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.

6300 articles published since 05 Dec 2017

Author's articles

What to do if you link your SIM with NIN but MTN, Glo, Airtel still bar your line from making calls

What to do if you link your SIM with NIN but MTN, Glo, Airtel still bar your lin...

Nigeria

a year ago

“Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan, last one standing?”: Analyst says patriarchy kicking out women in govt

“Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan, last one standing?”: Analyst says patriarchy kicking o...

Politics

a year ago

List of major 2024 prophecies released by Adeboye, Oyedepo, Ayodele, Iginla, other Nigerian pastors

List of major 2024 prophecies released by Adeboye, Oyedepo, Ayodele, Iginla, oth...

Nigeria

a year ago

List of govt agencies that have donated gifts to lady who wakes up 4:50am daily to cook for husband

List of govt agencies that have donated gifts to lady who wakes up 4:50am daily...

Nigeria

a year ago

Cotonou fake certificates: Full list of 9 universities under investigations in Nigeria

Cotonou fake certificates: Full list of 9 universities under investigations in N...

Education

a year ago

Japan Airlines plane with over 300 passengers catches fire while landing at Tokyo airport

Japan Airlines plane with over 300 passengers catches fire while landing at Toky...

Asia

a year ago

BREAKING: Senate summons service chiefs as death toll in Plateau attacks rises to 195

BREAKING: Senate summons service chiefs as death toll in Plateau attacks rises to 195

Nigeria

a year ago

The Senate, on Saturday, December 30, summoned service chiefs over the gruesome killings of almost 200 persons on Christmas eve in Plateau state.

"He'll be missed": First Lady Remi Tinubu visits Akeredolu’s family in Ibadan

"He'll be missed": First Lady Remi Tinubu visits Akeredolu’s family in Ibadan

Nigeria

a year ago

Nigeria's First Lady Oluremi Tinubu, on Saturday, December 30, paid a condolence visit to the family of the late former Ondo state governor, Rotimi Akeredolu.

"We are hungry, Asiwaju": Lagosians shout at Tinubu’s convoy in trending video

"We are hungry, Asiwaju": Lagosians shout at Tinubu’s convoy in trending video

Nigeria

a year ago

Some Lagosians on Friday, December 29, shouted at President Bola Tinubu's convoy, saying "we are hungry" in Yoruba. The president is in Lagos for the holidays.

Major investments in many parts of Nigeria are owned by Igbo, House of Reps speaker Abbas says

Major investments in many parts of Nigeria are owned by Igbo, House of Reps speaker Abbas says

Nigeria

a year ago

The speaker of the House of Representatives, Abbas Tajudeen, says, "a sizeable chunk of the major investments in many parts of Nigeria are Igbo-owned".

Strike notice: Nigerian university workers give government 14-day ultimatum

Strike notice: Nigerian university workers give government 14-day ultimatum

Education

a year ago

The Non-Academic Staff Union (NASU), Akwa Ibom State University chapter, has given a strike notice to the Akwa Ibom state government over poor funding.

3 UNILAG lecturers win $15,000 curriculum grant funded by American company

3 UNILAG lecturers win $15,000 curriculum grant funded by American company

Education

a year ago

Three Lecturers at the University of Lagos (UNILAG), Dr O. T. Olakoyejo, Dr O. O. Adewumi and Dr A. O. Adelaja, have won the ANSYS Funded Curriculum Grant Award.

BREAKING: Details emerge Senate set to pass 2024 Budget today

BREAKING: Details emerge Senate set to pass 2024 Budget today

Nigeria

a year ago

The Senate is scheduled to commence plenary to consider and pass the 2024 budget on Saturday, December 30, by 1pm, clerk Chinedu Akubueze announced.

List: 4 Nigerians who are part of a notorious human trafficking syndicate arrested in Ghana

List: 4 Nigerians who are part of a notorious human trafficking syndicate arrested in Ghana

Africa

a year ago

The Economic and Organised Crime Office has arrested 49 Nigerians during an operation to uproot a notorious human trafficking syndicate that operates in Accra.

“They'll face consequences”: Companies helping Russia evade sanctions will be blacklisted by US

“They'll face consequences”: Companies helping Russia evade sanctions will be blacklisted by US

Europe

a year ago

The United States and its European allies have announced plans to impose sweeping sanctions on countries, companies and individuals helping Russia evade sanctions.

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