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.

6309 articles published since 05 Dec 2017

Author's articles

Niger Coup: President Tinubu sends strong warning to Junta over President Bazoum’s health

Niger Coup: President Tinubu sends strong warning to Junta over President...

Africa

a year ago

N6.9bn fraud: Court gives verdict on Emefiele’s ally's suit against DSS

N6.9bn fraud: Court gives verdict on Emefiele’s ally's suit against DSS

Nigeria

a year ago

Isese: Governor Sanwo-Olu declares work-free day in Lagos

Isese: Governor Sanwo-Olu declares work-free day in Lagos

Nigeria

a year ago

Full List of President Tinubu's ministers and their portfolios

Full List of President Tinubu's ministers and their portfolios

Politics

a year ago

25% of FCT votes: Supreme Court ruled in favour of Peter Obi? Fact emerges

25% of FCT votes: Supreme Court ruled in favour of Peter Obi? Fact emerges

Politics

a year ago

2023 elections: Appeal Court gives verdict on electronic transmission of results

2023 elections: Appeal Court gives verdict on electronic transmission of results

Politics

a year ago

Wike, El-Rufai, Umahi, 25 others make Tinubu’s ministerial list, Senate's screening to follow; Live Updates

Wike, El-Rufai, Umahi, 25 others make Tinubu’s ministerial list, Senate's screening to follow; Live Updates

Politics

a year ago

Senate President Godswill Akpabio has arrived at the upper chamber and plenary has commenced as Nigerians await the unveiling of Tinubu's ministerial list.

Tinubu's ministerial nominees: Wike, Edun, Oyetola, El-Rufai, Adelabu, Edu, others reportedly make list

Tinubu's ministerial nominees: Wike, Edun, Oyetola, El-Rufai, Adelabu, Edu, others reportedly make list

Politics

a year ago

The immediate past governors of Kaduna and Rivers states, Nasir El-Rufai and Nyesom Wike, have made it to the ministerial list of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu.

List of top politicians Tinubu may appoint as ministers and their likely portfolios emerges

List of top politicians Tinubu may appoint as ministers and their likely portfolios emerges

Politics

a year ago

A source has revealed the list of some popular politicians that President Bola Tinubu may appoint as ministers and the likely portfolios to be assigned to them.

Tinubu appointed Peter Obi's ally Pat Utomi as minister? Labour Party chieftain reacts

Tinubu appointed Peter Obi's ally Pat Utomi as minister? Labour Party chieftain reacts

Politics

a year ago

Professor Pat Utomi has distanced himself from a circulating list of alleged new appointees and ministers to serve in President Bola Tinubu's administration.

Source reveals who President Tinubu may appoint as finance minister

Source reveals who President Tinubu may appoint as finance minister

Politics

a year ago

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu is reportedly set to appoint a former Chief Executive Officer of a commercial bank from the southwest as his minister of finance.

"Details will shock a lot of Nigerians": Dates to unveil Tinubu's ministerial list finally announced

"Details will shock a lot of Nigerians": Dates to unveil Tinubu's ministerial list finally announced

Politics

a year ago

Senate president Godswill Akpabio may reveal the names of President Bola Tinubu's ministerial nominees this week, according to those familiar with the matter.

"He stopped them from cheating": 10 secondary school students beat up teacher in Ogun state

"He stopped them from cheating": 10 secondary school students beat up teacher in Ogun state

Education

a year ago

The police arrested 10 secondary school students in Ogun state for beating up their teacher, Kolawole Shonuga, who stopped one of them from cheating in an exam.

PDP governor re-appoints all his predecessor's commissioners, gives reason

PDP governor re-appoints all his predecessor's commissioners, gives reason

Politics

a year ago

Governor Umo Eno of Akwa Ibom state has explained why he reappointed all cabinet members that served in the administration of his predecessor, Udom Emmanuel.

"Everybody don collect now": Video shows Nigerian governor's convoy stranded as flood overruns major road

"Everybody don collect now": Video shows Nigerian governor's convoy stranded as flood overruns major road

Nigeria

a year ago

Trending video shows the moment Governor Godwin Obaseki's convoy was stranded on Sapele Road, Benin, Edo state, after a heavy flood made the road unpassable.

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