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.

6415 articles published since 05 Dec 2017

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PDP’s apology good for Nigeria’s democracy - IPAC

Nigeria

8 years ago

Breaking: MMM founder Sergey Mavrodi dies of heart attack in Moscow hospital

Nigeria

8 years ago

Fresh religious persecution as China reportedly bans Christians from all church activities

World

8 years ago

2 UNICAL students killed, 11 arrested over suspected cult activities

Nigeria

8 years ago

Another crack in APC as Mamora reportedly rejects Buhari’s appointment

Nigeria

8 years ago

Revealed! Reps reportedly collect N12m each monthly as running cost

Nigeria

8 years ago

Fact check: How accurate is Ngige’s claim that Buhari administration has created ‘more than 5-7 million jobs’?

Nigeria

8 years ago

The minister of labour and productivity, Chris Ngige, said the administration of President Muhammadu Buhari created no fewer than seven million jobs in the first two years of the administration between May 2015 and November 2017.

Fayemi blasts lawmakers over Ajaokuta steel plant concession

Nigeria

8 years ago

The minister of mines and steel development, Kayode Fayemi, said his ministry is yet to hire anyone over for the concession of Ajaokuta Steel Plant. Fayemi lamented that the lawmakers spent a whole day over what has not happened.

NERC to enforce new metering rule from April

Nigeria

8 years ago

The NERC will on April 3, 2018, commence the enforcement of its recently unveiled Meter Asset Provider Regulations (MAPR), 2018, a policy that seeks to bridge the widening metering gap in the electricity supply industry.

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Breaking: Few hours after leaving Nigeria, Trump fires Secretary of State Rex Tillerson

World

8 years ago

President Donald Trump has announced his decision to remove Secretary of State Rex Tillerson and replace him with CIA Director Mike Pompeo. President Trump announced his decision via Twitter on Tuesday, March 13.

Senator Bruce under fire for his comment on Nigerian doctors' salaries

Nigeria

8 years ago

Ben Bruce, Senator representing Bayelsa east, said on Thursday, March 9, via his Twitter handle, that while Nigerian doctors are protesting meagre salaries, their Canadian counterparts are protesting for being paid “too much”.

About 1,000 pilgrims flock to Bavarian village to witness 'second apparition' of Holy Mary

World

8 years ago

About one thousand pilgrims reportedly gathered in Unterflossing, Bavaria, on Sunday, March 4, to witness what Salvatore Caputa, a self-proclaimed sayer, claimed to be the second apparition of the Holy Mary in the village of 112.

Trump declares America 'a nation of believers' at National Prayer Breakfast

World

8 years ago

President Donald Trump, at the annual National Prayer Breakfast on Thursday, February 8, declared America as a “nation of believers” as he told listeners that God’s grace could be seen in every facet of the United States.

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PDP spokesperson, 13 others confirmed dead in Adamawa violence

Nigeria

8 years ago

The spokesperson of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Adamawa state, Sam Zadock, and 13 others were confirmed killed on Tuesday, February 27, in the violence between herdsmen and farming communities in the state.

3 reportedly killed in fresh attack on Katsina village

Nigeria

8 years ago

Two suspected armed robbers and one resident were reportedly killed following an armed robbery attack on Tandama village of Danja local government area of Katsina state. The police are on the trail of other fleeing suspects.

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