Nigeria
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Editorial
EDITORIAL: Coup Rumours and Electoral Reforms: Testing the Integrity of Nigeria’s Democracy
During the swearing-in of Prof. Joash Ojo Amupitan (SAN) as the sixth substantive chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission…
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Fact Check
FactCheck: No, Innoson’s Founder Never Said He Would Not Invest in Lagos State
BY: Mustapha Lawal Claim: A viral quote attributed to Innocent Chukwuma, the founder and chairman of Innoson Vehicle Manufacturing (IVM),…
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Fact Check
Fact-Check: No, the Federal Government Has Not Scrapped JAMB
BY: Abdulraheem Muhammed Claim: Following the Federal Ministry of Education’s October 13, 2025, press release on new admission reforms, several…
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FactCheckAfrica Empowers Youth and Journalists in Ibadan on AI for Civic Engagement and Accountability
As part of its Digital Democracy Lab initiative under the Nigeria Youth Futures Fund (NYFF) Catalyst Grant, FactCheckAfrica has trained…
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Editorial
EDITORIAL: Who Guards the Truth? The Shared and Shifting Burden of Nigeria’s Information Space
When the Foundation for Investigative Journalism (FIJ) published an article titled “FLASHBACK: Joash Amupitan, New INEC Chair, Once Argued Budget…
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Fact Check
Fact-Check: No, Chinese Government Did Not Warn its Citizens to Avoid Investing In Real Estate in Lagos
BY: Oluwaseye Ogunsanya Claim: Aniji MIT, an X user claimed on his page that the Chinese Government has warned its…
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Fact Check
FACT-CHECK: Students Must Submit Final-year Project Before NYSC, But No Evidence of New Uniform ”Khaki” Policy
By Mustapha Lawal Claim: A viral Facebook post, also circulating across several WhatsApp groups, claims that students must now submit…
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Editorial
Deepfakes, Disinformation, and Nigeria’s National Security
Recently the Chief of Army Staff, Lt.-Gen. Olufemi Oluyede, stated that deepfakes, disinformation, and doctored photographs were a critical danger…
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Articles
Disinformation, Geopolitics, and the Gendered Battle for Truth: Day Two at the Africa Facts Summit 2025
As conversations around fact-checking deepened on the second day of the Africa Facts Summit 2025 in Dakar, Senegal, the themes…
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Articles
Africa Facts Summit 2025: Fact-Checking’s Future, Funding Crises, and New Frontiers Mark Day One
Mustapha Lawal reports from Dakar The Africa Facts Summit 2025 opened on October 1 in Dakar, Senegal, gathering more than…
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