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.

6178 articles published since 05 Dec 2017

Author's articles

BREAKING: 2-storey building collapses in Abuja, many trapped, photos, videos emerge

BREAKING: 2-storey building collapses in Abuja, many trapped, photos, videos emerge

Nigeria

a year ago

JAMB uncovers 88 universities, others that conducted illegal admissions, list emerges

JAMB uncovers 88 universities, others that conducted illegal admissions, list emerges

Education

a year ago

Plateau collapsed school building updates: 22 students dead, 132 injured

Plateau collapsed school building updates: 22 students dead, 132 injured

Nigeria

a year ago

Ukraine: 20 killed, over 50 injured as Russia hits Kyiv's children's hospital with deadly missiles

Ukraine: 20 killed, over 50 injured as Russia hits Kyiv's children's hospital with deadly missiles

Europe

a year ago

Pastor Adeboye explains how he avoids sexual temptation: "Anointing doesn't turn your body to stone"

Pastor Adeboye explains how he avoids sexual temptation: "Anointing doesn't turn your body to stone"

Nigeria

a year ago

FG asked to declare public holiday as Sultan announces start of Islamic New Year 1446 AH

FG asked to declare public holiday as Sultan announces start of Islamic New Year 1446 AH

Nigeria

a year ago

US 2024 election: Joe Biden gives "condition" to withdraw from presidential race

US 2024 election: Joe Biden gives "condition" to withdraw from presidential race

US

a year ago

United States President Joe Biden has jokingly said he would only withdraw from the presidential race if “the Lord Almighty came down” and asked him to.

Rivers crisis takes new twist as Fubara asked to dump PDP, Labour Party reacts

Rivers crisis takes new twist as Fubara asked to dump PDP, Labour Party reacts

Politics

a year ago

Governor Siminalayi Fubara has been advised to dump the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) for another party as the political crisis in Rivers worsens.

Shinkafi lists major causes of insecurity in Northwest, recommends solutions

Shinkafi lists major causes of insecurity in Northwest, recommends solutions

Nigeria

a year ago

The Patriots for the Advancement of Peace and Social Development (PAPSD) director, Sani Shinkafi, has revealed how to tackle the insecurity in the northwest.

FG giving N50,000 child support to all Nigerian parents? Fact emerges

FG giving N50,000 child support to all Nigerian parents? Fact emerges

Nigeria

a year ago

The federal government has dismissed as fake news a social media post claiming it is giving N50,000 each as a child support grant to every Nigerian parent.

FG agreed on N155,000 minimum wage with labour unions in Nigeria? Fact emerges

FG agreed on N155,000 minimum wage with labour unions in Nigeria? Fact emerges

Nigeria

a year ago

The claim by an X user that the federal government had agreed on N155,000 as the new national minimum wage in Nigeria is false. No agreement has been reached.

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

a year ago

The Citizens Advocacy Against Corruption (CAAC) has raised the alarm over an alleged plot by pro-Wike lawmakers to compromise the judiciary and buy court rulings.

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

a year ago

Nigeria faces significant challenges in achieving gender equality due to the gap between policy and practice. This article proposes how to address these challenges.

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

a year ago

Philip Agbese, deputy spokesman of the House of Representatives, said the Green Chamber's priority under Speaker Tajudeen Abbas remains the masses.

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

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

Nigeria

a year ago

The Arewa Young Leaders Forum (AYLF) on Sunday, June 30, backed President Bola Ahmed Tinubu's government, as it launched a nationwide clean water campaign.

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