Economy

Liberia’s dual citizenship debacle: The voice of the people or the wants of elites?

Jackson C. Clay Jr. March 1, 2023

Liberia held a referendum to vote on some proposed changes to the country’s constitution on December 8,...

Elon Musk not building hotel in Nigeria elon musk image

Elon Musk not building hotel in Nigeria

Joseph Omotayo February 28, 2023

Claim: A TikTok user with the handle Celebs za (@celebs_za) shared a video of “Elon Musk” saying...

Nigerian banks not shutting down communication ahead of the election

Nigerian banks not shutting down communication ahead of tomorrow’s election

Christiana Amodu-Otinyia February 24, 2023

Claim: A WhatsApp broadcast message, shared multiple times, states that banks are shutting ICT services due to...

Nigeria’s national minimum wage is N30,000, not N18,000, as claimed by Reno

Rasheedat Oladotun Iliyas February 24, 2023

Claim: Reno Omokri on Twitter asserted that civil servants in Nigeria earn N18,000 as minimum wage. Verdict:...

Did Nigeria’s agricultural revolution create over 13 million jobs, as Buhari claimed? Did Nigeria's agricultural revolution create over 13 million jobs, as Buhari claimed?

Did Nigeria’s agricultural revolution create over 13 million jobs, as Buhari claimed?

Elizabeth Ogunbamowo February 23, 2023

Claim: Nigeria’s agricultural revolution has created over 13 million direct and indirect jobs. Verdict: Insufficient evidence/Unproven Full...

Irọ́ ní o! Bánkì àpapọ̀ orílè-èdè Nàìjíríà ò pàṣẹ pé kí Opay, Kuda àti Palmpay kásẹ̀ nlẹ

Elizabeth Ogunbamowo February 22, 2023

Ahesọ: Àtẹ̀jáde akalekako kan ló gbé aheso pé bánkì àpapọ̀ orílè-èdè Nàìjíríà (CBN) pàṣẹ kí wọ́n ti...

EFCC debunks false report purporting First Bank MD’s arrest

Lademi Aborisade February 22, 2023

Claim: A viral screenshot asserts that the EFCC arrested the Managing Director of First Bank, Nnamdi Okonkwo,...

CBN debunks Aisha Buhari’s post on use of old N500, N1000 notes CBN debunks Aisha Buhari's post on use of old N500, N1000 notes

CBN debunks Aisha Buhari’s post on use of old N500, N1000 notes

Elizabeth Ogunbamowo February 22, 2023

The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) debunked a viral press release claiming that the apex bank directed...

False! CBN did not order closure of OPay, Kuda, and PalmPay

Lademi Aborisade February 18, 2023

Claim: A viral tweet asserts that the Central Bank of Nigeria has ordered the shutdown of Opay,...

Regulatory failure, a function that undermines public sector development: “Liberia in focus”

Varney Dukuly February 17, 2023

Regulatory failure is defined in different ways by different people. According to the London School of Economics,...

Liberia’s dual citizenship debacle: The voice of the people or the wants of elites?

Elon Musk not building hotel in Nigeria

Nigerian banks not shutting down communication ahead of tomorrow’s election

Nigeria’s national minimum wage is N30,000, not N18,000, as claimed by Reno

Did Nigeria’s agricultural revolution create over 13 million jobs, as Buhari claimed?

Irọ́ ní o! Bánkì àpapọ̀ orílè-èdè Nàìjíríà ò pàṣẹ pé kí Opay, Kuda àti Palmpay kásẹ̀ nlẹ

EFCC debunks false report purporting First Bank MD’s arrest

CBN debunks Aisha Buhari’s post on use of old N500, N1000 notes

False! CBN did not order closure of OPay, Kuda, and PalmPay

Regulatory failure, a function that undermines public sector development: “Liberia in focus”

Economy

Viral ‘missile-like’ light seen in Sokoto, Kebbi, likely meteor activity

Video of terrorists flogging Christians, misleading

Liberia’s House of Representatives member expelled over Guinea border crisis comment

Footage of armed men linked to Sudan’s RSF are not Nigerian bandits