On September 13, 2024, an X user (formerly Twitter) uploaded a video with the caption “Just in: Federal Government Ban Edo State Vigilante” According to the 2:49 seconds long video, the Federal Government has banned the vigilante groups in the state and all their activities ahead of the governorship election. Claim: FG bans vigilante in...
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FACT CHECK: Did The FG Withdraw The Internal Circular On The Sales Of Subsidized Rice?
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...
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FACT CHECK: Did Federal Government release list of individuals and BDCs sponsoring terrorism?
The CDD War Room can confirm that a document exists from the Nigeria Sanctions Committee meeting on March 18, 2024. We however could not access the document and confirm if the names of the individuals and corporate entities identified as Bureau De Change firms were contained in the document, as at the time of filing this report.
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FACT CHECK: Federal Government Plans To Build An ICT Platform For $95 Million To Fine Employers Of Labour?
On February 29, 2024, a claim went viral on WhatsApp and X (formerly Twitter) that the Federal Government wants to build an ICT platform for $95 million to fine employers of labor. According to the comments on the tweet, the ICT platform will be a portal where employers of foreigners will pay tax for every...
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FACT CHECK: Is palliative rice shared in Bayelsa?
On November 9, 2023, barely 48 hours before the governorship election in Bayelsa state, the CDD War Room received a claim that bags of rice received as part of the palliative package from the Federal government were being shared. The Facebook user shared the images with the caption, “PDP is currently loading federal government palliative...
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All You Need to Know About the Federal Government’s N5 Billion Palliatives
On August 17, 2023, the Governor of Borno, Babagana Zulum, alongside his colleagues, announced the resolution of the National Economic Council. It is pertinent to recall that shortly after President Bola Ahmed Tinubu announced the removal of fuel subsidy on May 29, 2023 the price skyrocketed from about N175 to about N545. Challenges with exchange...
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FACT CHECK: Is the Chinese Traffic Light in Abuja for Revenue Generation
A message is circulating across social media claiming that the new Chinese traffic lights installed in the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja are meant to generate Internally Generated Revenue (IGR) for the government. The message reads ‘’any time a person beats traffic, the light records the number plate and shows the vehicle’s data then attaches a...
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FACT CHECK: How true are Omoyele Sowore’s claims about the Nigerian economy?
On the 5th of January, 2023, Omoyele Sowore, the presidential candidate for African Action Congress (AAC) appeared on the Arise news The Morning Show. He made some claims with respect to Nigeria’s debts and investments. We checked his claims, and here is what we found. Claim I Sowore claims the Federal Government invested $2.5 billion in...