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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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Ganduje says prayer is the best fire against coronavirus as he declares one-day fast in Kano

Ganduje says prayer is the best fire against coronavirus as he declares one-day fast in Kano

Nigeria

6 years ago

BREAKING: Buhari stops movements in Lagos, Abuja, Ogun over coronavirus

BREAKING: Buhari stops movements in Lagos, Abuja, Ogun over coronavirus

Politics

6 years ago

Troops kill nine bandits in Zamfara, rescue 12 kidnapped persons

Troops kill nine bandits in Zamfara, rescue 12 kidnapped persons

Nigeria

6 years ago

Just in: Coronavirus test result of Nasarawa governor Abdullahi Sule announced

Just in: Coronavirus test result of Nasarawa governor Abdullahi Sule announced

Nigeria

6 years ago

Tragedy as another Nigerian living in America dies of coronavirus

Tragedy as another Nigerian living in America dies of coronavirus

Nigeria

6 years ago

Those who wish me coronavirus will have HIV - Governor Yahaya Bello talks tough (video)

Those who wish me coronavirus will have HIV - Governor Yahaya Bello talks tough (video)

Nigeria

6 years ago

Breaking: Buhari tests negative for COVID-19, as his chief of staff Kyari is confirmed positive

Live

Breaking: Buhari tests negative for COVID-19, as his chief of staff Kyari is confirmed positive

Nigeria

6 years ago

President Muhammadu Buhari has been tested negative of the pandemic coronavirus, according to Arise TV but the president's chief of staff Kyari is positive.

Just in: NNPC reveals when it will start selling petrol at N125/litre

Just in: NNPC reveals when it will start selling petrol at N125/litre

Nigeria

6 years ago

The NNPC has said that its retail stations will begin to sell fuel at the adjusted price of N125 per litre beginning Thursday, March 19, Mele Kyari has said.

Ogun bans night clubs, cinemas, restaurants for 30 days over coronavirus fear

Ogun bans night clubs, cinemas, restaurants for 30 days over coronavirus fear

Nigeria

6 years ago

The Ogun state government on has Wednesday, March 18, banned high-density gatherings that could bring 50 or more people together over fear of coronairus spread.

Breaking: Court sentences Metuh to 7 years imprisonment, to pay N375m to FG

Breaking

Breaking: Court sentences Metuh to 7 years imprisonment, to pay N375m to FG

Nigeria

6 years ago

The Federal High Court in Abuja has found Olisa Metuh, a former spokesman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), guilty of money laundering.

From trash to light: Ethiopia builds Africa’s first energy plant that turns waste to electricity

From trash to light: Ethiopia builds Africa’s first energy plant that turns waste to electricity

Technology

6 years ago

Ethiopia has reportedly built an energy plant which converts waste to electricity. The country's largest rubbish dump was used as the site for the plant.

Explainer: The real reason why Supreme Court sacked Bayelsa APC governor-elect, David Lyon

Explainer: The real reason why Supreme Court sacked Bayelsa APC governor-elect, David Lyon

Nigeria

6 years ago

The court sacked David Lyon of the APC as governor-elect of Bayelsa state and ordered INEC to issue the certificate of return to the next candidate with the highest number of votes and the requisite spread.

The man who invented cut, copy and paste on computer dies at 74

The man who invented cut, copy and paste on computer dies at 74

World

6 years ago

Larry Tesler, one of the great computer scientists, that made computer easy for everyone has died. Tesler who died at age 74 was the inventor of "cut, copy and paste" feature/command.

Breaking: Mile 12 market in Lagos on fire

Breaking: Mile 12 market in Lagos on fire

Nigeria

6 years ago

Reports emerging from New Telegraph indicate that the popular Mile 12 Market in Lagos is burning. Although details are still sketchy, but a number of pictures posted on social media shows the market on fire.

Folding phones: Mobile communications takes a massive leap into next phase (photos)

Folding phones: Mobile communications takes a massive leap into next phase (photos)

Technology

6 years ago

Technological innovation across the world is growing at an exponential rate as various brands compete to outdo one another in unveiling new inventions.

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