Nigerian diaspora group’s claims on jobs, inflation and national productivity don’t add up
The Nigeria Diaspora Youth Coalition tried to draw attention to the Nigerian economy. It got a lot wrong.
The Nigeria Diaspora Youth Coalition tried to draw attention to the Nigerian economy. It got a lot wrong.
In August, a spate of media reports brought bad news for Nigerians – that they now had the highest unemployment rate in the world.
A series of reports published by the influential UK public broadcaster made several claims about Nigeria's economy. We checked some of them.
Nigeria’s labour and productivity minister is blaming the country’s high unemployment on its economic woes since 2015. Is he right?
Sam Ohuabunwa gave a scathing review of outgoing president Muhammadu Buhari’s administration. Did he get his facts right?
President Muhammadu Buhari has been keen to talk up his legacy as the February 2023 elections approach. We go deeper behind the numbers.
In a statement the main opposition party in Imo state, the Peoples Democratic Party, tore into the state leadership.
Dr Obadiah Mailafia, a former deputy governor of the central bank, claimed that youth unemployment in Nigeria is ‘almost getting to 70%’.
President Buhari’s re-election campaign media director, stated Nigeria earned N577 billion from agricultural exports in quarter one of 2018.
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