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How true is Wike’s claim Rivers State has never allocated less than 30% of its budget to education?

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How true is Wike’s claim Rivers State has never allocated less than 30% of its budget to education?

Silas Jonathan April 6, 2021 0

Claim: Governor Chief Nyesom Wike claims that Rivers State has never allocated less than 30 percent of...

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How true is viral post claiming Elon Musk described Nigerian girls as ‘the best’ and vows to marry one?

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How true is viral post claiming Elon Musk described Nigerian girls as ‘the best’ and vows to marry one?

Silas Jonathan April 6, 2021 0

Claim:  A viral information on social media and other blogs claims that Elon Musk said: “Nigerian ladies...

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Lai Mohammed’s claim of N100,000 fine for foreign brands’ advertisement is False

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Lai Mohammed’s claim of N100,000 fine for foreign brands’ advertisement is False

Uchenna Igwe April 5, 2021 0

Recently, Nigeria’s Information Minister, Lai Mohammed, recently made a number of claims concerning the amended 6th Nigeria...

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NO! US President did NOT sign Executive Order offering 25,000 Nigerians e-Work Visas, Residence Permits

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NO! US President did NOT sign Executive Order offering 25,000 Nigerians e-Work Visas, Residence Permits

Uchenna Igwe April 5, 2021 1

Claim: A press statement circulating on social media claims that the President of the United States of...

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New EFCC boss did not direct INEC to stop selling nomination forms to aspirants under investigation

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New EFCC boss did not direct INEC to stop selling nomination forms to aspirants under investigation

Silas Jonathan April 1, 2021 0

Claim: A Twitter user claims that Abdulrasheed Bawa, the new EFCC boss, has directed INEC not to...

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Femi Adesina’s claim 30 million Nigerians were unemployed in 2015 false

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Femi Adesina’s claim 30 million Nigerians were unemployed in 2015 false

Lois Ugbede April 1, 2021 1

Claim: Femi Adesina claims 30million Nigerians were unemployed in 2015 before Buhari came into power. The claim...

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Website deceives readers with fake testimony of N500,000 grant

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Website deceives readers with fake testimony of N500,000 grant

Lateef Sanni March 29, 2021 1

CLAIM: A WhatsApp Message claims UBA and the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) are giving out a...

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Is it true Nigeria’s Customs Service has not recruited in the past 17 years?

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Is it true Nigeria’s Customs Service has not recruited in the past 17 years?

Lois Ugbede March 26, 2021 0

Claim: A report from the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), picked by some media outlets,  claims the Controller...

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NAFDAC did not declare AstraZeneca ‘no side effects’ vaccine

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NAFDAC did not declare AstraZeneca ‘no side effects’ vaccine

Lois Ugbede March 25, 2021 0

Claim: A report from the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reported by Cable Nigeria claims that NAFDAC...

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COVID-19: At resumption, Nigerian universities pledged to keep students safe, how have they kept this promise?

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COVID-19: At resumption, Nigerian universities pledged to keep students safe, how have they kept this promise?

Silas Jonathan, Lois Ugbede, Lateef Sanni March 24, 2021 0

Ten months after they were forced to go home from March 2020 by the Covid-19 pandemic and...

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