Source: Premium Times Nigeria Claim: Nigeria’s Minister of Power, Adebayo Adelabu, stated that the Federal Government would increase electricity generation to 6,000 megawatts (MW) by December 2024. Full Text For many years, Nigeria has struggled with an unreliable power supply. This has significantly hampered industrial growth, economic activities, and quality of life for millions of…
Claim: An X user made a post that Nigerians pay personal income tax on monthly earnings as low as ₦30,000, (the old minimum wage) while in Kenya and South Africa, personal income tax is only applied when monthly earnings reach ₦282,000 and ₦660,000, respectively. He attributed the statement to Taiwo Oyedele, the Chairman of the…
A headline circulating online and published on a website states: “BREAKING: FG to conduct population census in 2025”. The post, which gained significant traction online, claims that the Nigerian government has announced 2025 as the year for the long-anticipated national housing and population census. Also, the claim alleges that this announcement was made by the…
A viral video shared on Facebook by user @BiafraIconicWarrior claims that the just elected president of the United States of America, Donald Trump, has ordered the Nigerian government to release Mazi Nnamdi Kanu with immediate effect. The post suggests that Donald Trump is giving the Nigerian government an ultimatum of November 30, 2024, for the…
Source: BBC Claim: Multiple Facebook users made conflicting claims about voter registration and turnout in the November 16, 2024, Ondo State Governorship Election. Full Text The November 16 2024 Ondo State governorship election marked a significant moment in the state’s political landscape. The election featured the incumbent governor, Lucky Aiyedatiwa of the All Progressives Congress…
Image of PDP candidate, Agboola Ajayi and APC candidate, Lucky Aiyedatiwa during the governorship debate organised by Channels TV ahead of Ondo State November 16 governorship election. Source: Channels TV Claim The PDP candidate for the Ondo governorship election, Agboola Ajayi, claims that the State’s incumbent Governor and APC candidate, Lucky Aiyedatiwa, receives ₦1.2 billion…
A video shared on Instagram by the user @mazitundeednut claims that Nigeria’s House of Representatives has split Oyo State into two, captioned as “Breaking: Reps split Oyo state into two.” The post suggests that a new “Oyo State” with Oyo Town as its capital, and an “Ibadan State” with Ibadan as its capital, has been…
A post on X (formerly Twitter) by user @amchidox shared a screenshot from The People’s Gazette allegedly quoting former Nigerian military head Yakubu Gowon as saying, “I was criticised for being too slow crushing Biafra secessionist but I did it.” Upon reviewing The People’s Gazette website to verify the context, we found that the article…
Old and new naira notes Source: Punch newspaper Claim: Various news channels and social media pages reported that the House of Representatives said the old 200, 500, 1,000 naira notes would cease to be legal tender on December 31, 2024. Full Text In recent years, Nigeria has undergone significant changes in its currency, particularly with…
A screenshot of the viral message. Claim: A WhatsApp message provides an online registration portal link for registration for the Ondo State ₦220 million soft loan for business owners and artisans in the state. Full Text Given the current economic hardship in Nigeria, which has several negative effects on businesses and the living conditions of…
