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Viral WhatsApp message on planned demolition of 37 estates in Abuja is MISLEADING

General
A viral message retrieved from a WhatsApp group on Thursday, September 17, 2020 says the Department of Development Control of the Abuja Metropolitan Management...

Viral WhatsApp message on withdrawal of APC Edo governorship candidate is FALSE

Elections
A WhatsApp message surfaced online less than 24 hours to the Edo state governorship election that  Osagie Ize-Iyamu, the All Progressives Congress (APC) candidate...

Report that Nigeria plans to power 5 million homes with N2.3 trillion is MISLEADING

Economy
THE Vanguard newspaper, one of Nigeria’s national dailies had on September 3, reported that the Nigerian Government  has concluded arrangements to expend N2.3 trillion...

Is voting compulsory in Australia?

Government Policy
An image has been shared repeatedly on social media alongside a claim that voting is compulsory in Australia. The post as seen on WhatsApp on...

Did the Bank of Kigali appoint an Igbo man Obinna Ukwuani as Chief Digital Officer?

General
ON September 1, Unu Amaro Kam Siri Kwado @AfamDeluxo made a post that Obinna Ukwuani an Igbo man has been appointed the Chief Digital...

Are 90 million Nigerians living in extreme poverty?

Economy
 A former Deputy Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Kingsley Moghalu, said that 90 million Nigerians live in extreme poverty. The claim was...

Did Sale Mamman raise $1.6billion for TREP within one year as Nigeria’s Minister of Power?

Economy
Nigeria's Minister of Power, Engr. Sale Mamman, had on August 25, 2020, made a tweet thread to mark his one year anniversary in office....

Did Lai Mohammed say the Igbos are responsible for Nigeria’s underdevelopment?

Economy
A CLAIM has been shared repeatedly on social media and blogs that the Nigeria's Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed has accused the...

FALSE claim circulates online in Nigeria discouraging public from using rival ATMs

Economy
A WhatsApp message forwarded  and shared numerous times in August 2020 claim that banks have advised their customers to avoid the use of Automated...

Is NIMC behind mobile app capable of integrating BVN, NIN and other security numbers?

General
A viral social media post pulled from the WhatsApp platform on July 27, says the National Identity Management Commission (NIMC), an agency under the Presidency has...
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