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Is Nigeria safer than five years ago as claimed by its Army Chief?

Security Opeyemi Kehinde - August 25, 2020 0

Nigeria’s Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Lieutenant General Tukur Yusuf Buratai, had on Sunday, July 26, 2020 claimed that the country is safer than...

Did Lai Mohammed say the Igbos are responsible for Nigeria’s underdevelopment?

Economy Olugbenga ADANIKIN - August 25, 2020 1

A CLAIM has been shared repeatedly on social media and blogs that the Nigeria's Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed has accused the...

Did Nigeria lose over 18 million jobs under Buhari’s presidency?

Economy Niyi Oyedeji - August 20, 2020 0

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

Economy Olugbenga ADANIKIN - August 17, 2020 0

A WhatsApp message forwarded and shared numerous times in August 2020 claim that banks have advised their customers to avoid the use of Automated...

Claim on resignation of Ganduje’s aide on graveyard TRUE but tweet MISLEADING

Politics FactCheckHub - August 13, 2020 0

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

Tutorials Opeyemi Kehinde - August 13, 2020 0

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

Government Policy FactCheckHub - August 10, 2020 0

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?

Economy Niyi Oyedeji - August 7, 2020 0

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?

COVID-19 Bamas Victoria - August 6, 2020 0

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...