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FACT CHECK: Did Dapchi girls return from captivity with ‘Ghana Must Go’ bags?
By 'Kunle ADEBAJO.
The mood in Nigeria has generally been celebratory since Wednesday, following the release of 105 schoolgirls abducted by Boko Haram from the Government Girls Science and...
General
Did Nigeria record a reduction in preschool enrolment?
By Chikezie OMEJE.
The National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) recently reported that the number of children who enrolled in public early childhood education dropped from 4,672,908...
Elections
FACT CHECK: Did ‘Kano underage voting’ happen in Kenya as claimed by INEC?
By Kingsley OBIEJESI.
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has exonerated the Kano State Independent Electoral Commission from allegations of gross underage voting in the last...
Health
Did Buhari promise to revitalise 10,000 PHCs, as denied by Adewole?
On Sunday, Isaac Adewole, Minister of Health, said the Federal Government never promised to revitalise 10,000 Primary Healthcare Centres (PHCs) across the country.
While saying this on...
Elections
FACT CHECK: Is INEC really handicapped to curb underage voting in LG poll?
By Kingsley OBIEJESI.
Following the reports of massive underage voting in the just held Kano State local government election, the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) said...
Security
FACT CHECK: Jonathan or Buhari, who launched the first made-in-Nigeria drone?
By Kingsley OBIEJESI.
On Thursday, President Muhammadu Buhari launched what the Nigerian Air Force described as the first Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV), popularly known as drone,...
General
FACT CHECK: Does Adeosun have the powers to suspend the SEC DG?
Mounir Gwarzo, the suspended Director General of the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), on Tuesday insisted that Kemi Adeosun, Minister of Finance, has no...
General
FACT CHECK: Did Jonathan, as president, ‘take education seriously’, as he claimed in Malaysia? Well…
By Kingsley OBIEJESI.
On Friday, Goodluck Jonathan, former President, told a gathering in Malaysia that the education sector in Nigeria recorded significant improvement during his time...
General
FACT CHECK: Does a Nigerian legislator earn more than the US president, as claimed by Sagay?
By Kingsley OBIEJESI.
At a public lecture in Lagos, earlier in the week, Itse Sagay, Chairman of the Presidential Advisory Committee against Corruption (PACAC), accused legislators of...
General
FACT CHECK: Are education parastatals over-populated by Muslims as alleged by CAN President?
By Kingsley OBIEJESI.
Last week, the Christian Association for Nigeria (CAN) alleged that out of all the parastatals in the ministry of education, only four are...
