Nigeria spends more on national assembly than on education? Analyst gets it wrong
With Nigeria set to hold elections next year, the search for a new president is gathering momentum. But does a claim about the current leade...
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With Nigeria set to hold elections next year, the search for a new president is gathering momentum. But does a claim about the current leade...
Proposed new regulations to control current and future pandemics are set to replace the Covid-19 state of disaster’s emergency measures.
Has Nigeria’s debt profile increased by N4 trillion in just six years? That’s the claim by BizWatchNigeria. And it’s not true.
The head of a health consultancy claimed South Africa was “the most obese country in Africa”. We took a closer look at his evidence.
Does Bola Tinubu's claim about fatalities on the country’s roads add up?
Nigeria’s Guardian newspaper recently painted an alarming picture of cardiovascular diseases in Africa’s most populous country. Is it right?
A prominent member of parliament suggested South African cops can’t shoot back when shot at. But he's wrong.
The police ministry has been making a spirited case for changes to the country’s primary gun law. But, not all its claims add up.
While both the absolute numbers and the rate have grown since 1994, the graphic gets the figures wrong.
Most recent survey data by Nigerian authorities put the number at 46 or 47 million people – very concerning, but far behind India.
A state of emergency would give the president more power, and he would retain control of the military.
Experts caution Kenyan schools traditionally focus too much on high-performing students and not enough on what students are learning.
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