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Economy
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...
Economy
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...
Economy
Doctored video of Tinubu promising to reduce purchasing power resurfaces online
AMID the panic surrounding the planned nationwide protest by Nigerians next week, a video purportedly showing the Nigerian president, Bola Ahmed Tinubu, promising to...
Economy
False claim about Nigeria’s inflation rate surfaces online
A verified X account, @Straightshuters, has posted a claim online that Nigeria's food inflation rate has dropped to 2 per cent from 34 per...
Economy
Hauwa Allahbura makes false claim about Ogun State’s 2024 budget
THE Governor of Ogun State, Dapo Abiodun, trended on X this week as many Nigerian netizens called him out over the poor quality of...
Economy
UPDATED: Federal lawmaker amplifies false claim about Nigeria’s gold reserve
THE Senator representing Kogi Central Senatorial District, Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan, has amplified a claim that the last time Nigeria bought a gold bar was in...
Economy
Did Tinubu build independent power plant as Lagos governor?
An X user, @Riddwane, has claimed that the Nigerian president, Bola Ahmed Tinubu, built an independent power plant during his tenure as the governor...
Economy
Video of Nigerians carting away goats from trailer is three years old
A video showing people carting away goats from a parked trailer has circulated online.
The video is circulating with a claim people have resulted to...
Economy
Doctored video of Howard Nicholas talking about African economy circulates online
The video of a man speaking on the impoverished state of sub-Saharan Africa has been making its rounds on social media, particularly on TikTok...
Economy
Shehu Sani makes false claim about museums in Abuja
A former federal lawmaker, Shehu Sani, has claimed that Nigeria is the only country without a museum in its capital city.
Senator Sani made the...
