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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.

5792 articles published since 05 Dec 2017

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Nigeria police release names, photos of 6 officers murdered in Delta: "This is so disheartening"

Nigeria police release names, photos of 6 officers murdered in Delta: "This is so disheartening"

Nigeria

2 years ago

List, photos of 21 ‘violent criminals’ Defence Headquarters declared wanted in southeast

List, photos of 21 ‘violent criminals’ Defence Headquarters declared wanted in southeast

Nigeria

2 years ago

What my wife did after reading online that I had $1.3bn in foreign account, Lai Mohammed speaks

What my wife did after reading online that I had $1.3bn in foreign account, Lai Mohammed speaks

Nigeria

2 years ago

Trending video: 87-year-old Obasanjo shows off workout skills, stamina

Trending video: 87-year-old Obasanjo shows off workout skills, stamina

Nigeria

2 years ago

Workers' Day: Date Tinubu may announce new minimum wage disclosed

Workers' Day: Date Tinubu may announce new minimum wage disclosed

Nigeria

2 years ago

Alleged N84bn fraud: Why EFCC should declare Yahaya Bello wanted now, PDP chieftain Okai speaks

Alleged N84bn fraud: Why EFCC should declare Yahaya Bello wanted now, PDP chieftain Okai speaks

Politics

2 years ago

BREAKING: Gunmen kidnap Edo PDP chairman Aziegbemi after meeting with Gov Obaseki

BREAKING: Gunmen kidnap Edo PDP chairman Aziegbemi after meeting with Gov Obaseki

Politics

2 years ago

Suspected gunmen on Friday, March 15, in Benin City kidnapped the chairman of the Edo state chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Tony Aziegbemi.

5kg bag of rice for N5.3K: Price list, locations released as Lagos launches ‘Ounje Eko’ food markets

5kg bag of rice for N5.3K: Price list, locations released as Lagos launches ‘Ounje Eko’ food markets

Nigeria

2 years ago

The Lagos state government will commence the operations for the 'Ounje Eko' food markets with discounted prices, starting on Sunday, March 17, throughout Lagos.

Kaduna: Northern elders react as Sheikh Gumi urges Tinubu to allow him negotiate with bandits

Kaduna: Northern elders react as Sheikh Gumi urges Tinubu to allow him negotiate with bandits

Nigeria

2 years ago

The Northern Elders Forum (NEF) has begged President Bola Tinubu to allow Sheikh Gumi to negotiate with the bandits who abducted the Kaduna pupils.

Ramadan 2024: Why only legitimate wives should prepare food for husbands, NASFAT president explains

Ramadan 2024: Why only legitimate wives should prepare food for husbands, NASFAT president explains

Nigeria

2 years ago

Abdulwaheed Abdulrauf, the national president of the Nasrul-Lahi-il Fathi Society of Nigeria (NASFAT), has said only legitimate wives can cook for husbands.

13 African Games: Flying Eagles crash out as Senegal beat Nigeria 3:2

13 African Games: Flying Eagles crash out as Senegal beat Nigeria 3:2

Football

2 years ago

Nigeria's Flying Eagles crashed from the football event of the African Games in Accra, Ghana, on Friday, March 15. They were defeated 3-2 by Senegal.

"We apologise": JAMB announces date to release pending mock UTME results, reveals how to check

"We apologise": JAMB announces date to release pending mock UTME results, reveals how to check

Education

2 years ago

JAMB said the pending results of the 2024 UTME mock exams will be released Wednesday, March 13. Candidates are directed to check by sending MOCKRESULT to 55019.

Ramadan 2024: List of countries where Muslims will fast for the longest and shortest hours

Ramadan 2024: List of countries where Muslims will fast for the longest and shortest hours

Nigeria

2 years ago

As Ramadan begins on Monday or Tuesday, depending on the sighting of the new moon, Legit.ng lists the countries with the longest and shortest fasting hours.

Ramadan 2024: Nigerian governor announces plan to feed 171,900 people daily, 5m in 30 days

Ramadan 2024: Nigerian governor announces plan to feed 171,900 people daily, 5m in 30 days

Nigeria

2 years ago

Throughout the month of Ramadan, Governor Umar Namadi of Jigawa state says his government will feed 171,900 people daily, with a target of 5 million people in total.

Ramadan 2024: Sultan-led NSCIA announces tentative dates, asks Muslims to look out for new moon

Ramadan 2024: Sultan-led NSCIA announces tentative dates, asks Muslims to look out for new moon

Nigeria

2 years ago

The Sultan-led NSCIA has announced Monday, March 11 and Tuesday, March 12, as the tentative start dates for the Ramadan fasting pending the sighting of the moon.

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