On May 19, 2024, an advertisement in the name of the Federal Ministry of Health was posted on the Facebook by applyjunkie.com. It reads: “There are current openings for Nigerians interested here. Apply if you are eligible and interested”. This sparked some curiosity as many people were already indicating interest. Therefore, there was the need…
Claim: APPLY FOR MINISTRY OF ENVIRONMENT RECRUITMENT 2024 A misleading post on Facebook has claimed that the Federal Government through the Federal Ministry of Environment is conducting a recruitment. The information was posted on Facebook by “Recruitment Nigeria” on May 11, 2024, urging innocent Nigerians to apply by clicking the apply button on the post….
A viral picture being shared across social media, especially WhatsApp, claims the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of the United Nations is recruiting 1779 to join the agency in Nigeria. The recruitment advert partly read “Qualified and interested individuals must send their application documents consisting of well detailed CV and Cover Letter to gombess190.outlook.com not…
On May 20, 2024, a Facebook user, Samuel Iyobosa Osemeke, posted that the Edo state gubernatorial candidate of the APC Senator Monday Okpehbolo had been extended an invitation by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission over allegations of Naira abuse. An extensive search was carried out to ascertain the authenticity of the post, which would…
A campaign poster featuring former Vice President, Atiku Abubaka and the Labour Party Presidential candidate during the 2023 election, Peter Obi, was posted on facebook by one Kennedy Nosa on Friday, May 17, 2024. Nosa, according to his bio on Facebook is a “Journalist, Public Affairs Commentator, Public Analyst and PR Consults”. The campaign with…
A photo showing the Presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP) in 2023 election, Peter Gregory Obi, kneeling beside President Bola Tinubu was posted on Facebook by an account “Satire TV”, with the caption “Guess what Peter Obi said to Tinubu here? Be nice in your guess”, was posted on May 10, 2024, at 02:42…
Claim: FG is paying ₦50,000 grant to Nigerian Youth A viral WhatsApp message claims that President Bola Tinubu has approved the payment of ₦50,000 Presidential Conditional Grant Scheme for Nigerian youth, and that the Batch B portal is open. The post contains a registration link for Nigerians to register: https://lnkshk.com/fg-50k-cash-grants, with the title FG ₦50,000…
On Sunday, May 19, 2024, a controversial post claiming that Senator Hope Uzodimma declined Governor Siminalayi Fubara’s invitation to Rivers State surfaced on social media. The content of this post was so disturbing that in a twinkle of an eye, the comment section was filled with netizens attacking Uzodimma. The controversy that trailed this post,…
A video showcasing the Niger State agricultural development under the administration of Governor Muhammed Umar Bago contains manipulated content and non-existent images. The 9-minutes-51-seconds video posted by a YouTube page, identified as Inter Vlog was posted on May 5, 2024. The video captioned “HE BOUGHT 1000 TRACTORS FOR MECHANIZED FARMING IN NIGER STATE NIGERIA. WATCH”…
On April 23, 2024, Vanguard News paper , published a story with the headline FG set to commission Nigeria’s largest Lithium Processing Plant in Nasarawa, a month later, on May 10, 2024, Business Day, Daily Post published a story with the headline ‘Nigeria’s Largest Lithium plant Unveiled in Nigeria’. The lithium plant is said to…