Daily Archives: Sep 22, 2026
Fact Guage:
Security
Photo does NOT show Deputy Commissioner of Police arrested for kidnapping in Kaduna
AN image of a man dressed in the Nigerian camouflaged Police uniform sitting in front of other men in the Police-parading-suspects style has been...
Economy
Fact-checking Reno Omokri’s claim on Nigeria’s debt profile
A FORMER aide to ex-president Goodluck Jonathan, Reno Omokri, on Wednesday, September 29, said Nigeria's national debt as of 2015 was N12 trillion naira.
This...
COVID-19
Nigeria’s ‘Double Pandemic’ and Boko Haram’s Response to COVID-19
THE Boko Haram (Jamā'at Ahl as-Sunnah lid-Da'wah wa'l-Jihād) insurgency has been on for over 12 years. During this time, it has not only transcended...
Insights
Should government regulate social media? Stakeholders react
THE Executive Director of Paradigm Initiative Gbenga Sesan has urged the Nigerian government to channel the energy directed at social media regulation to carrying...
Webinar
ICIR/ICFJ webinar: Should government regulate social media?
The Executive Director of Paradigm Initiative Gbenga Sesan has urged the Nigerian government to channel the energy directed at social media regulation to carrying...
General
Satirical post circulates that iPhone 13 requires vaccination
A video has been shared repeatedly on WhatsApp in Nigeria that Apple's iPhone 13 series requires vaccination before it can be used.
The video, which...
Insights
ICIR/ICFJ to hold social media regulation webinar
THE International Centre for Journalists (ICFJ), in collaboration with The International Centre for Investigative Reporting (ICIR), is organising a webinar on social media regulation...
General
Beware! Fake website for Nigeria Jubilee Fellows Programme circulates online
The Federal Government in collaboration with the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), on August 31 2021 launched the Nigeria Jubilee Fellows Programme (NJFP).
Although, the...
General
Old ISIS videos resurface online, construed as killing of Christians in Afghanistan
NOTE: Graphic images, readers discretion is advised.
A video showing footage of gruesome killings is being shared in Nigeria on the WhatsApp platform with the...
Economy
Are SIM cards made in Nigeria?
MINISTER of Communication and Digital Economy Isa Pantami told the press that Subscriber Identity Module (SIM) cards are now manufactured in Nigeria, this was...
