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Did Nigeria lose over 18 million jobs under Buhari’s presidency?
An image has been retweeted over a thousand times alongside a claim that 18.8 million Nigerians have lost their jobs since Muhammadu Buhari became...
FALSE claim circulates online in Nigeria discouraging public from using rival ATMs
A WhatsApp message forwarded and shared numerous times in August 2020 claim that banks have advised their customers to avoid the use of Automated...
Trending video alleging Somalia’s president in fisticuffs with deputy is FALSE
By Olayinka SHEHU.
A TRENDING video posted on microblogging site, Twitter by Nana Kwame Ahoufe, a Ghanaian Television presenter that the president of Somalia and his vice-president are...
Claim on resignation of Ganduje’s aide on graveyard TRUE but tweet MISLEADING
ON August 10, a former Chairman of the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC), Chidi Odinkalu, tweeted that Yakubu Nagoda an aide to the Governor of Kano...
10 Steps to Spot Fake News
Sorting out fact from fiction in today’s ‘global village’ has become very important amidst the ‘infodemic’ we’re experiencing. Below are steps you can follow...
Claim that Dubai banned Nigerians from entering the city due to alleged criminality is FALSE
By Olayinka SHEHU.
BLESSING Ramoba, a South African, in a Twitter message on July 10 made a claim that Dubai had banned Nigerians from entering the city.
Ramoba, who...
Did ICT contribute 14 percent to Nigeria’s 2020 first quarter GDP?
The Director-General (DG) of the National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA), Kashifu Inuwa, said Information and Communication Technology (ICT) contribution to Gross Domestic Product...
Did Nigeria discharge over 11,000 COVID-19 patients in one day?
ON AUGUST 5, the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) daily updates on COVID-19 cases showing a difference of over eleven thousand discharged patients...
Is NIMC behind mobile app capable of integrating BVN, NIN and other security numbers?
A viral social media post pulled from the WhatsApp platform on July 27, says the National Identity Management Commission (NIMC), an agency under the Presidency has...
Is Nigeria, 4 other countries responsible for 80 per cent COVID-19 cases in West Africa?
PROF Stanley Okolo, the Director-General of West African Health Organisation (WAHO) claimed that Nigeria and four other countries are responsible for over 80 per...
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Video does not show Ondo governor caught with ‘side chick’ in London
A viral video purportedly showing the current governor of...
X user used image from Ghana to depict alleged ritual killing in Lagos
An X user, @ChiditweetØ42, has posted an image showing...
Bobrisky has NOT been sentenced to 2 years imprisonment!
A claim that a Nigerian cross-dresser and socialite, Idris...
Video of ‘Igbo Must Go’ protest in Ghana is over 1 year old
A video showing a group of women holding tree...
Malicious actors using ChatGPT to influence elections – Report
A recent report by OpenAI has revealed how its...
