Is Nigeria’s Cross River state among the safest, as governor claimed?
Claims
Two claims about crime in Nigeria's Cross River state
Source: Cross River governor, Ben Ayade (June 2019)
checked
Verdict
Two incorrect
Reports: Nigeria
Nigeria ranked ‘15th in the world’ for suicide – but Lesotho tops African list
Claims
Two claims on Nigeria’s sucide ranking
Source: The Vanguard (June 2019)
checked
Verdict
One correct, one incorrect
No data shows 30% of Nigerian men ‘not biological fathers of their children’
Claim
Three out of 10 Nigerian men are not biological fathers of their children.
Source: The Vanguard
unproven
Verdict
A national survey of “paternity fraud” has not been conducted in Nigeria.
Coca-Cola is right: 50% of young women in northern Nigeria have no formal education
Claim
50% of young women in northern Nigeria have no formal education
Source: Coca-Cola Nigeria (March 2019)
correct
Verdict
Two reliable data sources show about half of women aged 15 to 24 in the north don’t attend school
Are there ‘100 million generators in private hands’ in Nigeria?
Claims
Nigeria has 100 million generators in private hands.
Source: 702 radio host Bongani Bingwa (March 2019)
unproven
Verdict
While electricity supply is erratic, there is no data on generator ownership in Nigeria.
Three in four Nigerian women use skin-lighteners? No data supports claim
Claim
77% of Nigerian women use skin lighteners
Source: International media reports
unproven
Verdict
No data supports claim
Uncertain Nigeria population data makes claim about stunted kids hard to verify
Claim
Nigeria has 11 million stunted children
Source: ThisDay newspaper (February 2019)
unproven
Verdict
Population data in Nigeria is uncertain
#WorldHealthDay: 10 quick facts about health in Africa
Does South Africa spend five times more on healthcare per person than Nigeria? Does one doctor serve 16,000 Kenyans? We’ve put together some startling facts from our work on the continent.
#WorldWaterDay: 10 facts – some surprising – about Africa’s water
How many people in the region don’t have safe water? Do Cape Town residents use it mainly for their pools and gardens? Do well-off Nairobians pay less for their water?
No proof for ‘12 million jobs’ in Nigeria’s rice industry, as presidential aide claimed
Claim
12 million jobs created in Nigeria’s rice production industry.
Source: Lauretta Onochie, aide to President Muhammadu Buhari (February 2019)
unproven
Verdict
No data exists to support the claim.