Fact Check

CLAIM: President Muhammadu Buhari's claim that Nigeria has achieved food security Background: President Muhammadu Buhari on August 13, 2019 said that Nigeria has achieved food security. He then directed the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN)…

CLAIM: A viral post claims that newborn babies were made to sleep on plastic chairs due to insufficient beds at a Nigerian hospital.CONCLUSION: FALSE, newborn babies were made to sleep on plastic chairs in Uganda and not in Nigeria. The…

Vanguard newspaper claimed that DSS has released El-Zakzaky.CONCLUSION: FALSEAt the early hours of Tuesday August 6, 2019, one of the leading newspapers in the country, Vanguard, reported that The Department of State…

CLAIM: Oyo State Governor Seyi Makinde claimed that the outgoing governor, Senator Abiola Ajimobi, left N150 billion debt  CONCLUSION: Based on figures from both DMO and NBS, as of March 31, 2019, Oyo State’s total debt stood at N126…

CLAIM: Eddy Duru, the Founder/President of RARDUJA International, a non-governmental organisation recently claimed  that:·   30,000 illegal Nigerians face deportation from GermanyCONCLUSION: THE CLAIM IS FALSEFULL TEXT:Eddy…

CLAIM: Dr Wale Babalakin (SAN), Pro-Chancellor, University of Lagos (UNILAG) says that·         Nigeria’s best University ranks 800th in worldCONCLUSION: The claim is PARTLY TRUEFULL STORY:Dr Wale Babalakin…

CLAIMS: The Executive Governor of Ondo state recently took to his Twitter handle and claimed that:Ondo State airport was in 2018 the second fastest growing airport by passenger traffic. Airpeace and Overland fly daily into Akure…