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.

6307 articles published since 05 Dec 2017

Author's articles

"He's bought Toyota car": Police arrest man scamming Nigerians with fake Dangote Cement price slash

"He's bought Toyota car": Police arrest man scamming Nigerians with fake Dangote...

Nigeria

a year ago

Teacher slumps, dies in Ogun state, colleagues reveal alleged cause of death

Teacher slumps, dies in Ogun state, colleagues reveal alleged cause of death

Education

a year ago

"They all studied law": List of 4 popular Nigerian politicians who graduated from Baze University

"They all studied law": List of 4 popular Nigerian politicians who graduated fro...

Education

a year ago

3 reasons why Datti Baba-Ahmed's Baze University was banned from admitting law students for 5 years

3 reasons why Datti Baba-Ahmed's Baze University was banned from admitting law s...

Education

a year ago

Live Updates: Appeal court delivers judgement on Nasarawa 2023 governorship election

Live Updates: Appeal court delivers judgement on Nasarawa 2023 governorship elec...

Politics

a year ago

Katsina governor pays N977m NECO fees for 48,385 candidates

Katsina governor pays N977m NECO fees for 48,385 candidates

Education

a year ago

7 fully-funded scholarships Nigerians can apply for by end of 2023

7 fully-funded scholarships Nigerians can apply for by end of 2023

Education

a year ago

As we approach the end of 2023, Legit.ng lists top seven fully-funded scholarships you can apply for, with upcoming application deadlines and other details.

How to apply: European Union extends fully-funded scholarships to Nigerian university lecturers

How to apply: European Union extends fully-funded scholarships to Nigerian university lecturers

Education

a year ago

The Erasmus plus postgraduate scholarships have now been extended to academic and non-academic staff of tertiary institutions in Nigeria, the EU announced.

Israel, Hamas finally agree deal for 4-Day truce in Gaza, Palestinian prisoners to be freed

Israel, Hamas finally agree deal for 4-Day truce in Gaza, Palestinian prisoners to be freed

Asia

a year ago

Israel and Hamas have finally agreed on a deal for a four-day truce in Gaza. However, Israel's PM Netanyahu said the agreement does not mean war will stop.

Bayelsa Guber 2023: Robert Azibaola tells Jonathan, Sylva's supporters to sheathe swords

Bayelsa Guber 2023: Robert Azibaola tells Jonathan, Sylva's supporters to sheathe swords

Politics

a year ago

The supporters of former President Jonathan and those of Timipre Silva, the APC candidate in the 2023 Bayelsa guber poll, have been asked to sheathe their swords.

BREAKING: DHQ debunks alleged death of Chief of Defence Staff Christopher Musa

BREAKING: DHQ debunks alleged death of Chief of Defence Staff Christopher Musa

Nigeria

a year ago

In a statement released on Tuesday, the Defence Headquarters (DHQ) debunked a media report claiming the Chief of Defence Staff, General Christopher Musa, is dead.

Professor stranded as he's expelled from South Africa years after renouncing Nigerian citizenship

Professor stranded as he's expelled from South Africa years after renouncing Nigerian citizenship

Nigeria

a year ago

Years after renouncing his Nigerian citizenship, Edwin Ijeoma, a renowned professor of public sector economics, was in 2021 expelled from South Africa over bigamy.

BREAKING: Police take action as Rivers assembly lawmakers hold separate sitting

BREAKING: Police take action as Rivers assembly lawmakers hold separate sitting

Politics

a year ago

On Tuesday, November 21, the Rivers state House of Assembly complex came under police control again amid the evolving political crisis in the state.

Outrage as Sanwo-Olu reportedly approves N73.1m for Tinubu’s portrait, N44m for vegetables

Outrage as Sanwo-Olu reportedly approves N73.1m for Tinubu’s portrait, N44m for vegetables

Nigeria

a year ago

Nigerians have reacted to Lagos governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu's approval of N73.1m for his and President Tinubu’s portrait and N44m for vegetables.

Watch full video of Buhari's 1st interview after leaving presidency

Watch full video of Buhari's 1st interview after leaving presidency

Politics

a year ago

Watch the full video of former President Muhammadu Buhari's first full-length interview with the Nigeria Television Authority (NTA) since leaving office.

Nurudeen Lawal