Abu Dhabi University not offering Fully-Funded Scholarships

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Abu Dhabi University not offering Fully-Funded Scholarships

Ganiyat Tijani-Adenle July 1, 2021 0

Claim: A viral WhatsApp message claims Abu Dhabi University, Dubai, is offering fully funded scholarships in 2021....

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No, JAMB has not fixed a re-sit examination for July 3 as claimed in viral WhatsApp message

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No, JAMB has not fixed a re-sit examination for July 3 as claimed in viral WhatsApp message

Lois Ugbede July 1, 2021 3

Claim: A viral WhatsApp image has a claim that JAMB has announced a re-sit examination for July...

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How #Twitterban, Koo emergence allow Nigerians to explore tech space

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How #Twitterban, Koo emergence allow Nigerians to explore tech space

Rahaman Abiola June 30, 2021 0

The Nigerian government on Saturday, June 5, officially banned Twitter, a microblogging platform, from operating in the...

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Viral Message On Buhari’s Alleged Attempt To Give Nigerians’ Land To Fulanis Not Authored By Obasanjo

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Viral Message On Buhari’s Alleged Attempt To Give Nigerians’ Land To Fulanis Not Authored By Obasanjo

Elizabeth Ogunbamowo June 30, 2021 0

Claim: A viral WhatsApp message titled, ‘Fulanis In Nigeria Are Repeating What They Did In the Central...

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Man-like creature in viral video is a dummy from prank video, not Werewolf killed in Nigeria

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Man-like creature in viral video is a dummy from prank video, not Werewolf killed in Nigeria

Lateef Sanni June 29, 2021 0

Claim: A viral werewolf video claims to have originated from Nigeria  Findings show that the 17 seconds...

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Nigerian Government set to train 37, 000 fact-checkers

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Nigerian Government set to train 37, 000 fact-checkers

Lois Ugbede June 29, 2021 1

Claim: A news report by People’s Daily claims the Federal Government of Nigeria is set to train...

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Fuel Pump Prices have not been increased in Sierra Leone contrary to a public notice in circulation

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Fuel Pump Prices have not been increased in Sierra Leone contrary to a public notice in circulation

John-John Whitfield June 29, 2021 0

Claim: A Public Notice in circulation claims that fuel pump prices have been increased with immediate effect...

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Suggestions that AstraZeneca vaccine is causing COVID infections, FALSE!

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Suggestions that AstraZeneca vaccine is causing COVID infections, FALSE!

Wremongar Joe June 28, 2021 0

Claim: Social media messages suggest the AstraZeneca vaccine can transmit COVID-19 and may be responsible for hike...

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How true is El-Rufai’s claim that no country in the world offers free university education?

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How true is El-Rufai’s claim that no country in the world offers free university education?

Lami Sadiq June 28, 2021 1

Claim: On the 17th of June 2021, during one of his live media chats, Governor of Kaduna...

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How To Approach Fake News Amidst Insecurity Imagine waking up to the news that the president is...

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