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Vacancy circulating online for Umaru Musa Yar’adua University is FALSE

General
A post circulated on WhatsApp claimed that the Umaru Musa Yar’adua University is recruiting to fill various vacant positions. The post  retrieved on February 28,...

How to identify phishing scams and websites

Tutorials
Phishing scams are becoming a constant feature in misinformation that is shared online especially on messaging platforms. Phishing, a social engineering technique used in deception,...

Viral photo of aircraft wreckage was from 2018 crash

General
A PICTURE of aircraft wreckage has been shared multiple times online with the claim that, it is the wreckage of a Nigerian government fighter...

Oyo crisis: Viral photo of man drenched in blood was NOT shot in 2021

Security
A PICTURE of a man drenched in blood has been shared multiple times online with the claim that it shows a scene from the...

False claim circulates online that NIMC has approved self NIN registration

General
A POST circulating on WhatsApp claims that the National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) has approved a website for online registration of National Identification Number...

Did WHO disqualify Nigeria from global COVID-19 vaccine bid?

COVID-19
There are conversations online that the World Health Organisation (WHO) disqualified Nigeria from accessing the COVID-19 vaccine for her population. This followed media reports of...

Does Rivers State have the highest number of unemployed people?

Economy
SOBOMABO Jackrich, the Convener, Network for Defence of Democracy and Good Governance (NDDGG) claimed that Rivers State has the highest number of unemployed people. Nyesom...

False claim circulates online that NIMC is giving out 5GB free data

General
A post circulating on social media claims that the National Identity Management Commission (NIMC)  is giving out free internet data. The NIMC is an agency...

NIMC did not threaten subscribers yet to do NIN-SIM linkage as reported online

Government Policy
THE Punch newspaper on Tuesday, January 19, 2021 reported that the Federal Government of Nigeria told subscribers yet to do the Subscriber Identification Modules...

Claim that Anambra’s debt profile is over N200 billion is FALSE

Economy
A VIRAL post on Twitter claimed that Anambra State owes a combined debt of over N200 billion. The claim was made by a Twitter user...
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