scam Nigeria government child support grant online scam No, Nigerian government is not giving a N50,000 child support grant to every parent
false Nigeria Microsoft leaving false claim No evidence for online claims that tech giant Microsoft is pulling out of Nigeria
misleading Nigeria Babajide Sanwo-Olu minimum wage state workers misleading claim No, Nigerian governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu has not increased minimum wage for Lagos state workers to N70,000
false Nigeria financial crimes agency list fake list looting ex-governors false claim No, Nigeria’s financial crimes agency didn't release a list of 58 ex-governors accused of looting over N2 trillion in public funds
false Nigeria Israeli bill Bill outlaw Christianity criminalised false claim Old reports of Israeli bill outlawing Christian preaching resurface in Nigeria
false Nigeria OPay leaving withdrawn money false claim Ignore unverified reports that mobile money operator OPay is leaving Nigeria and urging customers to withdraw their money
false Nigeria Kenya Floods journalist false claim ‘Don’t believe everything you see on the internet’ – photo shows journalist reporting on Nigerian floods in 2022, not in Kenya in 2024
misleading Nigeria school photos misleading photos misleading claim No, viral photos don’t show the true state of Nigerian school in 2024
Nigeria military bases US France government false claim US, France deny plans for military bases in Nigeria, Nigerian government confirms no such proposals