Daily Archives: Dec 17, 2025
Fact Guage:
Health
Does excessive sugar cause diabetes? Analysing Nigeria’s claim for taxing sugar beverages
By Joseph Olaoluwa
Mama Risikat Kasali's back burned from the welts of the scorching sun as she dropped the ice cold bowl of cold drinks...
Government Policy
Malami joins Nigerians to defy ban, access Twitter using VPN
Did the Nigeria Attorney General of Federation (AGF) Abubakar Malami flout Twitter ban? a question posed to the FactCheckHub for verification.
The Federal Government of...
Elections
Checking Moghalu’s claims on voters turn-out for 2019 elections
A FORMER Deputy Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Kingsley Moghalu, said that only 28 million Nigerians voted out of the 84...
Economy
Fact-checking Atiku’s claims on Nigeria’s poverty rate, others
A former vice president of Nigeria, Atiku Abubakar, on March 28, 2021Â made several claims that the country is the world headquarters for extreme...
Government Policy
Samia Hassan Suluhu NOT first female president in East Africa
VIRAL posts on Thursday, March 18, 2021, claimed that Samia Hassan Suluhu, who is set to become Tanzania's next president, would be the first...
Economy
Is Nigeria the largest producer of cassava in the world?
KARIMA Babangida, the Director of Federal Ministry of Agriculture claimed that Nigeria is the highest producer of cassava.
Babangida who was represented by Umar Mohamed,...
Economy
Does Rivers State have the highest number of unemployed people?
SOBOMABO Jackrich, the Convener, Network for Defence of Democracy and Good Governance (NDDGG) claimed that Rivers State has the highest number of unemployed people.
Nyesom...
Security
How genuine are pictures of burnt houses in Igangan, Oyo State? Â
ON January 23, 2021 several images depicting the charred remains of burnt buildings were circulated online. The buildings were said to belong to the...
Security
Has Banditry, Kidnapping reduced in Nigeria as claimed by Lai Mohammed?
LAI Mohammed, Nigeria’s Minister of Information and Culture, on June 14 said the prevalence of insecurity in the country has ‘reduced considerably’ when compared...
