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Cure Myths and False Ratings Lead COVID-19 Fact-Checks in Nigeria, With Governments as Most Targeted Entities weekly newsletter

Cure Myths and False Ratings Lead COVID-19 Fact-Checks in Nigeria, With Governments as Most Targeted Entities

Dubawa November 16, 2020

By Raheemat Adeniran The advent of the novel coronavirus, COVID-19, brought with it an unprecedented era of...

U.S. election: How true is claim that Biden is not yet president-elect? donald-trump-joe-biden

U.S. election: How true is claim that Biden is not yet president-elect?

Lois Ugbede November 14, 2020

Claim: A viral WhatsApp message claims nobody is President-elect in the United State until the safe harbour...

2021 Nigerian Budget: The nexus between recurrent expenditure and economic growth in Nigeria 64267_NGA20191008NIGERIABUDGET_1570560716865

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2021 Nigerian Budget: The nexus between recurrent expenditure and economic growth in Nigeria

Silas Jonathan November 11, 2020

On Thursday, October 8th, President Muhammadu Buhari presented the 2021 budget estimate to a joint session of...

Facebook Fact-Checking Policy Framework and Nigerian Politicians: A Critical Reflection weekly newsletter

Facebook Fact-Checking Policy Framework and Nigerian Politicians: A Critical Reflection

Dubawa November 9, 2020

By Folarin Jamiu In the event of elections around the world in 2020 and challenges posed by...

Counting the losses: What next for officers who fell during the EndSARS protest?

Lois Ugbede November 8, 2020

The #EndSARS protest demanding an end to police brutality lasted for two weeks and was peaceful until...

Fani Kayode’s claims comparing Europe and Nigerian territories all false

Adedayo Adelowo November 3, 2020

Nigeria’s former Aviation Minister , Femi Fani-Kayode, on his twitter handle, @realFFK, recently made some bogus statements....

#EndSARS: Desmond Elliot never called for social media regulation as widely claimed

Silas Jonathan November 2, 2020

Claim: Several news websites including ThewillNigeria, Naijadiary reported that Desmond Elliot called for the regulation of social...

#EndSARS: The Trend And Threat Of Fake Social Media Accounts weekly newsletter

#EndSARS: The Trend And Threat Of Fake Social Media Accounts

Dubawa November 2, 2020

By Kunle Adebayo There are 33 million active monthly users of Facebook in Nigeria. There are also...

#EndSARS: Nigerian Army dispels #Lekkishootings as ‘Fake news’ but its evidences continue to shift

Silas Jonathan October 31, 2020

Claim: Overwhelming evidence aside, the Nigerian Army denies any role in the Lekki toll gate shootings on...

Again, Nigerians congratulate Okonjo-Iweala on landing WTO job but she’s not appointed yet

Atinuke Seun-Ige October 29, 2020

Claim: Media reports and social media users claimed that Dr. Okonjo-Iweala has emerged as the first female...

Cure Myths and False Ratings Lead COVID-19 Fact-Checks in Nigeria, With Governments as Most Targeted Entities

U.S. election: How true is claim that Biden is not yet president-elect?

2021 Nigerian Budget: The nexus between recurrent expenditure and economic growth in Nigeria

Facebook Fact-Checking Policy Framework and Nigerian Politicians: A Critical Reflection

Counting the losses: What next for officers who fell during the EndSARS protest?

Fani Kayode’s claims comparing Europe and Nigerian territories all false

#EndSARS: Nigerian Army dispels #Lekkishootings as ‘Fake news’ but its evidences continue to shift

Again, Nigerians congratulate Okonjo-Iweala on landing WTO job but she’s not appointed yet

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Haske mai kama da makami mai linzami da aka gani a Sokoto da Kebbi na iya kasancewa tauraro mai wutsiya

Misleading! Liberia’s national legislature’s budget is not more than the country’s security apparatus bill