Nurudeen Lawal
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Economy
How True is Claim Anambra Owes over ₦200bn Debt?
Claim: A Twitter user, Nnamdi Chife (@NnamdiChife), claimed in a tweet that Anambra state is owing “a combined debt of…
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Fact Check
Fact-checking claims Nigeria is second most terrorised country, global poverty capital
Claim: Farooq Kperogi, an associate professor of journalism, claimed in a tweet that “Nigeria is d 2nd most terrorized country…
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Explainers
Fleets: Twitter Unveils New Feature with Tweets that Disappear after 24 Hours; Here is How to Use It
Do you have some momentary thoughts and wonder where/how to temporarily share them on social media? Fleets may be your…
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Economy
Fact-checking Twitter user’s claims that FG earmarked N380bn to Prosecute Terrorists, Gave ASUU N20bn
Claim: A Twitter user claims ₦380 billion was earmarked in the 2021 Budget Proposal for the prosecution of Boko Haram…
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Economy
Fact-Checking Atiku’s Claims on 2021 Budget Proposal
Nigeria’s Former Vice President, Atiku Abubakar, has issued a statement critiquing the 2021 Budget Proposal. The statement which was posted…
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Economy
Fact-Checking Atiku’s Claims on Nigeria’s Foreign Debt, GDP Growth Between 1999 and 2007
Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar, claimed Nigeria paid off her external debt between 1999 and 2007. Mr. Abubakar also alleged…
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Analysis
Nigeria@60: How true is claim that Portuguese were first Europeans to Berth in Nigeria?
Though Nigeria was a colony of Britain, there have been recurrent historical claims that the Portuguese were the first Europeans…
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Analysis
Spraying of Naira notes is an offence punishable by imprisonment in Nigeria
Some Facebook users recently argued that spraying of naira notes is an offence in Nigeria. They were reacting to the…
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Analysis
The vacant skirmish over the ownership of Edo Modular Refinery
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in a recent tweet claimed that the Edo Modular Refinery is the “project” of Governor…
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Analysis
Verification tips ahead of Edo governorship poll
In the build up to the 2019 general elections, Lauretta Onochie, President Muhammadu Buhari’s special adviser on social media, tweeted…
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