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Did the Nigerian Government Ban Sachet alcohol?

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Did the Nigerian Government Ban Sachet alcohol?

Michelle Agoh September 21, 2020 0

Popular Nigerian newspaper, PunchNG published on the 13th of August 2020 a story in which it claimed...

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Impact of Fact-Checking Training on the Nigerian Journalists to mitigate the spread of mis/disinformation

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Impact of Fact-Checking Training on the Nigerian Journalists to mitigate the spread of mis/disinformation

Raji Rasaki September 21, 2020 2

Abstract Despite huge investment that has gone into the training and capacity building of local journalists by...

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#EdoDecides2020: The truths, lies and permutations in crucial election

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#EdoDecides2020: The truths, lies and permutations in crucial election

Dubawa September 21, 2020 0

Since 2018, Dubawa has been implementing comprehensive plans that utilize expertise from election observers deployed across the...

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Ize-Iyamu’s claim and controversies around security votes in Nigeria

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Ize-Iyamu’s claim and controversies around security votes in Nigeria

Nelly Kalu September 19, 2020 0

In the recently held Edo State governorship debate Pastor Osagie Ize-Iyamu claimed that the Edo State government...

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Is Edo unemployment rate 19 percent as claimed by Obaseki?

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Is Edo unemployment rate 19 percent as claimed by Obaseki?

Lois Ugbede September 18, 2020 0

The Edo State governor, Godwin Obaseki, during Channels Television election debate claimed that the unemployment rate in...

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Misinformation sharing and behavioural pattern of Nigerians on viral Stella Immanuel video

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Misinformation sharing and behavioural pattern of Nigerians on viral Stella Immanuel video

Raheemat Adeniran September 18, 2020 2

Summary On July 28, Nigerian social media space was flooded with several versions of a video of...

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Spraying of Naira notes is an offence punishable by imprisonment in Nigeria

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Spraying of Naira notes is an offence punishable by imprisonment in Nigeria

Nurudeen Lawal September 17, 2020 1

Some Facebook users recently argued that spraying of naira notes is an offence in Nigeria. They were...

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Want your university to be ranked by THE? Here are criteria used in ranking UI, LASU, others

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Want your university to be ranked by THE? Here are criteria used in ranking UI, LASU, others

Lois Ugbede September 17, 2020 0

Recently, Times Higher Education (THE) released a global ranking of universities for 2021 in which some Nigerian...

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Questions around photogragh of a man acclaimed to be the ‘tallest man in Nigeria’

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Questions around photogragh of a man acclaimed to be the ‘tallest man in Nigeria’

Silas Jonathan September 16, 2020 0

A Facebook page shared a picture of a certain man with the claim that he is the...

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Is Nigeria The Only Country With A Petrol Subsidy Programme? No

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Is Nigeria The Only Country With A Petrol Subsidy Programme? No

Kunle Adebajo September 15, 2020 1

A Nigerian economist said during a live television broadcast that Nigeria is the only country in the...

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