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Avoiding false and misleading information

Tutorials Olugbenga ADANIKIN -
The advancement in technology and access to the internet over time has aided in amplifying misinformation. The tools and means for disseminating information are...

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

COVID-19 Opeyemi Kehinde -
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...

Claim that Nigeria’s Okonjo-Iweala has been appointed WTO Director-General is FALSE

General Opeyemi Kehinde -
Multiple viral posts claiming that Nigeria’s nominee for the position of the Director-General of the World Trade Organisation (WTO), Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, has been appointed...

Edo Election: Misleading images flood the internet

Elections Bamas Victoria -
Edo, a state in Southern Nigeria is set to hold its gubernatorial election on September 19, 2020. As the election holds on Saturday, misleading...

Can walking barefoot increase the size of a man’s genital?

Health Opeyemi Kehinde -
A viral blog post claims that walking barefoot may increase the size of a man’s genital. The report, published on June 3, 2020 on Globalnea.com,...

Claim that Nigerian-born Kaycee Madu is Canada’s Minister of Justice is MISLEADING

General Opeyemi Kehinde -
A tweet by the Nigerians in Diaspora Commission (NIDCOM) via its official Twitter handle: @nidcom_gov had on August 26 referred to the Nigerian-born Kaycee...

Is Nigeria safer than five years ago as claimed by its Army Chief?

Security Opeyemi Kehinde -
Nigeria’s Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Lieutenant General Tukur Yusuf Buratai, had on Sunday, July 26, 2020 claimed that the country is safer than...
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