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)

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, where he applies his expertise to provide incisive coverage of events. He was named the Political Desk Head of the Year (Nigeria Media Nite-Out Award 2023). He is also a certified fact-checker (Dubawa fellowship, 2020). Contact him at lawal.nurudeen@corp.legit.ng or +2347057737768.

6294 articles published since 05 Dec 2017

Author's articles

Insecurity: Did Tinubu's defence minister, Matawale, distribute foodstuff to bandits? AREWA group reacts

Insecurity: Did Tinubu's defence minister, Matawale, distribute foodstuff to ban...

Nigeria

a year ago

NIN: How to correct your name, date of birth, phone number, others on NIMC Self-Service App

NIN: How to correct your name, date of birth, phone number, others on NIMC Self-...

Nigeria

a year ago

Nigeria police release names, photos of 6 officers murdered in Delta: "This is so disheartening"

Nigeria police release names, photos of 6 officers murdered in Delta: "This is s...

Nigeria

a year ago

List, photos of 21 ‘violent criminals’ Defence Headquarters declared wanted in southeast

List, photos of 21 ‘violent criminals’ Defence Headquarters declared wanted in s...

Nigeria

a year ago

What my wife did after reading online that I had $1.3bn in foreign account, Lai Mohammed speaks

What my wife did after reading online that I had $1.3bn in foreign account, Lai...

Nigeria

a year ago

Trending video: 87-year-old Obasanjo shows off workout skills, stamina

Trending video: 87-year-old Obasanjo shows off workout skills, stamina

Nigeria

a year ago

Workers' Day: Date Tinubu may announce new minimum wage disclosed

Workers' Day: Date Tinubu may announce new minimum wage disclosed

Nigeria

a year ago

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu may announce the new minimum wage on 2024's Workers' Day, according to a member of the National Minimum Wage Committee.

Alleged N84bn fraud: Why EFCC should declare Yahaya Bello wanted now, PDP chieftain Okai speaks

Alleged N84bn fraud: Why EFCC should declare Yahaya Bello wanted now, PDP chieftain Okai speaks

Politics

a year ago

A PDP chieftain Usman Okai Austin has urged the EFCC to declare former Kogi state governor, Alhaji Yahaya Bello, wanted over an alleged misappropriation of funds.

BREAKING: Gunmen kidnap Edo PDP chairman Aziegbemi after meeting with Gov Obaseki

BREAKING: Gunmen kidnap Edo PDP chairman Aziegbemi after meeting with Gov Obaseki

Politics

a year ago

Suspected gunmen on Friday, March 15, in Benin City kidnapped the chairman of the Edo state chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Tony Aziegbemi.

5kg bag of rice for N5.3K: Price list, locations released as Lagos launches ‘Ounje Eko’ food markets

5kg bag of rice for N5.3K: Price list, locations released as Lagos launches ‘Ounje Eko’ food markets

Nigeria

a year ago

The Lagos state government will commence the operations for the 'Ounje Eko' food markets with discounted prices, starting on Sunday, March 17, throughout Lagos.

Kaduna: Northern elders react as Sheikh Gumi urges Tinubu to allow him negotiate with bandits

Kaduna: Northern elders react as Sheikh Gumi urges Tinubu to allow him negotiate with bandits

Nigeria

a year ago

The Northern Elders Forum (NEF) has begged President Bola Tinubu to allow Sheikh Gumi to negotiate with the bandits who abducted the Kaduna pupils.

Ramadan 2024: Why only legitimate wives should prepare food for husbands, NASFAT president explains

Ramadan 2024: Why only legitimate wives should prepare food for husbands, NASFAT president explains

Nigeria

a year ago

Abdulwaheed Abdulrauf, the national president of the Nasrul-Lahi-il Fathi Society of Nigeria (NASFAT), has said only legitimate wives can cook for husbands.

13 African Games: Flying Eagles crash out as Senegal beat Nigeria 3:2

13 African Games: Flying Eagles crash out as Senegal beat Nigeria 3:2

Football

a year ago

Nigeria's Flying Eagles crashed from the football event of the African Games in Accra, Ghana, on Friday, March 15. They were defeated 3-2 by Senegal.

"We apologise": JAMB announces date to release pending mock UTME results, reveals how to check

"We apologise": JAMB announces date to release pending mock UTME results, reveals how to check

Education

a year ago

JAMB said the pending results of the 2024 UTME mock exams will be released Wednesday, March 13. Candidates are directed to check by sending MOCKRESULT to 55019.

Ramadan 2024: List of countries where Muslims will fast for the longest and shortest hours

Ramadan 2024: List of countries where Muslims will fast for the longest and shortest hours

Nigeria

a year ago

As Ramadan begins on Monday or Tuesday, depending on the sighting of the new moon, Legit.ng lists the countries with the longest and shortest fasting hours.

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