The chairman, Senate committee on media and public affairs, Yemi Adaramodu, while briefing journalists in Abuja recently, stated that the $800 million facility from the World Bank is not a loan. He said the amount was different from the N500 billion the federal government had set aside to provide palliatives to Nigerians to cushion the...
Category: Governance
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FACT CHECK: 114% upward salary review for political, and judicial officers, True?
A report circulating online claims that there was a 114 percent upward review of salaries for elected public officeholders and judicial officers in Nigeria. Multiple online media blogs including Instablog and Pulse Nigeria, have widely shared this report on Twitter and Instagram, as can be seen here and here. This has generated mixed reactions from...
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FACT CHECK: Has former Rivers governor, Nyesom Wike, been appointed CBN governor?
A claim that former Rivers State governor, Nyesom Wike, has been appointed as the new governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has circulated online. The claim is accompanied by a video featuring Wike and Seyi Makinde, the governor of Oyo State. The video, posted by NewsbySparro, has garnered over 1,900 views as of...
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Fact Check: Tinubu orders immediate re-opening of all Nigeria borders?
A video, attached with the caption “Breaking: President Asiwaju Tinubu orders immediate opening of all Nigeria borders. #The renewed hope is here” trended during the week. The viral video which trended on various social media platforms comes almost two weeks after the President made crucial announcements including the removal of fuel subsidy. Claim: Did Tinubu...
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FACT CHECK: Was Nigeria’s first lady in Tinubu’s official meeting with heads of CBN, NNPC?
A photo has circulated online with the claim that Oluremi Tinubu, Nigeria’s first lady, participated in an official meeting between Bola Tinubu; the president, Godwin Emefiele; governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), and Mele Kyari; group managing director of the Nigeria National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL), over fuel subsidy related matters. Controversies have...
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FACT CHECK: Completion of Second Niger Bridge, other legacy infrastructure projects
CLAIM: Did Buhari’s administration complete the Second Niger Bridge? CONTEXT: On May 28th 2023, the outgoing President in his farewell speech highlighted some legacy projects which he completed to include Second Niger Bridge and other important roads linking other states. “Mindful of the need to ensure adequate infrastructure to drive economic growth, we completed age-long...
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FACT CHECK: Reducing terrorism and banditry
CLAIM: Did President Muhammadu Buhari’s administration curtail terrorism and banditry in Nigeria? CONTEXT: The outgoing President in his speech on 28th May, 2023 said, during his administration the federal government has been able to curtail terrorism and banditry in the country. He said, “As I complete my term in office, we have been able to...
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FACT CHECK: Bode George makes multiple claims, how true are they?
Bode George, a chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), made a number of claims in an interview on AriseTV. He made these claims while speaking on the state of the Nation, his party and his relationship with the president-elect, Bola Tinubu of the All Progressives Congress (APC). Claim I: They (INEC) tried the new...
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FACT CHECK: Femi Adesina made multiple claims in his fact sheet, how true are they?
On April 30, 2023, Femi Adesina, the special adviser on media and publicity to Nigeria’s president, Muhammadu Buhari, released a fact sheet comprising a list of achievements accomplished during the current administration. The fact sheet was divided into various categories such as health and education, social investment and poverty alleviation, infrastructural development, financing and investment,...
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FACT CHECK: How true are these claims by Ben Ayade?
In an interview with Arise News, the governor of Cross River state, Ben Ayade, made multiple claims in response to questions about his performance, few days to the end of his eight-years administration as governor. Claim I: Ben Ayade claims he never secured any foreign loan during his administration as governor of Cross River state...