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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...
Government Policy
Claim that Dubai banned Nigerians from entering the city due to alleged criminality is FALSE
By Olayinka SHEHU.
BLESSING Ramoba, a South African, in a Twitter message on July 10 made a claim that Dubai had banned Nigerians from entering the city.
Ramoba, who...
Economy
Did ICT contribute 14 percent to Nigeria’s 2020 first quarter GDP?
The Director-General (DG) of the National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA), Kashifu Inuwa, said Information and Communication Technology (ICT) contribution to Gross Domestic Product...
COVID-19
Did Nigeria discharge over 11,000 COVID-19 patients in one day?
ON AUGUST 5, the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) daily updates on COVID-19 cases showing a difference of over eleven thousand discharged patients...
General
Is NIMC behind mobile app capable of integrating BVN, NIN and other security numbers?
A viral social media post pulled from the WhatsApp platform on July 27, says the National Identity Management Commission (NIMC), an agency under the Presidency has...
COVID-19
Is Nigeria, 4 other countries responsible for 80 per cent COVID-19 cases in West Africa?
PROF Stanley Okolo, the Director-General of West African Health Organisation (WAHO) claimed that Nigeria and four other countries are responsible for over 80 per...
COVID-19
Does Nigeria account for 5 per cent COVID-19 deaths in Africa?
BOSS Mustapha, the Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF) of Nigeria on Thursday, July 23, announced that the country has recorded 5 per...
COVID-19
Claims by US-based doctor on the cure for COVID-19 are MISLEADING
A video of Dr Stella Immanuel, a United States based medical doctor came up on social media with claims to have discovered the cure to...
Security
Is APC luring Abubakar Shekau with vice presidential ticket?
On July 25th, a Twitter account with the handle @AustinNwabufo and profile name Austin Nwabufo, claimed that Nigeria’s ruling party, the All Progressive Congress...
