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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

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Just in: EFCC ready to assist FBI to arrest Nigerians indicted in $46m internet fraud - Magu

Just in: EFCC ready to assist FBI to arrest Nigerians indicted in $46m internet fraud - Magu

Business and Economy

6 years ago

Police reportedly retrieve guns, other weapons from kidnap kingpin Wadume's houses

Police reportedly retrieve guns, other weapons from kidnap kingpin Wadume's houses

Nigeria

6 years ago

15 facts you should know about Sunday Dare, the new minister of youth and sports

15 facts you should know about Sunday Dare, the new minister of youth and sports

Nigeria

6 years ago

Breaking: Police finally rearrest suspected Taraba kidnap kingpin Wadume (photos, video)

Breaking: Police finally rearrest suspected Taraba kidnap kingpin Wadume (photos, video)

Nigeria

6 years ago

How North Korea launched cyberattacks against Nigeria to raise $2bn for weapons of mass destruction - UN report

How North Korea launched cyberattacks against Nigeria to raise $2bn for weapons of mass destruction - UN report

World

6 years ago

Let’s not divide Nigeria - Atiku tells Igbo, Hausa, Yoruba, others

Let’s not divide Nigeria - Atiku tells Igbo, Hausa, Yoruba, others

Politics

6 years ago

Jonathan was ‘a push and start president’ who never won any election - APC

Jonathan was ‘a push and start president’ who never won any election - APC

Politics

6 years ago

Yekini Nabena, the deputy national publicity secretary of APC, has reportedly asked former president Goodluck Jonathan to beware of making careless statements that are capable of undermining his public image.

Nigerian Hausa scholar assigned to preach in Holy mosque by Saudi Arabia (photos)

Nigerian Hausa scholar assigned to preach in Holy mosque by Saudi Arabia (photos)

Nigeria

6 years ago

The Saudi Arabian government has reportedly chosen Hausa language to be used in preaching in the holy mosque, Masjid An Nabawi, Medina.

Hepatitis B: What will happen to your body if you are infected

Hepatitis B: What will happen to your body if you are infected

Nigeria

6 years ago

World Hepatitis Day (WHD) is marked every year on July 28 to help raise awareness of viral hepatitis and highlight the need for a more robust global response.

Breaking: WAEC reveals when results of 2019 WASSCE will be released

Breaking: WAEC reveals when results of 2019 WASSCE will be released

Education

6 years ago

The West African Examinations Council (WAEC) says result of its the 2019 West Africa Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE) for school candidates will be released "within the next 24 hours".

Insecurity: Northern governor warns against harassing, killing innocent Fulanis

Insecurity: Northern governor warns against harassing, killing innocent Fulanis

Nigeria

6 years ago

Governor Aminu Tambuwal of Sokoto state on Friday, July 19, cautioned local vigilantes against harassment and killing of innocent Fulani over bandits attacks in the state.

Insecurity: Service chiefs have laid out new policy on community policing - Osinbajo

Insecurity: Service chiefs have laid out new policy on community policing - Osinbajo

Nigeria

6 years ago

Vice president Yemi Osinbajo said the service chiefs and the inspector general of police have laid out a new policy on community policing in a recent meeting they had with President Muhammadu Buhari.

Banking tips: See how to report your banks to CBN if they fail to resolve your complaints

Banking tips: See how to report your banks to CBN if they fail to resolve your complaints

Business and Economy

6 years ago

The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has provided tips on how Nigerians can lodge complaints against their banks whenever they have issues regarding financial transactions.

Adeleke vs Oyetola: What we will do if we lose - PDP speaks ahead of Supreme Court final judgement

Adeleke vs Oyetola: What we will do if we lose - PDP speaks ahead of Supreme Court final judgement

Nigeria

6 years ago

The the ruling All Progressive Congress (APC) and opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) have spoken on their expectations as Supreme Court gives the final verdict on the Osun governorship election.

Trending reactions as Candace Owens says Nigerian-Americans are the most successful ethnic group in the US

Trending reactions as Candace Owens says Nigerian-Americans are the most successful ethnic group in the US

Nigeria

6 years ago

Candace Owens, an American conservative commentator and political activist has claimed that Nigerian-Americans are the most successful ethnic group in the United States.

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