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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...
Security
Is Nigeria safer than five years ago as claimed by its Army Chief?
Nigeria’s Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Lieutenant General Tukur Yusuf Buratai, had on Sunday, July 26, 2020 claimed that the country is safer than...
Economy
Did Lai Mohammed say the Igbos are responsible for Nigeria’s underdevelopment?
A CLAIM has been shared repeatedly on social media and blogs that the Nigeria's Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed has accused the...
Economy
Did Nigeria lose over 18 million jobs under Buhari’s presidency?
An image has been retweeted over a thousand times alongside a claim that 18.8 million Nigerians have lost their jobs since Muhammadu Buhari became...
Economy
FALSE claim circulates online in Nigeria discouraging public from using rival ATMs
A WhatsApp message forwarded and shared numerous times in August 2020 claim that banks have advised their customers to avoid the use of Automated...
General
Trending video alleging Somalia’s president in fisticuffs with deputy is FALSE
By Olayinka SHEHU.
A TRENDING video posted on microblogging site, Twitter by Nana Kwame Ahoufe, a Ghanaian Television presenter that the president of Somalia and his vice-president are...
Politics
Claim on resignation of Ganduje’s aide on graveyard TRUE but tweet MISLEADING
ON August 10, a former Chairman of the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC), Chidi Odinkalu, tweeted that Yakubu Nagoda an aide to the Governor of Kano...
Tutorials
10 Steps to Spot Fake News
Sorting out fact from fiction in today’s ‘global village’ has become very important amidst the ‘infodemic’ we’re experiencing. Below are steps you can follow...
