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.

4402 articles published since 28 Feb 2023

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Result of Kaduna bye-elections emerges, breakdown of votes and winners announced

Result of Kaduna bye-elections emerges, breakdown of votes and winners announced

6 hours ago

Full list of police contacts from all 36 states including FCT released for Nigerians

Full list of police contacts from all 36 states including FCT released for Nigerians

2 days ago

Putin will walk with one arm by the side when meeting Trump, study explains why

Putin will walk with one arm by the side when meeting Trump, study explains why

2 days ago

EFCC speaks on next action after finding undeclared dollars at airport, actual amount mentioned

EFCC speaks on next action after finding undeclared dollars at airport, actual amount mentioned

2 days ago

Fatoyinbo vs CAC: Facts about christ apostolic church amid controversy

Fatoyinbo vs CAC: Facts about christ apostolic church amid controversy

2 days ago

DSS confirms arrest of terror group leader, name released

DSS confirms arrest of terror group leader, name released

3 days ago

How man stabs father to death over land sale, confessing at police station

How man stabs father to death over land sale, confessing at police station

3 days ago

Imo Police arrest man for allegedly killing father over land sale and pastor accused of raping woman during prayer. Both suspects face prosecution.

FG’s agency predicts 3-day thunderstorms and heavy rainfall in over 10 states, lists them all

FG’s agency predicts 3-day thunderstorms and heavy rainfall in over 10 states, lists them all

3 days ago

NiMet forecasts thunderstorms and heavy rainfall across Nigeria from Thursday to Saturday, warning of serious flood risks in over 10 states nationwide.

Federal High Court orders remand of suspected Owo church attackers in SSS custody

Federal High Court orders remand of suspected Owo church attackers in SSS custody

5 days ago

Federal High Court orders remand of five suspects linked to Owo church attack in SSS custody, pending trial on terrorism-related charges in Nigeria.

Ebonyi flood disaster claims eight lives in Afikpo community

Ebonyi flood disaster claims eight lives in Afikpo community

6 days ago

A devastating flood in Afikpo, Ebonyi State, has claimed eight lives, leaving the community in mourning and raising concerns over disaster preparedness.

EFCC raids Green Legacy Hotel in Abeokuta, arrests suspected internet fraudsters

EFCC raids Green Legacy Hotel in Abeokuta, arrests suspected internet fraudsters

7 days ago

EFCC raids Green Legacy Hotel in Abeokuta, arrests suspected internet fraudsters, seizes luxury cars in major cybercrime crackdown in Ogun State.

Insecurity: Women lead protest in Zamfara over bandit attacks, demand change

Insecurity: Women lead protest in Zamfara over bandit attacks, demand change

9 days ago

Hundreds of women in Zamfara protest rising bandit attacks, demanding urgent security action as villages face killings, abductions, and displacement.

Why 4 young Nigerians hijacked Lagos-to-Abuja flight in 1993

Why 4 young Nigerians hijacked Lagos-to-Abuja flight in 1993

9 days ago

In 1993, four young Nigerians hijacked a Lagos-to-Abuja flight to protest election injustice, sparking a tense three-day hostage crisis in the country.

LAUTECH student shot dead during sign-out party in Ogbomoso, police confirm

LAUTECH student shot dead during sign-out party in Ogbomoso, police confirm

9 days ago

A LAUTECH student was shot dead during a sign-out party in Ogbomoso. Police confirm arrest of 16 suspects as investigation into the killing continues.

KWAM 1: Festus Keyamo breaks silence on ValueJet incident, “unacceptable behavior”

KWAM 1: Festus Keyamo breaks silence on ValueJet incident, “unacceptable behavior”

10 days ago

Festus Keyamo condemns KWAM 1’s conduct in ValueJet airport clash, calls it “unacceptable” and orders no-fly listing pending all full investigation.

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