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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

Rivers crisis: Group raises alarm over alleged plots by pro-Wike lawmakers to buy court rulings

Rivers crisis: Group raises alarm over alleged plots by pro-Wike lawmakers to buy court rulings

Politics

2 years ago

Beyond policies: 7 ways to bridge the implementation gap for gender equality in Nigeria

Beyond policies: 7 ways to bridge the implementation gap for gender equality in Nigeria

Nigeria

2 years ago

Reps deputy spokesman reveals priority of Abbas-led 10th House of Representatives

Reps deputy spokesman reveals priority of Abbas-led 10th House of Representatives

Nigeria

2 years ago

Clean water campaign: Arewa youths canvass support for Tinubu, Utsev

Clean water campaign: Arewa youths canvass support for Tinubu, Utsev

Nigeria

2 years ago

Why Nigeria should return to regional government, APC chieftain lists 5 reasons

Why Nigeria should return to regional government, APC chieftain lists 5 reasons

Nigeria

2 years ago

BREAKING: Many feared killed as terrorists attack wedding in Borno state

BREAKING: Many feared killed as terrorists attack wedding in Borno state

Nigeria

2 years ago

Minimum wage: APC chieftain lists 4 steps Tinubu should take

Minimum wage: APC chieftain lists 4 steps Tinubu should take

Nigeria

2 years ago

Obidike Chukwuebuka, a chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC), has advised President Bola Tinubu on how best to handle the minimum wage negotiations.

Yerima Shettima speaks on alleged reason Kwankwaso visited El-Rufai in Abuja

Yerima Shettima speaks on alleged reason Kwankwaso visited El-Rufai in Abuja

Politics

2 years ago

The Arewa Youth Consultative Forum's Yerima Shettima said Kwankwaso's visit to El-Rufai had political undertones aimed at potentially unseating President Tinubu.

List of Lagos ex-appointees Tinubu has appointed in his government

List of Lagos ex-appointees Tinubu has appointed in his government

Nigeria

2 years ago

President Bola Tinubu has appointed into his government at least eight people who worked with him during his tenure as the governor of Lagos state.

Patience Jonathan explains why she's not interested in returning to Presidential Villa, video trends

Patience Jonathan explains why she's not interested in returning to Presidential Villa, video trends

Politics

2 years ago

A former First Lady of Nigeria, Patience Jonathan, has explained why she has no interest in returning to the Presidential Villa. She said the stress is too much.

Sallah homage or 2027 alliance? List of Nigerian leaders Atiku visited recently

Sallah homage or 2027 alliance? List of Nigerian leaders Atiku visited recently

Politics

2 years ago

Former VP Atiku Abubakar has been visiting prominent leaders in the country, including ex-President Buhari, General Babangida, and Abdulsalami Abubakar.

Atiku meets with APC governor amid Buhari's visit, photos emerge

Atiku meets with APC governor amid Buhari's visit, photos emerge

Politics

2 years ago

Nigeria's former vice president, Atiku, met with Governor Dikko Umar Radda of Katsina state on Saturday on the sidelines of his visit to ex-President Buhari.

Why I visited Ex-President Buhari in Daura, Atiku opens up

Why I visited Ex-President Buhari in Daura, Atiku opens up

Politics

2 years ago

Former Nigerian Vice President Atiku Abubakar said his visit to former President Muhammadu Buhari in Daura on Saturday, June 22, was to offer Sallah homage.

Ex-CBN gov Emefiele loses N12bn property as court gives fresh judgment

Ex-CBN gov Emefiele loses N12bn property as court gives fresh judgment

Nigeria

2 years ago

Former CBN Governor Godwin Emefiele has lost a 12 billion property to the federal government as the Federal High Court in Lagos grants EFCC a permanent forfeiture.

Photo emerges as EFCC arrests fake Aso Rock official, others for N22m employment scam

Photo emerges as EFCC arrests fake Aso Rock official, others for N22m employment scam

Nigeria

2 years ago

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has arrested a syndicate of fake State House Staff in Abuja for employment scams to the tune of N22 million.

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