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News
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...
Economy
Doctored video of Tinubu promising to reduce purchasing power resurfaces online
AMID the panic surrounding the planned nationwide protest by Nigerians next week, a video purportedly showing the Nigerian president, Bola Ahmed Tinubu, promising to...
Economy
False claim about Nigeria’s inflation rate surfaces online
A verified X account, @Straightshuters, has posted a claim online that Nigeria's food inflation rate has dropped to 2 per cent from 34 per...
Health
Oseni Rufai shares false claim about underdosed paracetamol tablets in Nigeria
An Arise TV journalist, Oseni Rufai, has claimed that nearly all Paracetamol tablets sold in Nigeria do not meet stipulated dosage standards.
In other words,...
General
Video of ‘flooding in Italy’ shared by Joe Igbokwe is from mudslide in Japan
A chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Lagos State, Joe Igbokwe, has posted a footage showing flooded residential areas alongside a claim...
Politics
Did Obi fail to conduct local government elections as Anambra governor?
A former Nigerian presidential aide, Reno Omokri, has claimed that Peter Obi, the 2023 presidential candidate of Nigeria's opposition Labour Party, was among the...
News
Coordinated disinformation networks flooded social media before EU elections – Report
Dutch researchers have revealed that coordinated networks of accounts spreading disinformation flooded social media in France, Germany and Italy before the elections to the...
Politics
Claim that Burkina Faso will no longer import military uniforms is FALSE
A video purportedly showing Burkina Faso's military president, Ibrahim Traore, announcing that the country will no longer be importing uniforms for its police and...
Insights
Does FOI Act complement Official Secrets Act?
ON July 2, 2024, the Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF) in Nigeria, George Akume warned communication managers across all Ministries, Departments...
General
LGBTQ+: Did Buhari ask Obama to grant US visa to queer Nigerians?
AMID controversies over the signing of the Samoa Agreement by the Nigerian government, a letter allegedly written by Ex-President Muhammadu Buhari to a former...
