FACT CHECK: Opay Not Giving out N10,000 as Ramadan Gift
Claim: A post circulated through whatsapp group, claiming that opay is giving out a token of N10,000 as a ramadan gift. Verdict: FALSE! Full Text A viral message was…
FACT-CHECK: Viral reports of Abuja residents invading NEMA warehouse misleading
IN SHORT: Viral news reports have claimed that, in response to the economic hardship in Nigeria, Abuja residents have invaded a warehouse belonging to the Nigerian Emergency Management Agency (NEMA)…
FACT-CHECK: Are Nollywood Stars, Saidi, Faithia Balogun set to remarry?
Claim: Nollywood Stars, Saheed Balogun and Fathia Balogun set to remarry Verdict: Misleading! The original claim emerged from a clickbait headline in 2022 and has been in circulation since then…
FACT-CHECK: Is Oyo State Government Sharing N25, 000 6Months Palliative Funds?
By Hayatullahi Folorunsho Mudathir A claim has been circulating on WhatsApp and Facebook that the Oyo State Government has opened an application for the second batch of 25,000 Naira 6Months…
Fact-check: No! UDUS Not Giving out Admission Yet
By Dauda Musbau Claim: A Facebook user claimed that the Usmanu Danfodiyo University, Sokoto (UDUS) has begun the release of admission for the 2023/2024 academic session. FULL TEXT…
FACT-CHECK: Has FG Approved Payment of 75,000 Students Bursary For all Student Across The Nation?
By Hayatullahi Folorunsho Mudathir A claim has been circulating via whatsapp message that the Federal Government has approved the payment of 75,000 Naira student bursary for all students across the…
Misleading! The National Bureau of Statistics is not currently recruiting
By Dauda Musbau CLAIM: A certain webpage claims that the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) will soon commence its recruitment exercise, offering prospective applicants a platform to learn about…
FACT-CHECK: Is Davido Sharing Airtime and Data to Celebrate Twins arrival?
By Hayatullahi Folorunsho Mudathir A claim has been circulating on WhatsApp that a Nigerian music artiste, David Adedeji Adeleke, popularly called Davido is sharing 5,000 naira airtime and 10GB data…
NO! Bandits Did not Attack UDUS Campus
By: Hayatullahi Folorunsho Mudathir In the late hour of Monday 2nd October, 2023, a false claim of bandits attack on Usmanu Danfodiyo University, Sokoto main campus left students on the…
FACT-CHECK: Has NUC Approved New Courses to be Offered at UDUS?
By: Faruq Ibrahim Olaoti On Wednesday, 13th of September, 2023, a claim circulated on Social Media that the National Universities Commission (NUC) has approved new courses to be offered…