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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.

6391 articles published since 05 Dec 2017

Author's articles

Xenophobia: Why we won’t report South Africa to UN - FG explains

Xenophobia: Why we won’t report South Africa to UN - FG explains

Nigeria

6 years ago

Reciting Qur'an relieves stress, anxiety; cures hypertension, mental illnesses - Cleric

Reciting Qur'an relieves stress, anxiety; cures hypertension, mental illnesses - Cleric

Nigeria

6 years ago

I don’t know what IPOB is looking for till date - Okorocha

I don’t know what IPOB is looking for till date - Okorocha

Nigeria

6 years ago

Ghana immigration to deport 25 Nigerians, gives reason

Ghana immigration to deport 25 Nigerians, gives reason

Nigeria

6 years ago

Oyo governor gives 2 key appointments to members of opposition parties

Oyo governor gives 2 key appointments to members of opposition parties

Politics

6 years ago

LIVE UPDATES: Atiku 0, Buhari 1 as tribunal dismisses PDP's motion accusing Osinbajo of vote-buying through Tradermoni

Live

LIVE UPDATES: Atiku 0, Buhari 1 as tribunal dismisses PDP's motion accusing Osinbajo of vote-buying through Tradermoni

Politics

6 years ago

State governors reportedly agitated, begs for more time as FG demands repayment of N614bn bailout refund

State governors reportedly agitated, begs for more time as FG demands repayment of N614bn bailout refund

Nigeria

6 years ago

Nigerian state governors are reportedly panicking over the directive to repay the loans they received as bailouts from the federal government between 2015 and 2017 when they were facing financial crisis.

Timi Frank says PDP will lose Bayelsa governorship election to APC, gives reason

Breaking

Timi Frank says PDP will lose Bayelsa governorship election to APC, gives reason

Nigeria

6 years ago

Comrade Timi Frank, a political activist, has claimed that the PDP would lose the forthcoming governorship election in Bayelsa state to the APC for fielding an alleged weak candidate.

Shehu Sani speaks on steps taken by FG to address xenophobic attacks on Nigerians in South Africa

Shehu Sani speaks on steps taken by FG to address xenophobic attacks on Nigerians in South Africa

Nigeria

6 years ago

Shehu Sani, a rights activist and former senator who represented Kaduna Central in the eight National Assembly, has commended the federal government over its response to the xenophobic attacks on Nigerians in South Africa.

Confusion as PSC asks applicants to disregard recruitment list reportedly released by Nigeria police

Confusion as PSC asks applicants to disregard recruitment list reportedly released by Nigeria police

Nigeria

6 years ago

The Police Service Commission (PSC) has warned applicants of its ongoing recruitment of 10,000 police constables to disregard a list of some candidates on social media.

Breaking: Red line drawn against South Africa - Nigeria's foreign affairs minister talks tough

Breaking: Red line drawn against South Africa - Nigeria's foreign affairs minister talks tough

Nigeria

6 years ago

The minister of foreign affairs, Geoffrey Onyeama, on Wednesday, September 4, confirmed Nigeria’s boycott of the World Economic Forum scheduled for South Africa.

Xenophobia: FG reacts to retaliatory attacks on South African businesses by Nigerians

Xenophobia: FG reacts to retaliatory attacks on South African businesses by Nigerians

Nigeria

6 years ago

The federal government has appealed to Nigerians not to attack the South African businesses operating in Nigeria in retaliation for the ongoing xenophobic attacks against Nigerians in South Africa.

Breaking: EFCC arrests alleged internet fraudster wanted by FBI (photo)

Breaking

Breaking: EFCC arrests alleged internet fraudster wanted by FBI (photo)

Nigeria

6 years ago

EFCC has arrested one of the alleged internet fraudsters wanted in the United States by the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), Oyediran Joseph, over $46 million fraud and money laundering case.

Breaking: Queen approves UK prime minister Boris Johnson's request to suspend parliament

Breaking: Queen approves UK prime minister Boris Johnson's request to suspend parliament

World

6 years ago

The Queen of the United Kingdom, Elizabeth II, has approved the UK prime minister Boris Johnson's request to suspend the parliament from early September to 14 October - just before Brexit deadline.

Buhari, Atiku to know fate as presidential election tribunal reportedly sets September 13 for final judgement

Buhari, Atiku to know fate as presidential election tribunal reportedly sets September 13 for final judgement

Nigeria

6 years ago

The presidential election petitions tribunal is reportedly set to deliver judgement not later than 13th of September, 2019. The initial date of September 15 set by the tribunal is no longer realistic because it is a Sunday.

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