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How true is claim 92% of Nigerians earn less than ₦60,000?

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How true is claim 92% of Nigerians earn less than ₦60,000?

Lois Ugbede May 30, 2022 0

Claim: National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) 2022 report shows 92% of Nigerians earn less than ₦60,000 This...

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Is Lagos largest economy in Africa? Fact-checking Tinubu’s claims on governorship term

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Is Lagos largest economy in Africa? Fact-checking Tinubu’s claims on governorship term

Muktar Balogun April 26, 2022 0

Full-Text In one year time, President Muhammadu Buhari will vacate office after eight years service as the...

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IMF ranked Nigeria 27th best economy in the world, not 25th

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IMF ranked Nigeria 27th best economy in the world, not 25th

Sunday Awosoro April 4, 2022 0

Claim: Some users on Facebook and Twitter claim that the IMF has rated Nigeria as the 25th...

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Claim that ECOWAS’ Lagos-Abidjan highway cost N167 billion is false

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Claim that ECOWAS’ Lagos-Abidjan highway cost N167 billion is false

Silas Jonathan March 4, 2022 0

Claim: A Twitter user claims that the cost for the ECOWAS 1,000 km Lagos-Abidjan highway is N167...

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eNaira Scam Alert: CBN not disbursing digital currency to citizens

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eNaira Scam Alert: CBN not disbursing digital currency to citizens

Aisha Ali November 7, 2021 1

Claim: A viral WhatsApp message claims that the CBN, through the directives of the  Minister of Finance,...

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Examining Buhari’s claim middlemen are responsible for rising food prices in Nigeria

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Examining Buhari’s claim middlemen are responsible for rising food prices in Nigeria

Elizabeth Ogunbamowo, Kizito Cudjoe November 3, 2021 0

Claim: Nigeria’s President Muhammadu Buhari recently blamed the increasing cost of food items in the country on middlemen,...

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Text message asking users to send ‘W’ to 50017 for cash is scam

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Text message asking users to send ‘W’ to 50017 for cash is scam

Silas Jonathan October 17, 2021 9

Claim: a mobile based message making the rounds claims that  FG has begun  cash transfer to 200,000...

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Online currency: All you need to know about CBN’s e-Naira

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Online currency: All you need to know about CBN’s e-Naira

Aisha Ali October 15, 2021 1

The importance of technology in almost all aspects of human endeavor cannot be overstated or underrated. In...

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Is 10,000 CFA now equal 10,000 Naira as claimed?

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Is 10,000 CFA now equal 10,000 Naira as claimed?

Elizabeth Ogunbamowo October 13, 2021 2

Claim: A Twitter user claims the West African CFA Franc is equal to the naira.  The CFA...

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Claim Dubai was built with $12bn infrastructure fund false

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Claim Dubai was built with $12bn infrastructure fund false

Rahaman Abiola September 30, 2021 0

Claim: A Facebook user claimed that Dubai was built with a $12billion infrastructure fund. He also claimed that...

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