A recent website post on sftas.org.ng claims that the Nigerian Federal Civil Service Commission (FCSC) is conducting recruitment for 2025. According to the post, applications are open online at www.fedcivilservice.gov.ng until Monday, 3rd March 2025, with 70 vacancies available across various cadres. It further advises applicants to visit the portal, complete the application form, and…
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 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…
Claim: A post in People’s Gazette goes with the Headline “NNPCL transfers ownership of all petrol stations to Tinubu’s nephew”. In the body of the post, it claims that the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL) has transferred all its retained assets to OVH Energy Marketing Limited, the operator of Oando Petroleum, which is allegedly…
A screenshot circulating on WhatsApp, attributed to the Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister of the Economy, Adebayo Olawale Edun, claims that Edun stated that “Nigerians mostly especially northerners should hold their own brother, Buhari, responsible for the hardship and hunger. Buhari sold Nigeria’s crude oil for two years upfront and collected the money before…
On July 11, a post was made on Nairaland, with a claim that Senator Ndume stated that President “Tinubu Is Caged Inside Presidential Villa” The Story had gathered 26825 Views and over 500 comments and Likes at the time of writing this post. At the time this statement was made, Senator Mohammed Ali Ndume was…
A story was published on Instagram by a user @mazitundeednut claiming that the INEC chairman made a statement saying “ Flooding In Our Edo State Office Has Affected 4000 BVAS Machines” This story had gathered about 15,262 comments and about 49,304 likes at the time of making this verification. The Edo state Governorship election is…
Recently, a statement: “Nigeria is designed for backward, nothing works here, I have try all my Lagos tragedy, nothing is working” was attributed to President Bola Ahmed Tinubu., The post was from a Facebook page Igbo Times Magazine. It was posted on June 18 2024, and at the time of fact-checking this claim, the post…
A Facebook page Igbo Times Magazine published a post on May 21, 2024, by 11:09 A.M. a post saying: “I oversee the worst Presidential election petition since the history of Nigeria. The money offered to us, was what no judge can overlook, Tinubu failed woefully – Justice Monica Dongban-Mensem purportedly express regret”. The Post is…
