ICT outstrips oil and gas in Nigeria’s economy – but error in minister’s comparison
Nigeria’s communications minister, claimed ICT made up 13.9% of the country’s gross domestic product, and oil and gas only 8.8%. We checked.
On International Women’s Day Coca-Cola Nigeria tweeted a video claiming 50% of young women in northern Nigeria have no formal education.
The Spectator Index tweeted that Nigeria had 15 suicides per 100,000 people, per year, citing the World Health Organization as its source.
The Nation newspaper quoted the Oando Foundation who claimed 40% of primary school teachers are unqualified, 50% of grade six pupils cant.
Former governor of Cross River state made a number of claims to argue that Nigeria's education system is in crisis, we checked his claims.
Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari outlined some of his government’s achievements over the past three years, we checked his claims.
The Organization for the Advancement of Nigerians claimed that Nigerians are the most educated immigrants in the US. We checked their claim.
Did you know that our work is free to read and share? Support our work to continue reading.
Subscribe to our newsletterSupport independent fact-checking in Africa.
Make a donation