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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2023 presidency: Bishop Oyedepo reveals who Nigerians should vote for

2023 presidency: Bishop Oyedepo reveals who Nigerians should vote for

Politics

2 years ago

Just in: Prominent APC member shot dead as rally Turns Violent in Osun

Just in: Prominent APC member shot dead as rally Turns Violent in Osun

Politics

2 years ago

Just in: Setback for Peter Obi as Labour Party governorship candidate collapses structure into APC in northern state

Just in: Setback for Peter Obi as Labour Party governorship candidate collapses structure into APC in northern state

Politics

2 years ago

2023 elections: Details emerge as APC chairman, governors, Tinubu meet in Abuja

2023 elections: Details emerge as APC chairman, governors, Tinubu meet in Abuja

Politics

2 years ago

Peter Obi, Tinubu or Atiku? The Economist reveals best choice for Nigeria ahead of 2023 presidential election

Peter Obi, Tinubu or Atiku? The Economist reveals best choice for Nigeria ahead of 2023 presidential election

Politics

2 years ago

List of governors who have asked residents to continue spending old Naira notes

List of governors who have asked residents to continue spending old Naira notes

Nigeria

2 years ago

Naira scarcity: El-Rufai reveals how 2 presidential candidates have access to 100s of millions of new notes

Naira scarcity: El-Rufai reveals how 2 presidential candidates have access to 100s of millions of new notes

Nigeria

2 years ago

The governor of Kaduna state, Nasir El-Rufai, has continued to fault the CBN Naira redesign policy, saying it is not achieving its goal of curbing vote-buying.

LIVE UPDATES: Police take over roads as protests erupt in Lagos, spread to Ogun over Naira notes scarcity

LIVE UPDATES: Police take over roads as protests erupt in Lagos, spread to Ogun over Naira notes scarcity

Nigeria

2 years ago

The controversial Naira redesign policy of the federal government has thrown Lagos, the country's commercial capital, into protest in the early hours of Friday.

Naira redesign policy: How Buhari's chief economic adviser disagrees with Emefiele, El-Rufai speaks

Naira redesign policy: How Buhari's chief economic adviser disagrees with Emefiele, El-Rufai speaks

Nigeria

2 years ago

Governor El-Rufai has claimed that the CBN designed the Naira redesign policy to fail. He said President Buhari's economic adviser disagreed with the apex bank.

2023 elections: Governor Wike lists candidates Rivers PDP will vote

2023 elections: Governor Wike lists candidates Rivers PDP will vote

Politics

2 years ago

Governor Wike has reiterated that the Rivers state chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) will not be backing the party's presidential candidate, Atiku.

Naira Redesign Policy: Buhari Reveals What Nigerians Should Do to Their Old N500, N1000 Notes

Naira Redesign Policy: Buhari Reveals What Nigerians Should Do to Their Old N500, N1000 Notes

Nigeria

2 years ago

After extending the validity of only the N200 notes, President Buhari asked Nigerians to swap old N500 and N1000 notes at the CBN and other designated places.

Yahaya Bello-led Kogi govt reveals 2 Buhari's powerful appointees working against Tinubu's victory

Yahaya Bello-led Kogi govt reveals 2 Buhari's powerful appointees working against Tinubu's victory

Politics

2 years ago

The Kogi state government has alleged that the CBN governor, Godwin Emefiele, and the EFCC chairman, Abdulrasheed Bawa, are plotting to scuttle Tinubu's chances

Buhari Finally Announces New Deadline for Validity of Old N200 Notes

Buhari Finally Announces New Deadline for Validity of Old N200 Notes

Nigeria

2 years ago

President Buhari on Thursday announced the extension of the validity of old N200 notes till April 10. The president announced this during the national broadcast

2023 elections: Implications of candidates’ suspension/expulsion by political parties by Festus Ogun

2023 elections: Implications of candidates’ suspension/expulsion by political parties by Festus Ogun

Opinion

2 years ago

Festus Ogun, a constitutional lawyer, writes on the legal implications of political parties suspending or expelling their candidates ahead of the 2023 election.

2023 presidency: Wike reveals how Tinubu rejected offer to join PDP, work against Buhari in 2019

2023 presidency: Wike reveals how Tinubu rejected offer to join PDP, work against Buhari in 2019

Politics

2 years ago

Governor Nyesom Wike recalls how Bola Tinubu, the APC presidential candidate, turned down their offers to work against President Buhari's re-election in 2019.

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