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Is Nigeria the largest producer of cassava in the world?

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  • Tags countries, FAO, Nigeria, Producer of cassava

,KARIMA Babangida, the Director of Federal Ministry of Agriculture claimed that Nigeria is the highest producer of cassava. Babangida who was represented by Umar Mohamed, the Regional Director of North East, Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development, made this …

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Beware! Vacancy advert circulating online for Umaru Musa Yar’adua University is FALSE

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  • Tags Adverts, Nigeria, Umaru Musa Yar’adua University, vacancies

A post circulated on WhatsApp claimed that the Umaru Musa Yar’adua University is recruiting to fill various vacant positions. The post  retrieved on February 28, 2021. said the management of the institution on behalf of the governing council is requesting …

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Viral photo of aircraft wreckage was from 2018 crash

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  • Tags crash, ESN, jets wreckage, Nigeria, Orlu

A PICTURE of aircraft wreckage has been shared multiple times online with the claim that, it is the wreckage of a Nigerian government fighter jet shot down by the Eastern Security Network (ESN). The photo surfaced online following the news …

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False claim circulates online that NIMC has approved self NIN registration

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  • Tags Nigeria, NIMC, NIN registration, online

A POST circulating on WhatsApp claims that the National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) has approved a website for online registration of National Identification Number (NIN). The NIMC is a Nigerian government agency that operates and regulates matters of national identity …

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Did WHO disqualify Nigeria from global COVID-19 vaccine bid?

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  • Tags COVID-19 vaccine, Nigeria, WHO

There are conversations online that the World Health Organisation (WHO) disqualified Nigeria from accessing the COVID-19 vaccine for her population. This followed media reports of February 6, 2021 stating that WHO disqualified Nigeria, eight other countries from the global COVID-19 …

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Does Rivers State have the highest number of unemployed people?

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  • Tags Nigeria, rivers, Statistic, unemployed people, WIke

SOBOMABO Jackrich, the Convener, Network for Defence of Democracy and Good Governance (NDDGG) claimed that Rivers State has the highest number of unemployed people. Nyesom Wike, governor of Rivers State, in January of 2021, donated 500 million Naira to Sokoto …

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False claim circulates online that Nigerians will now pay $15,000 bond to get US visa

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  • Tags Combating High Non-immigrant Overstay Rates, Department of Homeland Security (DHS), Donald Trump, Nigeria, U.S. Visa, US Visas

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, …

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These photos of road being destroyed are from South Africa and not related to #EndSARS protests in Nigeria

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  • Tags EndSARS, Limpopo, Mpumalanga, Nigeria, South Africa

SEVERAL fake and misleading information have found its way to the cyberspace during and following the aftermath of the EndSARS protest that rocked Nigeria. One of such claims is a post shared with the FactCheckHub on October 24, 2020. It …

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How true are viral claims on Nigeria’s unemployment rate, extreme poverty and debt profile?

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  • Tags debt, Nigeria, poverty, unemployment

A viral post on Twitter claimed that Nigeria has 28% unemployment rate, 49% poverty rate and $89.5billion debt profile. The claims were made by a Twitter influencer Adetutu Balogun with the handle @Tutsy22 on October 5. Balogun is currently having …

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

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  • Tags appointment, FACT-CHECK, FactCheckHub, Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, Nigeria, viral post, World Trade Organisation, WTO, WTO Director-General

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 by the organisation surfaced online Thursday evening of October 8, 2020. The posts, which came in …

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