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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...
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How true is the claim that Nigeria has not signed the EU-ACP agreement?
ON November 16, 2023, the Spokesperson of Nigeria’s ministry of Foreign Affairs, Francisca K. Omayuli, signed a Press Release posted on X (formerly Twitter) by...
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False claim that Nigerian govt bans ‘Ghana must go’ bags at all airports circulates online
ON December 1, 2023, several Nigerian media platforms reported that the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) had instituted a ban on the use...
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Is FG giving each Nigerian N25,000 under the Conditional Cash Transfer initiative?
A link to a website with the tag: “FEDERAL GOVERNMENT 25,000 NAIRA CONDITIONAL CASH TRANSFER” is circulating widely in closed WhatsApp groups in Nigeria.
The message is...
