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Nigeria is NOT the cheapest country to live in Africa 

AN X user, @jeffphilips1, has claimed that Nigeria is the cheapest country to live in Africa. He posted the claim with a caption thus:  “Yet the...

No, Kaduna has generated foreign investment since El-Rufai left office

AN X user, @xagreat, has claimed that Kaduna State has not attracted a single Foreign Direct Investment since its former governor, Nasir El-Rufai, left...

Again, Buhari makes false claims about Nigeria’s economy, security during his presidency

FORMER Nigerian president, Muhammadu Buhari, has once again claimed that security and economy improved significantly in Nigeria during his eight-year democratic presidency. He said this...

Nigerian government makes false completion claims over Akwa Ibom highway project

By Ekemini SIMON    DESPITE billions of naira spent on the reconstruction of federal highways across the country, many of the projects have either been stalled...

False claim circulates that ferry service debuts from Onitsha to Lagos

A claim that a ferry service now commutes passengers from Onitsha to Lagos for a fare of ₦7,000 has gone viral online. The claim was...

Claim that Kogi is the poorest Nigerian state is FALSE!

A claim that Kogi is the poorest state in Nigeria has surfaced on X. The claim was posted by a user on the app...

How true are Sanwo-Olu’s claims on Lagos budget performance, education?

THE Lagos State governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has made multiple claims regarding his achievements as governor since 2019 during an interview on Channels Television’s Politics...

Did Jonathan inherit over $50bn foreign reserve? 

AN X user, Wale Adebayo(@Mari09ja) has claimed that former President Goodluck Ebele Jonathan inherited a foreign reserve of over $50bn when he assumed the...

Video does not show crude oil discovered in Burkina Faso

On September 11, 2024, an X account, @AfricanHub_ , created for promotion of African heritage, posted a video showing an excavator digging a trench...

Old video of NNPCL boss denying payment of fuel subsidy resurfaces online

As concerns mount over speculations that the Nigerian government is secretly paying fuel subsidy, a video showing the Group Chief Executive Officer of the...

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