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Ezekwesili, others headline ICIR, ICFJ Knight Fellowship webinar on misinformation
The International Centre for Investigative Reporting (ICIR) in conjunction with the ICFJ Knight Fellowship in Nigeria will on Wednesday, March 31st, 2021, hold a...
COVID-19
FG is NOT giving out COVID-19 ‘survival fund grant
A VIRAL post circulating on WhatsApp claims the Federal Government of Nigeria is giving out COVID-19 survival fund grant.
According to the broadcast message retrieved...
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...
General
Does viral photo show Assistant Commissioner of Police arrested?
ON March 12, 2021, Soludo Diaso @SDiaso, shared a photo of a man wearing a Police uniform and several other men sitting on the...
General
Burna Boy, Wizkid NOT the first Nigerians to win Grammy
VIRAL posts on Sunday, March 14, 2021 claimed that Nigerian artistes, Damini Ebunoluwa Ogulu popularly known as Burna Boy and Ayodeji Ibrahim Balogun popularly...
Elections
Has North Korean President, Kim Jong-Un, been contesting unopposed?
A viral post on Twitter claimed that the North Korean president, Kim Jong-un, has been the only one appearing on ballot despite the country...
General
Viral photo of cattle eating tomatoes is from India, not Nigeria
ON March 4, 2021, an image posted by a blog showed cattle eating from a tomato heap by the roadside.
The blog noted that these...
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,...
General
Vacancy circulating online for Umaru Musa Yar’adua University is FALSE
A post circulated on WhatsApp claimed that the Umaru Musa Yar’adua University is recruiting to fill various vacant positions.
The post retrieved on February 28,...
Government Policy
Does a woman need the approval of a male relative before she can adopt a child in Nigeria?
A tweet circulated online claims that in Nigeria a woman cannot adopt a child without getting a male relative to approve the adoption.
The post...
