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 +2348054399455.

6142 articles published since 05 Dec 2017

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BREAKING: Huge loss for APC as NNPP unseats prominent Rep member in Kano, full results emerge

BREAKING: Huge loss for APC as NNPP unseats prominent Rep member in Kano, full results emerge

Politics

2 years ago

Supplementary governorship elections in Adamawa, Kebbi states: Live Updates

Supplementary governorship elections in Adamawa, Kebbi states: Live Updates

Politics

2 years ago

UPDATED: State-by-state breakdown of 2023 governorship elections results

UPDATED: State-by-state breakdown of 2023 governorship elections results

Politics

2 years ago

Supplementary elections results for Senate, House of Reps, Houses of Assembly: Live Updates

Supplementary elections results for Senate, House of Reps, Houses of Assembly: Live Updates

Politics

2 years ago

Why was Peter Obi detained in London? UK govt replies Nigerian newspaper’s enquiry on LP candidate's arrest

Why was Peter Obi detained in London? UK govt replies Nigerian newspaper’s enquiry on LP candidate's arrest

Politics

2 years ago

Supplementary elections: Results of APC and PDP before INEC declared polls inconclusive in Adamawa, Kebbi

Supplementary elections: Results of APC and PDP before INEC declared polls inconclusive in Adamawa, Kebbi

Politics

2 years ago

BREAKING: Winner finally emerges in APC governorship primary in Kogi state

BREAKING: Winner finally emerges in APC governorship primary in Kogi state

Politics

2 years ago

Ahmed Usman Ododo, former Local Government Auditor-General in Kogi State, has emerged as the APC governorship candidate in the November governorship election.

Supplementary elections 2023: List of top candidates to watch out for

Supplementary elections 2023: List of top candidates to watch out for

Politics

2 years ago

Here is a list of the top candidates to watch out for as INEC is set to conduct supplementary elections in Adamawa, Kebbi and other states on Saturday, April 15

Atiku retired from politics, congratulated President-elect Bola Tinubu? Fact emerges

Atiku retired from politics, congratulated President-elect Bola Tinubu? Fact emerges

Politics

2 years ago

The claim circulating online that Atiku, the PDP presidential candidate in the 2023 elections, has retired from politics and congratulated Tinubu is false.

List of Nigerian universities where TETFund will establish innovation hubs in 2023

List of Nigerian universities where TETFund will establish innovation hubs in 2023

Education

2 years ago

The Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFund) has released a list of six public universities across Nigeria where innovation hubs will be established in 2023.

Full list of Nigerian universities, polytechnics, Colleges of Education to get N18 billion from TETFund

Full list of Nigerian universities, polytechnics, Colleges of Education to get N18 billion from TETFund

Education

2 years ago

The Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFund) is set to disburse a sum of N18 billion to six public universities as part of its Special High Impact Intervention.

Lagos govt releases full list, photos of 349 buildings that may collapse, send urgent message to owners

Lagos govt releases full list, photos of 349 buildings that may collapse, send urgent message to owners

Nigeria

2 years ago

The Lagos State Building Control Agency (LASBCA) has released the list of 349 buildings that may collapse due to distress and asked owners to conduct tests.

List of top outgoing APC governors who may become Tinubu's ministers

List of top outgoing APC governors who may become Tinubu's ministers

Politics

2 years ago

Here is a list of some outgoing All Progressives Congress (APC) governors who may make it to the cabinet of the President-elect, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu.

"Jesus...Oh my God": Video shows moment 7-storey building collapses in Lagos, Nigerians react

"Jesus...Oh my God": Video shows moment 7-storey building collapses in Lagos, Nigerians react

Nigeria

2 years ago

Nigerians are reacting to the video showing how a seven-storey building under construction collapsed in Banana Island, Ikoyi area of Lagos state, on Wednesday.

5 reasons why Peter Obi's petition should be thrown out by tribunal, INEC reveals

5 reasons why Peter Obi's petition should be thrown out by tribunal, INEC reveals

Politics

2 years ago

INEC has responded to the petition filed by Peter Obi. The commission listed some important reasons why the presidential election tribunal should be dismissed.

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