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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...

Will drinking hot water, tea, several times daily cure COVID-19?

A video which has been shared multiple times online claims that drinking hot water six times daily can help cure Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19). The narration...

HAUSA: Cewar Shugaban Hukumar Lafiya Ta Duniya WHO Ya Kamu Da Cutar Sarkewar Numfashi Ta COVID-19 KARYA NE

Fassara da Mai rawaitowa: Musa Sunusi Ahmad. Marubuci: Niyi Oyedeji.   A ranar Litini 2 ga watan Sha Daya, 2020, fejin yanar gizo na kaida halinka da dama...

Claim that the WHO Director-General contracts COVID-19 is FALSE

SEVERAL Nigerian blogs on Monday, November 2, 2020 reported that the Director-General of the World Health Organisation (WHO), Tedros Ghebreyesus, has tested positive for...

Claim that Nigerian government is giving out free N50,000 lockdown funds to each citizen is FALSE

A viral WhatsApp message which promises Nigerian citizens free N50,000 lockdown funds allegedly by the Federal Government has been shared widely. The message was forward...

FALSE claim circulates online that Nigerian government is giving N25,000 relief funds

A POST has been shared repeatedly on social media claiming that the Federal Government (FG) of Nigeria is giving out free N25,000 Relief Funds. The...

Is the number of worldwide coronavirus deaths over 900,000?

Aith the name War Desk . The page has over nine thousand  (9,740)  likes as at September 9, 2020 when the claim was made. social media post...

Did Lai Mohammed say the Igbos are responsible for Nigeria’s underdevelopment?

A CLAIM has been shared repeatedly on social media and blogs that the Nigeria's Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed has accused the...

Report that Osinbajo advised FG to suspend NYSC for two years is FALSE

ON June 16, several news platforms and blogs reported that the Nigeria Economic Sustainability Committee (ESC), Chaired by the Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, recommended...

COVID-19: Nigeria ranks second out of 10 countries with highest confirmed cases in Africa

By Damilola OJETUNDE. NIGERIA, with a 16.4 percent infection rate is the second most infected country of the Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) out of the 10 countries...

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No, security operatives did not arrest pastor for supplying logistics to bandits in Oyo

A POST circulating on Facebook claims that security forces...

Video does not show Nigerian children eating human meat

A VIDEO circulating on social media claims to show...

ICIR/FactCheckHub wins Global Fact-checking Award

THE International Centre for Investigative Reporting (ICIR) and FactCheckHub...

LIVE-CHECK: Ekiti 2026 governorship election

By Nigerian Fact-checkers’ Coalition. The Ekiti State 2026 Governorship Election kicks...

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No, security operatives did not arrest pastor for supplying logistics to bandits in Oyo

A POST circulating on Facebook claims that security forces...

Video does not show Nigerian children eating human meat

A VIDEO circulating on social media claims to show...

ICIR/FactCheckHub wins Global Fact-checking Award

THE International Centre for Investigative Reporting (ICIR) and FactCheckHub...

LIVE-CHECK: Ekiti 2026 governorship election

By Nigerian Fact-checkers’ Coalition. The Ekiti State 2026 Governorship Election kicks...