FACTCHECK

FACTCHECK

FACT CHECK: Video of PDP distributing cooking gas cylinders to buy votes misleading

A video is currently trending on social media showing women with cooking gas cylinders allegedly distributed by the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in

FACT CHECK: Claim on mobile cash transfer shutdown during elections false

A post circulating on social media, especially WhatsApp, alleges that that the Central Bank of Nigeria will be shutting down digital transactions from

Doctored videos used to propagate false claims

As Nigerians prepare to head to the polls to elect new leaders who will steer the affairs of the country, the use of election misinformation and disin

FACT CHECK: Did Finnish gov’t threaten to arrest IPOB spokesman?

A letter is currently circulating on social media, especially on Twitter, suggesting that the government of Finland has threatened to arrest the spoke

El-Rufai’s claim on percentage of account owners in Nigeria inaccurate

The Kaduna State governor, Mallam Nasir el-Rufai, recently stated that only 34 per cent of Nigerians owned bank accounts. The governor, who made the c