The Central Bank of Nigeria has instructed all bank customers to link their National Identification Number (NIN) and Bank Verification Number, BVN to their bank account (s). The apex bank had in a circular on December 1st 2023, directed that banks should place restrictions on all Tier 1 bank accounts without BVN. Tier 1

  Pascal Ibe, a reporter and editor with CrimeFacts will spend three months at Dubawa to participate in Kwame Karikari Fact-checking Fellowship. The Indigenous language Fact checking project is for three months and is a unique opportunity to contribute to the fight against misinformation and disinformation using the indigenous language in Anglophone West Africa. In

  By Pascal Ibe A female United States official has claimed in a viral video that Yoruba ethnic group is the largest in Africa. The unnamed US female official made the claim while delivering a speech at the Pennsylvania House of Representatives, Harrisburg, USA. In the viral video on TikTok and X(formerly) Twitter) which trended

By Pascal Ibe  On Feb.24, 2024 (last Saturday evening), Pastor Okezie J Atani.., a self acclaimed influencer and president Bola Tinubu supporter posted on his X, a photo of price and claimed that A.A Rano Nigeria has reduced the price of cooking gas by 50% due to the “approaching month of Ramadan.” A.A Rano Nigeria

  By Pascal Ibe The video where black soldiers are gyrating for foreign soldiers on Tuesday went viral on X platform,(formerly Twitter). The country name of the foreign soldiers cannot be ascertained as at time of fact checking this.   In a 30 second video, a verified X user, www.KRAKS.co @kraskTv posted and captioned it

  By Pascal Ibe There has been claims on social media that the Nigeria Customs is demanding 10,000 and and the National Identification Number (NiN) , before letting out food items to the beneficiaries in Lagos State. As at 4pm on Friday evening, the trend is third on the X platform trending list, with more

By Pascal Ibe  The International Press Center(IPC) has trained over 40 Journalists from Southeast and South South parts of the country on the use of Freedom Of Information(FOI) and Factscheck tools. The two days workshop, organized for journalists, took place in PortHarcourt ,River State, in collaboration with European Union (EU)-Support/funding to Democratic Governance in Nigeria

  A correspondent of the Vanguard Newspaper, Chinonso Alozie has emerged as Chairman of the Correspondents’ Chapel of the Nigerian Union of Journalists (NUJ), Imo council. Alozie, who emerged alongside five others, polled 20 votes to defeat his lone rival, Angela Nkwo-Akpolu of the Leadership Newspaper who scored 11 votes. Also, Mr Sabi Elemba of

  A video has been trending on Saturday which showed trucks conveying foodstuffs and animals being blocked from moving to the South part of Nigeria. In the the video seen by CrimeFacts, the trucks are said to have been blocked at Kara-Jebba, Mokwa area of Niger State. An online news medium, Intel Nigeria posted on

  After Wednesday night’s heroics to help Nigeria book a place in the final of the ongoing African Cup of Nations (AFCON), three altered photographs of Super Eagles goalkeeper Stanley Nwabali have gone viral on social media. Nwabali, who plays for Chippa United in the South African league, was the hero when Nigeria beat the