Daily Archives: Jun 24, 2026
Fact Guage:
Economy
FALSE claim circulates online that NUPENG will shut down all fuel stations in Nigeria
Multiple Twitter and WhatsApp posts shared numerous times between September 5 and 6, 2020, claim that the Nigeria Union of Petroleum and Natural Gas...
Economy
FALSE claim circulates online that N-Power has shortlisted names for its 2020 programme
A post has been shared repeatedly on social media claiming that the Federal Ministry of Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Management and Social Development (FMHDS) in...
Webinar
Gaining Trust for the Media in the Fake News Era – ICFJ Knight/ICIR/FactCheckHub webinar series
Media experts take a look at the role of the media in combatting misinformation in the fake news era.
Government Policy
Is voting compulsory in Australia?
An image has been shared repeatedly on social media alongside a claim that voting is compulsory in Australia.
The post as seen on WhatsApp on...
General
Claim that mobile networks in Nigeria are giving free data is FALSE
A post have been shared repeatedly on social media claiming that people can get free 5GB data bundle by visiting a particular website.
The claim...
General
Did the Bank of Kigali appoint an Igbo man Obinna Ukwuani as Chief Digital Officer?
ON September 1, Unu Amaro Kam Siri Kwado @AfamDeluxo made a post that Obinna Ukwuani an Igbo man has been appointed the Chief Digital...
General
Will Nigeria’s unemployed population rank 9th most populous country in Africa?
A post on Twitter claimed that Nigeria’s unemployed population can make up a country that will rank the 9th most populous country in Africa.
The...
Economy
Are 90 million Nigerians living in extreme poverty?
 A former Deputy Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Kingsley Moghalu, said that 90 million Nigerians live in extreme poverty.
The claim was...
Economy
Did Sale Mamman raise $1.6billion for TREP within one year as Nigeria’s Minister of Power?
Nigeria's Minister of Power, Engr. Sale Mamman, had on August 25, 2020, made a tweet thread to mark his one year anniversary in office....
General
Claim that Nigerian-born Kaycee Madu is Canada’s Minister of Justice is MISLEADING
A tweet by the Nigerians in Diaspora Commission (NIDCOM) via its official Twitter handle: @nidcom_gov had on August 26 referred to the Nigerian-born Kaycee...
