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How true is the claim that every employer must pay the new national minimum wage?
NIGERIA's Senate President, Godswill Akpabio, recently claimed that every employer in the country must pay their workers the new national minimum wage.
He made the...
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Fact-checking multiple claims about development indices in Anambra
AN X user, @uptownoflagos, has made multiple claims about development indices in Anambra State.
The claim was made in a post thread in response to...
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No! TETFund is not recruiting
A claim that Nigeria's Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFund) portal for 2024/2025 job recruitment is opened has been circulating widely on WhatsApp.
The message has...
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Sanwo-Olu did not announce minimum wage increment in viral video
A video purportedly showing Lagos State governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, announcing that the state government has increased minimum wage from N35,000 to N70,000 has gone...
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False claim circulates on X that US lifts sanctions on Zimbabwe
AN X user, @zakhemabaso, has claimed that the United States of America has lifted sanctions imposed on Zimbabwe as the Western nation is interested...
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Dino Melaye, Instablog9ja share false claim on Nigerian agencies scrapped
ON Friday, April 19, 2024, some X users shared footage of a sitting of the Federal Executive Council with the claim that the Federal...
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No! Nigerian govt is NOT giving out child support funds to parents
A claim that the Nigerian government is paying a child support fund of N50,000 each to all Nigerian parents has circulated on social media,...
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False claim circulates that minimum wage application portal is now open
A claim that the Nigerian government has opened an application portal for the payment of minimum wage has been circulating on WhatsApp.
During Nigeria's 63rd...
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False claim circulates that Oyo State government is recruiting medical personnel, charges N2,500 for application form
A claim circulating widely in WhatsApp groups says the Oyo State government is currently recruiting medical personnel and has asked each prospective applicant to...
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Claim that banks are seizing funds of unregistered community accounts is MISLEADING!
A claim that commercial banks are deducting monies from unregistered community savings accounts is circulating on social media, particularly on WhatsApp.
The claim was made...
