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Fact-checking Atiku’s claims on Nigeria’s poverty rate, others

Economy Olugbenga ADANIKIN -
A former vice president of Nigeria, Atiku Abubakar, on March 28, 2021  made several claims that the country is the world headquarters for extreme...

Ezekwesili, others headline ICIR, ICFJ Knight Fellowship webinar on misinformation

Insights Niyi Oyedeji -
The International Centre for Investigative Reporting (ICIR) in conjunction with the ICFJ Knight Fellowship in Nigeria will on Wednesday, March 31st, 2021, hold a...

Burna Boy, Wizkid NOT the first Nigerians to win Grammy

General Niyi Oyedeji -
VIRAL posts on Sunday, March 14, 2021 claimed that Nigerian artistes, Damini Ebunoluwa Ogulu popularly known as Burna Boy and Ayodeji Ibrahim Balogun popularly...

Viral photo of cattle eating tomatoes is from India, not Nigeria

General Olugbenga ADANIKIN -
ON March 4, 2021, an image posted by a blog showed cattle eating from a tomato heap by the roadside. The blog noted that these...

Is Nigeria the largest producer of cassava in the world?

Economy Niyi Oyedeji -
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,...

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

General Niyi Oyedeji -
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,...

Viral photo of aircraft wreckage was from 2018 crash

General Niyi Oyedeji -
A PICTURE of aircraft wreckage has been shared multiple times online with the claim that, it is the wreckage of a Nigerian government fighter...

False claim circulates online that NIMC has approved self NIN registration

General Niyi Oyedeji -
A POST circulating on WhatsApp claims that the National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) has approved a website for online registration of National Identification Number...

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

COVID-19 Niyi Oyedeji -
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...

Does Rivers State have the highest number of unemployed people?

Economy Niyi Oyedeji -
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...
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