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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.

5977 articles published since 05 Dec 2017

Author's articles

IT expert Mac Eze Nwachukwu explains how AI can solve Nigeria's unemployment problem

IT expert Mac Eze Nwachukwu explains how AI can solve Nigeria's unemployment problem

Nigeria

2 years ago

Timi Frank accuses Wike of plot to block allocation to LGs in Rivers, sends message to Tinubu

Timi Frank accuses Wike of plot to block allocation to LGs in Rivers, sends message to Tinubu

Politics

2 years ago

10-year-old author wins award as Book On Review With Benji celebrates decade on radio

10-year-old author wins award as Book On Review With Benji celebrates decade on radio

Nigeria

2 years ago

Pastor Adeboye speaks on Rolls Royce gift to Bishop Oyedepo on 70th birthday, video trends

Pastor Adeboye speaks on Rolls Royce gift to Bishop Oyedepo on 70th birthday, video trends

Nigeria

2 years ago

Akwa Ibom gov picks daughter to oversee First Lady's office after wife's death, speaks on remarrying

Akwa Ibom gov picks daughter to oversee First Lady's office after wife's death, speaks on remarrying

Nigeria

2 years ago

BREAKING: Heavy shooting at Wike’s ward as Rivers LGA election turns violent

BREAKING: Heavy shooting at Wike’s ward as Rivers LGA election turns violent

Politics

2 years ago

Did Pastor Adeboye tell Christians to stop paying tithe? Fact emerges

Did Pastor Adeboye tell Christians to stop paying tithe? Fact emerges

Nigeria

2 years ago

The General Overseer of the Redeemed Christian Church of God (RCCG), Pastor Adeboye, has dismissed reports claiming that he advised Christians to stop paying tithes.

Pastor Adeboye explains 2 things Christians should do if pastors reject their tithe

Pastor Adeboye explains 2 things Christians should do if pastors reject their tithe

Nigeria

2 years ago

Pastor Adeboye of RCCG addressed the tithing controversy and advised Christians on how to relate with pastors who do not accept tithe in their churches.

Pastor Adeboye explains why Jesus, apostles did not collect tithes

Pastor Adeboye explains why Jesus, apostles did not collect tithes

Nigeria

2 years ago

The General Overseer of the Redeemed Christian Church of God (RCCG), Pastor Enoch Adeboye, has explained why Jesus and Apostles did not collect tithes.

Nigeria at 64: 2 pastors release prophecies about future of African nation

Nigeria at 64: 2 pastors release prophecies about future of African nation

Nigeria

2 years ago

On Independence Day, Apostle Goodheart Obi Ekwueme, founder of Revival House of Glory International Church, said Nigeria will overcome its current challenges.

Live Updates: October 1 protest begins as Nigerians march out on Independence Day

Live

Live Updates: October 1 protest begins as Nigerians march out on Independence Day

Nigeria

2 years ago

Nigeria's 64th Independence Day marred by mass protests demanding end to bad governance. Follow Legit.ng's live updates on #FearlessInOctober protests.

Live Updates: Nigeria Marks 64th Independence Day anniversary as Tinubu gives speech

Live

Live Updates: Nigeria Marks 64th Independence Day anniversary as Tinubu gives speech

Nigeria

2 years ago

As Nigeria marks its 64th Independence Day anniversary, Legit.ng provides live updates on President Tinubu's speech and other events happening around the country.

Agenda 2063: Deputy speaker Kalu reaffirms Nigeria's commitment to African unity

Agenda 2063: Deputy speaker Kalu reaffirms Nigeria's commitment to African unity

Nigeria

2 years ago

Deputy Speaker of the Nigerian House of Representatives, Hon Benjamin Kalu, reaffirmed the country's commitment to the African Union's Agenda 2063.

Banditry: Lawyers group defends Matawalle, makes accusation against Zamfara governor

Banditry: Lawyers group defends Matawalle, makes accusation against Zamfara governor

Nigeria

2 years ago

The Centre for Truth and Justice (CTJ) has defended the minister of state for defence, Bello Matawalle, against allegations of banditry levelled against him.

BREAKING: Akwa Ibom governor Umo Eno's wife is dead, details emerge

BREAKING: Akwa Ibom governor Umo Eno's wife is dead, details emerge

Nigeria

2 years ago

The wife of Akwa Ibom State Governor, Pastor Mrs Patience Umo Eno, is dead. She died in the presence of her family on Thursday at an undisclosed hospital

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