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Economy
Viral video compilation does not show recent protest against Tinubu’s government
A video compilation containing footage from three unrelated incidents has surfaced on social media with a claim that it shows growing protests against Nigerian...
Economy
Does Nigeria rank 5th among the world’s oil producers?
A POST circulating on social media claims that Nigeria is the 5th largest oil producer globally, using the assertion to critique the country's economic...
Economy
Tinubu’s CNG bus promises: How has he fared?
ON 19 September 2026, Nigerian president Bola Ahmed Tinubu released a statement giving an update on the National Affordable CNG Transit Programme(NACTP) in the...
Economy
No, Seyi Makinde did not say Tinubu removed petrol subsidy to enrich himself
A VIRAL post on social media attributes a statement regarding petrol subsidy removal to Oyo State governor Seyi Makinde.
Makinde is the serving governor of...
Economy
Manipulated video falsely shows Peter Obi miscalculating Ghana’s health budget
A VIRAL video circulating on social media claims to show Peter Obi, the Labour Party’s 2023 presidential candidate and the 2027 presidential candidate of the...
Business
EXPLAINER: What 2027 electricity subsidy phase-out means for Nigerians
Nigeria’s electricity sector is heading for another major policy shift, with the Federal Government targeting 2027 for the phase-out of electricity subsidies and a...
Economy
Peter Obi did not head Nigeria’s Securities and Exchange Commission under Jonathan
A VIRAL post on X (formerly Twitter) by user @AmodaOgunlere claimed that Peter Obi, presidential candidate of the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC) and former...
Economy
Viral chart falsely inflates Nigeria’s extreme poverty data
A race chart circulating on social media claims to show a data breakdown of the number of people living in extreme poverty by country...
Economy
Viral post falsely claims South-West states, Kwara lack cocoa plantations
A POST circulating on social media claims that South-West states, including Oyo, Osun, Ekiti, Ondo, and Ogun, alongside Kwara State, have no cocoa plantations.
The...
Economy
Reno Omokri makes false claim about Nigeria’s debt reduction under Tinubu
Nigeria’s ambassador-designate to Mexico, Reno Omokri, has claimed that Nigeria’s total public debt has significantly dropped under President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s administration.
Omokri, who said...
