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Economy
Viral online reports on Okonjo-Iweala’s emergence as WTO’s boss are FALSE
SEVERAL Nigerian publications on Wednesday, October 28, 2020, reported that Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala has emerged as the Director-General of the World Trade Organisation (WTO).
Okonjo-Iweala was...
General
These photos of road being destroyed are from South Africa and not related to #EndSARS protests in Nigeria
SEVERAL fake and misleading information have found its way to the cyberspace during and following the aftermath of the EndSARS protest that rocked Nigeria.
One...
COVID-19
COVID-19 Palliatives in vandalised Lagos warehouse were not hoarded as circulated online
On October 22, 2020, visuals flooded the internet of people carrying food items from a warehouse in Lagos, Nigeria marked with “Not For sale”...
General
The photo of a man carrying a woman wrapped in a blood stained Nigerian flag is not from Lekki Toll Gate incident
A photo of a man carrying a woman wrapped in a blood stained Nigeria flag has been shared repeatedly on social media as one...
Economy
Is Buhari’s daughter a board member of NNPC?
“BUHARI’S daughter is a board member of NNPC,” a social media user @tesseract_ claimed on Monday, October 19, 2020.
“Her salary is N6.7 million, you...
General
#EndSARS: False claim of video showing Katsina women protesting against Buhari circulates online
A video that went viral on Saturday, October 17, 2020, claimed that women in Katsina State have joined the #EndSARS protest to demand for...
General
TRUE, 69 boys were affected, 21 die in 1959 fire at Arkansas Negro Boys Industrial School
A post which states that in 1959, 69 African-American boys, aged 13 to 17 were padlocked in their dormitory for the night at the...
General
Picture of man wearing shirt with APC logo, commissioning alleged N10million wooden bridge is MISLEADING
"Never forget, the budget for this “bridge” was 10 million Naira," says a Twitter post by Guess Who published on Saturday October 17, 2020.
The...
COVID-19
Claim that Nigerian government is giving out free N50,000 lockdown funds to each citizen is FALSE
A viral WhatsApp message which promises Nigerian citizens free N50,000 lockdown funds allegedly by the Federal Government has been shared widely.
The message was forward...
Economy
How true are viral claims on Nigeria’s unemployment rate, extreme poverty and debt profile?
A viral post on Twitter claimed that Nigeria has 28% unemployment rate, 49% poverty rate and $89.5billion debt profile.
The claims were made by a...
