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

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

a year ago

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

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

Nigeria

a year ago

Minimum wage: APC chieftain lists 4 steps Tinubu should take

Minimum wage: APC chieftain lists 4 steps Tinubu should take

Nigeria

a year ago

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

a year ago

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

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

Nigeria

a year ago

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

a year ago

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

a year 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

a year 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

a year 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

a year 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

a year 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.

Photos: As Farooq Oreagba trends in #OjudeOba2024, Salihu Mustapha shines in Ilorin Durbar

Photos: As Farooq Oreagba trends in #OjudeOba2024, Salihu Mustapha shines in Ilorin Durbar

Nigeria

a year ago

Just like Farooq Oreagba shined in OjudeOba2024, Nigerian senator and Turaki of Ilorin Emirate Saliu Mustapha stole the show at the vibrant Ilorin Durbar 2024.

10th House of Reps: Nigerian lawmakers commended for innovations in budget reforms

10th House of Reps: Nigerian lawmakers commended for innovations in budget reforms

Nigeria

a year ago

Prof Ifure A. Ifure, Country Representative of the Centre for International and Strategy, has hailed the House of Reps for its innovative approach to appropriations.

Eid al-Adha: Arewa youths advise Ado Bayero amid Kano Emirate tussle

Eid al-Adha: Arewa youths advise Ado Bayero amid Kano Emirate tussle

Nigeria

a year ago

The Arewa Youth Advancement Forum (AYAF) has hailed the 15th Emir of Kano, Ado Bayero, and advised him to forgive his enemies amidst the royal tussle in the emirate.

Jide Salawu: Canadian publisher acquires Nigerian author's poetry book ‘Contraband Bodies’

Jide Salawu: Canadian publisher acquires Nigerian author's poetry book ‘Contraband Bodies’

Education

a year ago

NeWest Press Canada has acquired Contraband Bodies, a new poetry book by Jide Salawu, a Nigerian author and PhD student. Salawu spoke to Legit.ng about the book.

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