Adams Oshiomhole, a chieftain of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), representing Edo North in the 10th Nigerian Senate, has claimed in a recent interview with Channels TV, that the pay of public officers has not been adjusted since the year 1999. The former national chairman of the APC and ex governor of Edo state,...
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FACT CHECK: Did Oshiomhole say members of the 9th Senate looted their offices?
An All Progressives Congress (APC) senator, representing Ogun West, Solomon Adeola, who was part of the 9th Assembly, has claimed that Adams Oshiomhole, another APC senator representing Edo North, said in an interview that senators of the 9th Assembly looted their offices at the end of their tenure. Adeola made this known on the floor...
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FACT CHECK: Did Tinubu vow to reduce fuel price to N100 per litre?
Social media influencer, Gossip Mill Nigeria, recently shared a video purporting to capture the moment when Bola Tinubu promised to reduce fuel price to N100 per litre if elected as Nigeria’s President. On the verified Twitter handle of the influencer, Tinubu was quoted to have said in the video, “Fuel is N200 per litre now,...
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FACT CHECK: No Nigerian state government has executed industrial projects since 2019?
An ex-Nigerian diplomat and former Director-General of the Braced Commission, Joe Keshi, has claimed that no state government in Nigeria has executed industrial projects since 2019. Keshi made this known during the Sunday Politics programme aired on Channels Television on Sunday, July 16, 2023, where he spoke to the planned disbursement of N8,000 to 12...
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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: Did Obi, Atiku vow to remove fuel subsidy first day in office as Oshiomhole claims?
Adams Oshiomhole, the former governor of Edo State, claimed during a recent interview on Channels TV that Peter Obi, presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP), and Atiku Abubakar, presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), promised to remove fuel subsidy on their first day in office when elected as Nigeria’s president. The former...
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FACT CHECK: Is Nigeria the only oil-producing country importing petroleum products globally?
A Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN), Femi Falana, was recently featured on Channels Television, where he spoke on the controversies around fuel subsidy. This comes days after the newly elected president, Bola Tinubu, announced its removal while delivering his inaugural speech. The human rights activist and lawyer claimed that Nigeria is the only oil-producing country...
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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: Did Nigeria spend $10 billion on fuel subsidy in 2022 as claimed by Shettima?
On May 30, 2023, the vice president of Nigeria, Kashim Shettima, addressed the media shortly after he settled in his office. He spoke on the petroleum product subsidy which has generated mixed reactions and led to long queues across fuel stations in Nigeria. Lending his voice in support of his principal and the president, Bola...