10 of 12 claims from three Nigerian presidential candidates.
Source: Nigeria's January 2019 debate.
A range of ratings from incorrect to unproven and understated.
Eight of 10 claims from Obiageli Ezekwesili's presidential manifesto.
Source: Project Rescue Nigeria - the manifesto.
Three correct, two mostly correct, two incorrect, one unproven.
Nigeria is the highest producer of HIV-infected babies
Source: Sun newspaper (October 2018)
In 2016 Nigeria had the world’s highest number of children newly infected with HIV.
The current government has put Nigeria into a debt of $80 billion.
Source: Peoples Democratic Party vice presidential candidate Peter Obi (October 2018)
Nigeria’s public debt was $73.2 billion in June 2018.
In the first quarter of 2018, Nigeria earned N577 billion from exports of agricultural produce.
Source: Festus Keyamo, media director, Buhari Campaign Organisation (October 2018)
Agricultural exports earned N73.2 billion in the first quarter of 2018.
One out of every three adults in Nigeria has high blood pressure.
Source: Dr Okechukwu Ogah, president of the Nigerian Cardiac Society (October 2018)
28.9% of adults have high blood pressure.
One in 10 children in Nigeria does not reach their fifth birthday.
Source: Oxfam International (October 2018)
UN and Nigerian data supports the claim
Two claims on small-scale mining in Nigeria
Source: Abubakar Bwari, minister of mines and steel (August 2018)
One unproven, one incorrect
Nigeria has 15 suicides per 100,000 people, per year
Source: Spectator Index on Twitter (July 2018)
Nigeria’s suicide rate was 9.5 per 100,000 in 2016
Two claims about primary education in Nigeria
Source: Oando Foundation
Both claims incorrect