With only 44 days to the commencement of the 2023 general elections, the Centre for Democracy and Development (CDD) urges the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to ensure more registered voters collect their Permanent Voters Cards (PVCs) in readiness for the polls. CDD also joins other well-meaning stakeholders in calling on registered voters to pick...
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Category: Press Releases
CDD unveils War Room for tackling disinformation ahead of 2023 elections
The Centre for Democracy and Development has unveiled an Election War Room for tackling disinformation, misinformation and the activities of bad actors ahead of the 2023 general elections in Nigeria. Africa’s largest democracy is going into what many hope will be the country’s turning point election. As part of its mandate to help the nation...
Jami’ar Bayero da ke Kano Ba Ta Soke Zangon Karatu Na Shekara ta 2019/2020 Ba!
Jami’ar Bayero da ke Kano Ba Ta Soke Zangon Karatu Na Shekara ta 2019/2020 Ba!
FACT-CHECK: Beware Of Viral Fake N-Power Grant Website Link
FACT-CHECK: Beware Of Viral Fake N-Power Grant Website Link
Are Nigerian Universities Better Than Their Foreign Counterparts?
The senior special assistant to the president on media and publicity, Mallam Garba Shehu, stated his belief that Nigeria’s universities are good enough and even better than their foreign counterparts.
Did Isaac Fayose Narrowly Escape Death From Gun Men?
On August 29, 2022, fact-checkers at the Centre for Democracy and Development (CDD) spotted a claim with the caption “Isaac Fayose, the younger brother to the former Governor of Ekiti State, Ayodele Fayose narrowly escaped death by the whiskers from gunmen attacks along Ife-Ibadan Highway, Gbongan in Osun State.”