Basit Jamiu

Education: Bachelor's degree from Ekiti State University (2018), Google Digital Skills from Google News Initiative (2024)

Experience: Staff Writer, Ikeja Bird (2022), Associate Editor, Prime Progress (2022), Staff Writer, The Movee (2018), politics and current affairs editor, Legit.ng (present)

Awards: Ynaija New Recipient Award (2018), Top Editors from Africa, The Witsprouts (2020), Humangle Best Feature Writer (2022), FIJ Best Writer of the Year (2022)

Basit Jamiu is a journalist with more than five years of experience. He is a current affairs and politics editor at Legit.ng. He holds a bachelor's degree from Ekiti State University (2018). Basit previously worked as a staff writer at Ikeja Bird (2022), Associate Editor at Prime Progress (2022), and Staff Writer at The Movee (2018). He is a 2024 Open Climate Fellow (West Africa), 2023 MTN Media Fellow, OCRP Fellow at ICIR, and Accountability Fellow at CJID. Email: basit.jamiu@corp.legit.ng.

4416 articles published since 28 Feb 2023

Author's articles

4 reasons president Tinubu may not seek re-election in 2027

4 reasons president Tinubu may not seek re-election in 2027

Politics

5 hours ago

Tinubu’s salary: How much Nigerian president and ministers earn every month

Tinubu’s salary: How much Nigerian president and ministers earn every month

Politics

7 hours ago

Supreme court never granted Alaafin supremacy rights, lawyer clarifies

Supreme court never granted Alaafin supremacy rights, lawyer clarifies

Nigeria

10 hours ago

Goodluck Jonathan told to run for 2027 presidential election

Goodluck Jonathan told to run for 2027 presidential election

Politics

13 hours ago

How man survived gunshot after bullet went directly at his chest, he shared what saved him

How man survived gunshot after bullet went directly at his chest, he shared what saved him

World

15 hours ago

Light plane crash near village claims two lives, victims pronounced dead at scene

Light plane crash near village claims two lives, victims pronounced dead at scene

World

18 hours ago

Scientists to develop world’s first pregnancy robot that could give birth

Scientists to develop world’s first pregnancy robot that could give birth

World

a day ago

China unveils humanoid robot surrogate with artificial womb tech that could give birth to a live baby, potentially revolutionising fertility and childbirth.

Ekweremadu: Name of lawmaker who replaced former senate leader after organ harvesting saga

Ekweremadu: Name of lawmaker who replaced former senate leader after organ harvesting saga

Politics

a day ago

Senator Osita Ngwu replaces Ike Ekweremadu after UK conviction for organ harvesting in kidney transplant case involving Ike Ekweremadu’s daughter.

List of constituencies where APC lost and parties that won in by-elections

List of constituencies where APC lost and parties that won in by-elections

Politics

a day ago

APC lost four key by-elections in Anambra, Kano, and Oyo States as the APGA, NNPP, and PDP secured victories, as confirmed by INEC on August 17, 2025.

JAMB orders public universities to conclude 2025 admissions, sets date

JAMB orders public universities to conclude 2025 admissions, sets date

Education

a day ago

JAMB sets 2025 admission deadlines: public universities by Oct 31, private by Nov 30, all others by Dec 31 to stabilise Nigeria’s academic calendar.

2027 election: INEC announces date for voter’s card registration, sets minimum age

2027 election: INEC announces date for voter’s card registration, sets minimum age

Politics

a day ago

INEC begins Nationwide Continuous Voter Registration (CVR) for Nigerians aged 18+. Online starts 18 Aug, in-person from 25 Aug. Visit cvr.inecnigeria.org.

By-election: How parties that were not declared as winners may reclaim victory eventually

By-election: How parties that were not declared as winners may reclaim victory eventually

Politics

a day ago

Discover how parties in Nigeria can legally challenge by-election results through the Election Tribunal process and potentially reclaim victory eventually.

By-elections: Salaries and benefits of senators and reps as newly elected lawmakers set to resume

By-elections: Salaries and benefits of senators and reps as newly elected lawmakers set to resume

Politics

a day ago

New lawmakers resume after bye-elections as spotlight falls on Nigerian Senators’ ₦1m+ monthly pay and tenure-based allowances, sparking public debate.

After by-election: List of states that will hold elections before end of 2025

After by-election: List of states that will hold elections before end of 2025

Politics

a day ago

Following Nigeria’s nationwide by-elections, attention has now shifted to the remaining states scheduled to conduct elections before the year ends.

Jezis, Gesu, Ciise: How to say Jesus in 70 different languages released

Jezis, Gesu, Ciise: How to say Jesus in 70 different languages released

World

2 days ago

Discover how the name “Jesus” is spoken in 70 languages worldwide, revealing cultural diversity through pronunciation and spelling across regions.

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