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 +2347057737768.

6267 articles published since 05 Dec 2017

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List of govt agencies that have donated gifts to lady who wakes up 4:50am daily to cook for husband

List of govt agencies that have donated gifts to lady who wakes up 4:50am daily...

a year ago

Cotonou fake certificates: Full list of 9 universities under investigations in Nigeria

Cotonou fake certificates: Full list of 9 universities under investigations in N...

a year ago

Japan Airlines plane with over 300 passengers catches fire while landing at Tokyo airport

Japan Airlines plane with over 300 passengers catches fire while landing at Toky...

a year ago

BREAKING: Senate summons service chiefs as death toll in Plateau attacks rises to 195

BREAKING: Senate summons service chiefs as death toll in Plateau attacks rises t...

a year ago

"He'll be missed": First Lady Remi Tinubu visits Akeredolu’s family in Ibadan

"He'll be missed": First Lady Remi Tinubu visits Akeredolu’s family in Ibadan

a year ago

"We are hungry, Asiwaju": Lagosians shout at Tinubu’s convoy in trending video

"We are hungry, Asiwaju": Lagosians shout at Tinubu’s convoy in trending video

a year ago

Major investments in many parts of Nigeria are owned by Igbo, House of Reps speaker Abbas says

Major investments in many parts of Nigeria are owned by Igbo, House of Reps speaker Abbas says

The speaker of the House of Representatives, Abbas Tajudeen, says, "a sizeable chunk of the major investments in many parts of Nigeria are Igbo-owned".

Strike notice: Nigerian university workers give government 14-day ultimatum

Strike notice: Nigerian university workers give government 14-day ultimatum

The Non-Academic Staff Union (NASU), Akwa Ibom State University chapter, has given a strike notice to the Akwa Ibom state government over poor funding.

3 UNILAG lecturers win $15,000 curriculum grant funded by American company

3 UNILAG lecturers win $15,000 curriculum grant funded by American company

Three Lecturers at the University of Lagos (UNILAG), Dr O. T. Olakoyejo, Dr O. O. Adewumi and Dr A. O. Adelaja, have won the ANSYS Funded Curriculum Grant Award.

BREAKING: Details emerge Senate set to pass 2024 Budget today

BREAKING: Details emerge Senate set to pass 2024 Budget today

The Senate is scheduled to commence plenary to consider and pass the 2024 budget on Saturday, December 30, by 1pm, clerk Chinedu Akubueze announced.

List: 4 Nigerians who are part of a notorious human trafficking syndicate arrested in Ghana

List: 4 Nigerians who are part of a notorious human trafficking syndicate arrested in Ghana

The Economic and Organised Crime Office has arrested 49 Nigerians during an operation to uproot a notorious human trafficking syndicate that operates in Accra.

“They'll face consequences”: Companies helping Russia evade sanctions will be blacklisted by US

“They'll face consequences”: Companies helping Russia evade sanctions will be blacklisted by US

The United States and its European allies have announced plans to impose sweeping sanctions on countries, companies and individuals helping Russia evade sanctions.

"Not for PDP members alone": Senator Natasha gifts constituents 6 trailers of rice for Christmas

"Not for PDP members alone": Senator Natasha gifts constituents 6 trailers of rice for Christmas

In commemoration of Christmas and New Year celebrations, Senator Natasha distributed six trailers of rice, 20,000 notebooks and others to constituents.

Full text: President Tinubu sends Christmas message to Nigerians

Full text: President Tinubu sends Christmas message to Nigerians

President Bola Tinubu on Sunday, December 24, sent a special Christmas message to Nigerians. He urged Nigerians to extend the warm embrace of kindness to each other.

CCTV shows Emefiele, Boss Mustapha dragging $6.2m cash from CBN vault? Former SGF reacts

CCTV shows Emefiele, Boss Mustapha dragging $6.2m cash from CBN vault? Former SGF reacts

Former SGF Boss Mustapha denied being involved in the alleged illegal withdrawal of $6.3 million from the CBN alongside the ex-CBN boss, Godwin Emefiele.

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