged in Abuja

BREAKING: Seven COVID-19 patients discharged in Abuja

Nigeria

6 years ago

FG issues clarification on households entitled to N20,000 coronavirus palliative

FG issues clarification on households entitled to N20,000 coronavirus palliative

Nigeria

6 years ago

The FG has offered clarifications regarding the distribution of the N20,000 palliative to the vulnerable households to cushion the impact of COVID-19 lockdown.

Lebanon evacuates 140 nationals from Lagos as Nigeria's coronavirus cases hit 232

Lebanon evacuates 140 nationals from Lagos as Nigeria's coronavirus cases hit 232

Nigeria

6 years ago

As Nigeria's coronavirus cases rise above 200, the Lebanese government has evacuated a batch of 140 nationals from the country via the Lagos airport on Sunday.

Hope rises as top Nigerian professor says vaccine for coronavirus treatment will be ready soon

Hope rises as top Nigerian professor says vaccine for coronavirus treatment will be ready soon

Nigeria

6 years ago

The drug for the treatment of the dreaded coronavirus will be ready soon if the testing of the vaccine is completed, Professor Maurice Iwu has reportedly said.

Just in: President Buhari approves new appointments

Just in: President Buhari approves new appointments

Nigeria

6 years ago

President Buhari has approved the appointment of new MDs for Neuro-Psychiatric Hospital, Calabar, Cross River, and Federal Medical Centre, Jalingo, Taraba.

Lagos COVID-19 patients send important messages to Nigerians (video)

Lagos COVID-19 patients send important messages to Nigerians (video)

Nigeria

6 years ago

COVID-19 patients in the Infectious Diseases Hospital, Yaba, have produced a video to improve awareness about the virus which has killed many across the world.

What Nigerians are saying as coronavirus spreads to another state in south-south

What Nigerians are saying as coronavirus spreads to another state in south-south

Nigeria

6 years ago

Though Nigeria confirmed its first case of coronavirus in Lagos on February 27, via an Italian, Akwa Ibom state had been free of the deadly virus until April 1.

COVID-19 lockdown: Presidency tackles Soyinka, says he is a fiction writer, not medical professor

COVID-19 lockdown: Presidency tackles Soyinka, says he is a fiction writer, not medical professor

Nigeria

6 years ago

The presidency has tackled Nigeria's literary giant and Nobel Laureate Prof Wole Soyinka over his comments on President Buhari’s lockdown order over COVID-19.

Breaking: Amid coronavirus pandemic, medical doctor dies of Lassa fever in Edo

Breaking: Amid coronavirus pandemic, medical doctor dies of Lassa fever in Edo

Nigeria

6 years ago

A medical doctor has died of Lassa fever in Edo state, this was confirmed by the president of the Nigerian Association of Resident Doctors, Dr Aliyu Sokomba.

Just in: Former African president dies of coronavirus

Just in: Former African president dies of coronavirus

Nigeria

6 years ago

Jacques Joachim Yhombi Opango, a former president of the Republic of Congo has on Monday died of coronavirus in France, according to a report by Anadolu Agency.

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