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Empowering citizens with basic verification skills key to fighting political misinformation ― Experts

News Niyi Oyedeji -
EMPHASIS has again been placed on the need to empower the citizens with basic verification skills in order to fight against political misinformation and...

Amaechi makes false claim that money left by Jonathan administration could not sustain Nigeria for three weeks

Economy Marcus Fatunmole -
ON DECEMBER 26, 2021, Nigeria's Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi said the money left behind by former President Goodluck Jonathan's administration could not sustain...

Does Imo state have the highest number of universities in Nigeria?

General Niyi Oyedeji -
A TWITTER user, Katelynsade, with the user ID: @Dagreatdey4you on Wednesday, February 16, 2022, while canvassing support for the presidential ambition of former Imo...

Nigerian journalist makes false claims over numbers of U.S. refineries

Economy Niyi Oyedeji -
A NIGERIAN broadcast journalist, Oseni Rufai, on Sunday, January 30, 2022 claimed that there are over 136 refineries in the United States of America,...

Election: Do PVCs have expiry date?

Insights Niyi Oyedeji -
A chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Bola Tinubu, in a viral video, claimed that the current Permanent Voter Cards (PVCs) issued by...

Is Islam the second-largest religion in the United Kingdom?

General Niyi Oyedeji -
ON DECEMBER 25, during the Christmas festivities, Nigerians on social media, particularly on Twitter, argued about the population of Muslims in the United Kingdom...

Omicron: What to know about Nigeria’s inclusion in UK travel “red list”

Insights Niyi Oyedeji -
DUE TO the emergence of the Omicron variant of the coronavirus, the United Kingdom on Saturday, December 4, announced the inclusion of Nigeria in...

Information management central to tackling misinformation – Gbajabiamila

News Niyi Oyedeji -
THE SPEAKER of Nigeria’s House of Representatives, Femi Gbajabiamila, has stated that bad actors are banking on emerging technology and new media to manipulate...

Cholera did NOT kill 938 people in 22 states as claimed by minister

Health Niyi Oyedeji -
The minister of environment Mohammed Mahmood Abubakar on Monday, August 23, 2021 claimed that the cholera outbreak has so far led to the death...

Omo-Agege repeats false claim about Buhari’s records

Government Policy Ajibola Amzat -
ON Saturday, August 21, 2021, the Deputy President of the Nigerian Senate Ovie Omo-Agege repeated the APC cliché about ‘Buhari change’ which Nigerians’ reality...
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