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Claim that Canada is granting e-Visa to Nigerian professionals is FALSE

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A VIRAL post on Facebook claims that Canada is giving 10 years e-Visa to Nigerian professionals. The claim, which was posted on a newly...

Did Oyo IGR increase by 26.4%, Is Kaduna planning to tax everyone above 18?

Economy
A VIRAL post on Twitter claimed that Oyo State Internally Generated Revenue (IGR) has increased by over 26 per cent. The post added that Kaduna...

How to fact-check viral post shared via WhatsApp

Tutorials
WhatsApp is one of the most popular messaging platforms, with over 2 billion monthly active users. Although, WhatsApp is helpful in staying connected with friends...

Reports that Assistant Commissioner of Police was shot dead in Edo is FALSE

Security
SEVERAL Nigerian blogs on Sunday, November 15, 2020 reported that an Assistant Commissioner of Police (ACP) was shot dead on Friday in Benin, the...

Again, FALSE claim circulates online that N-Power has shortlisted names for its 2020 programme

General
A VIRAL post on social media claimed that the Federal Ministry of Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Management and Social Development (FMHDS) in Nigeria has shortlisted...

Claim that the WHO Director-General contracts COVID-19 is FALSE

COVID-19
SEVERAL Nigerian blogs on Monday, November 2, 2020 reported that the Director-General of the World Health Organisation (WHO), Tedros Ghebreyesus, has tested positive for...

Viral picture of dead bodies circulating online is not of EndSARS protesters but of Shi’ites members

General
An image of shrouded bodies has been posted multiple times on social media with the claim that it shows casualties from the Lekki toll...

The photo of a man carrying a woman wrapped in a blood stained Nigerian flag is not from Lekki Toll Gate incident

General
A photo of a man carrying a woman wrapped in a blood stained Nigeria flag has been shared repeatedly on social media as one...

#EndSARS: False claim of video showing Katsina women protesting against Buhari circulates online

General
A video that went viral on Saturday, October 17, 2020, claimed that women in Katsina State have joined the #EndSARS protest to demand for...

How true are viral claims on Nigeria’s unemployment rate, extreme poverty and debt profile?

Economy
A viral post on Twitter claimed that Nigeria has 28% unemployment rate, 49% poverty rate and $89.5billion debt profile. The claims were made by a...
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