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Are 90 million Nigerians living in extreme poverty?

 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?

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?

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...

Did Nigeria lose over 18 million jobs under Buhari’s presidency?

An image has been retweeted over a thousand times alongside a claim that 18.8 million Nigerians have lost their jobs since Muhammadu Buhari became...

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

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

Did ICT contribute 14 percent to Nigeria’s 2020 first quarter GDP?

The Director-General  (DG) of the National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA), Kashifu Inuwa, said Information and Communication Technology (ICT) contribution to Gross Domestic Product...

Do Nigerians enjoy 18 to 24 hours of power supply daily?

NIGERIA’s minister of Power, Sale Mamman, had on June 9 claimed that Nigerians now enjoy 18 to 24 hours of power supply daily. He made the claim...

Akeredolu’s govt lies about reducing debt

By 'Kunle ADEBAJO. Ondo's debt profile has increased by 17 per cent since 2016. THE ONDO State Government led by Rotimi Akeredolu claimed it inherited a total...

Did China close its borders ‘to the whole world’ for 20 to 40 years?

IN DEFENDING Nigeria’s decision to close its land borders, the Comptroller-General of Nigeria Customs Service, Hameed Ali, has repeatedly claimed that China similarly shut...

Has Nigeria really achieved food security?

ON Tuesday 13th August, President Muhammadu Buhari disclosed that Nigeria has achieved food security, thus directed the Governor of Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) to...

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