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World Bank debunks minister’s claim that its staff take 40% of loans to Nigeria

THE World Bank has denied a recent allegation by the Nigerian minister of Women Affairs, Uju Kennedy-Ohanenye, that the Bank’s staff in Nigeria pocket...

Does Nigeria have third highest birth rate in the world?

AN X user, @Temitayomab has claimed that Nigeria is currently the country with the third highest birth rate in the world. “Nigeria has the third...

Tinubu makes false claim about Nigeria’s total population

PRESIDENT Bola Ahmed Tinubu has claimed that Nigeria's population is over 240 million. Tinubu made the claim while speaking during the Nigeria-Qatar Business and Investment...

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

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...

Are 90 million Nigerians living in extreme poverty?

 A former Deputy Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Kingsley Moghalu, said that 90 million Nigerians live in extreme poverty. The claim was...

Did Sale Mamman raise $1.6billion for TREP within one year as Nigeria’s Minister of Power?

Nigeria's Minister of Power, Engr. Sale Mamman, had on August 25, 2020, made a tweet thread to mark his one year anniversary in office....

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ICIR seeks applications for countering AI-enhanced misinformation in Nigeria project

THE International Centre for Investigative Reporting (The ICIR) welcomes...

No, EFCC did not raid Bello El-Rufai’s residence

A claim that the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission...

Top misinformation that dominated the media in 2024

IN recent months, Nigeria's social media space has experienced...

Claim that Kogi is the poorest Nigerian state is FALSE!

A claim that Kogi is the poorest state in...

Video of razed properties allegedly by soldiers in Imo State is NOT recent

A video showing burnt structures near an expressway has...

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ICIR seeks applications for countering AI-enhanced misinformation in Nigeria project

THE International Centre for Investigative Reporting (The ICIR) welcomes...

No, EFCC did not raid Bello El-Rufai’s residence

A claim that the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission...

Top misinformation that dominated the media in 2024

IN recent months, Nigeria's social media space has experienced...

Claim that Kogi is the poorest Nigerian state is FALSE!

A claim that Kogi is the poorest state in...

Video of razed properties allegedly by soldiers in Imo State is NOT recent

A video showing burnt structures near an expressway has...