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Joe Igbokwe makes misleading claim on Nigeria’s agricultural sector growth

IN a bid to show that insecurity in Nigeria did not  impact negatively on the agricultural sector, Special Adviser to Lagos State Governor on...

INSIGHT: How much does Nigeria spend yearly to maintain, repair pipelines?

THE Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed on July 6, 2021 said the Federal Government spends N60 billion yearly to repair vandalised pipelines. Mohammed...

Has CBN authorised the use of cryptocurrency ‘like naira’?

IN June 2021 a post which alleged the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has authorised the use of cryptocurrency "like the naira in Nigeria"...

Fact-checking Atiku’s claims on Nigeria’s poverty rate, others

A former vice president of Nigeria, Atiku Abubakar, on March 28, 2021  made several claims that the country is the world headquarters for extreme...

Is Nigeria the largest producer of cassava in the world?

KARIMA Babangida, the Director of Federal Ministry of Agriculture claimed that Nigeria is the highest producer of cassava. Babangida who was represented by Umar Mohamed,...

Did Kogi state attract the highest foreign investment in the last quarter of 2020?

KINGSLEY Fanwo, the Kogi State Commissioner for Information on February 2, 2021, claimed the state attracted the highest Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) into Nigeria...

Does Rivers State have the highest number of unemployed people?

SOBOMABO Jackrich, the Convener, Network for Defence of Democracy and Good Governance (NDDGG) claimed that Rivers State has the highest number of unemployed people. Nyesom...

Claim that Anambra’s debt profile is over N200 billion is FALSE

A VIRAL post on Twitter claimed that Anambra State owes a combined debt of over N200 billion. The claim was made by a Twitter user...

Did foreign debt under Buhari rise from $11 billion in 2015 to $34 billion in 2020?

A post made by a social media influencer, Reno Omokri, and shared over 4,000 times on Twitter claims that Nigeria's foreign debt has risen...

Did Oyo IGR increase by 26.4%, Is Kaduna planning to tax everyone above 18?

A VIRAL post on Twitter claimed that Oyo State Internally Generated Revenue (IGR) has increased by over 26 per cent. The post added that Kaduna...

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