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Ezekwesili, others mull new approach against fake news

Insights
NIGERIA’s former Minister of Education, Dr Oby Ezekwesili, on Wednesday, disclosed the need to consider motivating purveyors of factual information, through incentives as a...

How to archive posts for future reference

Tutorials
There are several reasons why you may want to keep a post or content you saw online for future reference. One of such reasons is...

Does viral photo show Assistant Commissioner of Police arrested?

General
ON March 12, 2021, Soludo Diaso @SDiaso, shared a photo of a man wearing a Police uniform and several other men sitting on the...

Viral photo of cattle eating tomatoes is from India, not Nigeria

General
ON March 4, 2021, an image posted by a blog showed cattle eating from a tomato heap by the roadside. The blog noted that these...

Does a woman need the approval of a male relative before she can adopt a child in Nigeria?

Government Policy
A tweet circulated online claims that in Nigeria a woman cannot adopt a child without getting a male relative to approve the adoption. The post...

Nigerian dailies share false claim on rescue of Zamfara schoolgirls

Security
ON Sunday, February 28, 2021, at least two major Nigerian dailies claimed in separate reports that 317 students from the Government Girls Secondary School,...

Beware! ‘2021 Dangote Empowerment’ post in circulation is FALSE

General
A  post circulating on WhatsApp claims that the '2021 Dangote Empowerment' is ongoing and urged people to click a link to check their 'cash...

Old Edo video resurfaces online amidst Hausa, Yoruba clash in Oyo state

General
A video has been shared multiple times on social media alongside a claim that it shows a gruesome attack on Nigeria's northern community in...

Viral video claiming students ran from forced COVID-19 vaccination was shot in 2019

COVID-19
A video has been shared multiple times on social media alongside a claim that it shows students running away to avoid forced COVID-19 vaccination. The...

Did Kogi state attract the highest foreign investment in the last quarter of 2020?

Economy
KINGSLEY Fanwo, the Kogi State Commissioner for Information on February 2, 2021, claimed the state attracted the highest Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) into Nigeria...
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