Nigeria spends more on national assembly than on education? Analyst gets it wrong
With Nigeria set to hold elections next year, the search for a new president is gathering momentum. But does a claim about the current leade...
With Nigeria set to hold elections next year, the search for a new president is gathering momentum. But does a claim about the current leade...
A leading national newspaper made several claims about Nigeria’s education sector. We took a closer look at six of them.
A widely reported press release misrepresented a study of fatal crashes in South Africa. We explain the details.
We look back at the worst use of statistics from 2021.
We unpack how poverty is defined in South Africa ahead of the November local elections.
An article published in many Nigerian newspapers made several claims about the state of learning in the country. We took a look at them.
A member of management for the Afrikaner-rights group AfriForum rubbished the state of South African education. We sorted the wheat from the...
In a widely listened-to podcast, the BBC made the startling claim that more than a million Africans die each year on the continent’s roads. ...
A new study argues for an expanded definition of media literacy.
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