On August 2, 2024, a circular went viral with the title “WITHDRAWAL OF INTERNAL CIRCULAR ON SALE OF SUBSIDIZED RICE TO PUBLIC SERVANTS.” The circular carries the letterhead of the Federal Ministry of Special and Inter-Governmental Affairs The memo went viral a few days after the Federal Ministry of Special Duties and Inter-Governmental Affairs...
Author: Aluko Ahmad (Aluko Ahmad)
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FACT CHECK: Did General Ibrahim Babangida Say Nigeria Had The Best Years Under The Military?
On August 2, 2024, a news article went viral across social media with the headline “Nigeria had the best years under military, democracy made things worst – IBB” The statement was credited to the X (Twitter) handle of the former Military Head of State, General Ibrahim Babangida. Claim: General Babangida said Nigeria had the best...
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FACT CHECK: Is the Federal Government Selling Subsidised Rice to Public Servants?
On August 2, 2024, a claim went viral that the Federal Government of Nigeria had begun the sale of bags of rice for N40,000 to public servants in Abuja. Attached to the claim is a memo titled “RE: SALE OF SUBSIDIZED RICE TO PUBLIC SERVANTS” The memo contains the procedure on how interested public servants can register...
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FACT CHECK: Does Video Show Robbery After Protest On Bode Thomas Surulere Street?
The CDD War Room found that the video attached to the viral claim dates back to October 2020.
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FACT CHECK: Does The New Minimum Wage Apply To All And Sundry?
On July 18, 2024, the president, Bola Tinubu and the leadership of organised Labour (constituent organisations) agreed on ₦70,000 as the new national minimum wage for Nigerian workers. This agreement followed a series of talks between Labour leaders and the government’s tripartite committee on minimum wage constituted by the President in January 2024. After the...
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FACT CHECK: Did Nigeria Sign An LGBTQ Agreement As Part of the Samoa Deal?
On July 4th, 2024, the claim that the Nigerian Government had signed an agreement legalising LGBTQ practices in the country went viral on social media, especially on X (formerly Twitter). The claim circulated widely, following a report by Daily Trust Newspaper titled “LGBTQ: Nigeria signs $150 billion Samoa deal.” Also, an article by a Lagos-based...
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FACT CHECK: Did INEC Say Flooding Has Affected 4000 BVAS Machines In Edo State?
On July 1, 2024, an online news platform, Sahara Reporters posted on their verified X page (formerly Twitter), that “ Flooding In Our Edo State Office Has Affected 4000 BVAS Machines – Electoral Commission, INEC” Attached to the tweet is a link containing the full details of the flooding and the statement credited to Mahmoud...
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FACT CHECK: Does This Image Show Abia State’s Longest Bridge?
On June 24, 2024, a Facebook user posted a picture with the caption “Abia state longest bridge, This is the work of Alex Otti.. well-done sir..🙏🙏🙏” A similar version of the post was uploaded by another Facebook user with the caption “INFRASTRUCTURE & DEVELOPMENT: Aba Abia State longest bridge… a true testament of a man...
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FACT CHECK: Is Seyi Makinde the only governor to have broken the jinx of a second term in office in Oyo State?
On June 11, 2024, Reuben Abati, a veteran journalist and special adviser on Media and Publicity to ex President Goodluck Jonathan between 2011 and 2015, made a claim in his Tuesday column, published in ThisDay. In the first three paragraphs, he said “Seyi Makinde is the Governor of Oyo State (PDP), the only Governor to...
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FACT CHECK: Did CBN Revoke Licenses of Unity, Keystone and Polaris Banks?
Recently, a claim went viral that the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) had revoked the license of Unity, Keystone and Polaris Banks. This claim circulated across several social platforms and a version, posted on X (formerly Twitter) garnered over 16,000 views. The claim went viral shortly after the CBN revoked the license of Heritage Bank....