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Checking the BBC's claims about Buhari’s poor economic legacy in Nigeria – and new president Tinubu’s headache
A series of reports published by the influential UK public broadcaster made several claims about Nigeria's economy. We checked some of them.
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FACTSHEET: Five questions about Nigeria’s ‘secretive’ oil and gas industry
Nigeria is a major oil producer, and wants the real owners of assets in the crucial industry to be known. Why does this matter?
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.
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.