Explainers
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News information circulating on WhatsApp has caught the attention of the CDD War Room. The report, which included graphic images,… Read more.
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Ahead of the off cycle Edo and Ondo Governorship election slated for September and October 2024 respectively, there have been… Read more.
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On January 20, 2024, Babatunde Fashola, a former governor of Lagos State and the immediate past minister of works and… Read more.
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The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) recently announced that it will conduct nine bye-elections and 35 re-run elections on February… Read more.
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There are five main steps towards conducting a free, fair, and credible election. According to the Independent National Electoral Commission… Read more.
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There have been various online speculations and insinuations regarding the method of election result transmission. One such claim suggests that… Read more.
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FACT SHIELD: All to know about INEC logistics plans for the November 11 Kogi state governorship poll
Ahead of the off-cycle elections scheduled for November 11, 2023, in Kogi state, there have been unverified narratives circulating over… Read more.
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There is a viral message circulating on various social media platforms claiming that a federal high court has issued an… Read more.
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Euromonitor International, a global market research organisation, has refuted the claim that it ranked Nigeria as the fourth largest consumer… Read more.
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Gubernatorial polls were held in only 28 states of the federation during Nigeria’s last general elections. Consequently, eight states were… Read more.
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Methods
- Weekly field observations along fixed routes.
- Short interviews using a consistent guide.
- Sensor readings checked at the start of each session.
- Cleaning decisions documented as a changelog.
- Processing: normalized timestamps; flagged gaps; spot-checked outliers.
- Limits: some missing intervals during battery replacement.
Data & Ethics
Data
Upon request, sensitive locations have been removed from the public files. License: CC BY 4.0 for shared materials.
Ethics
Consent protocols used where applicable.
Contact
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