Education
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Is education entirely free in government-owned schools in Nigeria?
Claim: An X user, @TemidayoOniosun, recently stated that primary, secondary, and tertiary education in Nigeria is free. Verdict: Misleading! While…
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Kano governor misrepresents state’s performance in 2025 NECO results
Claim: Kano State Governor Abba Yusuf claimed Kano State emerged as the best-performing state in the 2025 Senior School Certificate…
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Do Nigerian laws allow honorary doctorate recipients to formally use “Dr” prefix?
“Guess who is now a doctor? Me!!! I have made my mom and the rest of my family proud once…
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Claims about Nigeria’s first primary school fact-checked
Claim: A Facebook post claims that Mr. and Mrs. De Graft founded Nigeria’s first primary school in 1843 in Badagry.…
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Misleading! Olive B. Academy not first all-girls boarding school in Sierra Leone
CLAIM: A Facebook user is alleging that Olive B. Academy is the first standard all-girls boarding school in Sierra Leone.…
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Claim over 40,000 pupils barred from 2025 BECE due to missing assessments, false
Claim: A Sierra Eye news article published on the 19th of May, 2025 has claimed that over 40,000 pupils across…
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Viral image showing 2025 NCEE cut-off mark for unity schools, 5 years old
Claim: An X user, Sarah Ibrahim (@TheSerahIbrahim), posted an image containing some figures to claim it is the cut-off mark…
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False! Reps have not passed law equalising BSC, HND
Claim: Social media users claim that the House of Representatives has passed a bill that eliminates the distinction between university…
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Is English no longer language of instruction in Northern schools?
Claim: A verified Facebook user posted a narrative that northern governors have rejected English as the language of instruction in…
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Àmì ẹ̀yẹ àgbáyé: Tani Kayọde Adewale, oludanilẹkọ imo isiro l’ede Yoruba?
Awọn Yoruba p’òwe, wọ́n ni bi a kò bá dẹ́kun ìgbìyànjú, bó pẹ́ bó yá akitiyan á dópin lọ́jọ́ kan,…
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