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Atiku’s Independence Day claims: What the facts show

Politics Nurudeen Akewushola -
On 1 October 2026, former Nigerian vice president and presidential candidate of the African Democratic Congress (ADC), Atiku Abubakar, delivered an Independence Day address...

Old video falsely presented as Tinubu’s 2026 new year address

General Zainab ABDULRASAQ -
A video circulating on social media falsely claims to show President Bola Tinubu delivering a bleak message to Nigerians during his 2026 New Year's...

Has any Nigerian civil servant received new minimum wage?

Government Policy Nurudeen Akewushola -
An X user, @xagreat, has claimed that no civil servant in Nigeria has received the new national minimum wage since President Bola Ahmed Tinubu-led...

Video of people looting buried chickens is NOT recent

General Salako EMMANUEL -
An X user, @obongattahikang, has posted a video showing a throng of people holding sacks and shovels to unearth buried frozen chickens from a...

Old video of NNPCL boss denying payment of fuel subsidy resurfaces online

Economy Nurudeen Akewushola -
As concerns mount over speculations that the Nigerian government is secretly paying fuel subsidy, a video showing the Group Chief Executive Officer of the...

Did Nigerian government cut cost of governance due to ‘hunger’ protest?

General Nurudeen Akewushola -
A video showing the Nigerian presidential spokesman, Ajuri Ngelale, announcing the reduction of number of people on entourages for federal government's official travels has...

Fact-checking GRV’s claim on increased price of PMS under Tinubu government

Business Nurudeen Akewushola -
ON November 15, 2023, the governorship candidate of the Labour Party in Lagos state during the 2023 general election, Gbadebo Rhodes-Vivour, claimed that the...

Is FG giving each Nigerian N25,000 under the Conditional Cash Transfer initiative?

Government Policy Opeyemi Kehinde -
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...

Beware! Scam website circulates in wake of FG’s plan to distribute fuel subsidy removal palliative

General Fatimah Quadri -
A claim that the Nigerian government has started distributing fuel subsidy removal palliative to fifty million Nigerians has been circulating on WhatsApp. The claim was...

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