development
How many Nigerians abroad? And how much cash do they send home?
An online publication claims there are more than 15 million Nigerians in the diaspora who send home about US$25 billion every year. We fact-...
BLOG: What we learned from fact-checking the Covid-19 infodemic on WhatsApp in Kenya
With movement restrictions in place due to Covid-19, unverified information still found a way of travelling, whether among family, colleague...
Donald Trump’s ‘foreign policy’: Fact-checking US$166 bn China-Africa trade claim
A prominent South African online news publisher claimed that the USA's lack of engagement with Africa has accelerated China's influence
Nigeria’s population, economy and history: fact-checking Buhari’s independence day speech
In celebration of 60 years of Independence President Buhari made a number of claims in his address, we looked into these claims.
World Bank uses outdated stats as it announces $500m Nigeria education plan
World Bank uses outdated stats as it announces US$500 million in funding to help educate girls in Nigeria
Is Nigeria ‘officially broke’? Why prominent economist’s warning needs a larger view
Prominent economist and former deputy governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, said the government’s debt burden had made the country broke.