ON FRIDAY, April 2, 2021, many Nigerian dailies and blogs reported that enjoying specified government services without a National Identification Number (NIN) risks 14 years jail term. This was attributed to the Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Isa Pantami. …
VIRAL posts on Thursday, March 18, 2021, claimed that Samia Hassan Suluhu, who is set to become Tanzania’s next president, would be the first female president in East Africa. Following the death of Tanzanian president, John Pombe Magufuli, who was …
A tweet circulated online claims that in Nigeria a woman cannot adopt a child without getting a male relative to approve the adoption. The post allegedly shows discrimination against women in Nigeria based on gender. A screenshot of the tweet …
A video claiming that computer magnate, Bill Gates said that the world should be depopulated starting from the elimination of Africans has resurfaced online and gone viral. The claim was made by Robert Young, an alternative medicine practitioner. The video …
THE Punch newspaper on Tuesday, January 19, 2021 reported that the Federal Government of Nigeria told subscribers yet to do the Subscriber Identification Modules (SIMs) linkage with valid National Identity Numbers (NINs) to prepare to face the consequences. The government …
One of the issues that comes up when discussing gender bias in Nigeria both online and offline is that “a woman cannot post bail in Nigeria.” This statement is used to put forward that a woman cannot stand as surety …
Multiple posts on social media platforms claim that Nigerians will pay fifteen thousand Dollars- bond to the U.S. government as a “new rule” to get a visa. The claim, as seen on a Facebook post published on November 24, 2020, …
An image has been shared repeatedly on social media alongside a claim that voting is compulsory in Australia. The post as seen on WhatsApp on Thursday, September 3, says there is a penalty for not voting in the country. The …
By Olayinka SHEHU. BLESSING Ramoba, a South African, in a Twitter message on July 10 made a claim that Dubai had banned Nigerians from entering the city. Ramoba, who is the President of Mining Forum of South Africa in the viral tweet that …
A viral social media post pulled from the WhatsApp platform on July 27, says the National Identity Management Commission (NIMC), an agency under the Presidency has designed a mobile phone application capable of integrating all Federal Government-approved social identity cards. The mobile …
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