Did Global Temperatures Rise Above Pre-Industrial Levels In 2025? On January 15, 2026, a Reddit user, ClimateResilient claimed that the global temperature in 2025 rose above pre-industrial levels. This claim, shared on January 19, 2026 was picked from the SPOTAI platform, a disinformation tracker tool. VERIFICATION What is Pre-Industrial Level? The pre-industrial level refers to […]
Ex-President Buhari’s Aide, Ahmed Uses Misleading Images For Recent Protest In Israel
Ex-President Buhari’s Aide, Ahmed Uses Misleading Images For Recent Protest In Israel The media aide to late President Muhammadu Buhari, Bashir Ahmed, recently posted three images on X with the claim that Israelis are demanding for the resignation of its Prime Minister, Benjamin Netanyahu. The post is captioned, “Israelis take to the streets demanding Benjamin […]
What You Need To Know About Ghana’s VAT Reduction From 21.9% to 20%
What You Need To Know About Ghana’s VAT Reduction From 21.9% to 20% Ghana’s Finance Minister, Dr. Cassiel Ato Forson presented the 2026 National Budget to the parliament in November 2025. In this proposed budget, the government introduced major changes to its Value Added Tax, VAT, system as part of wider economic reforms. One headline […]
Will Bank Transfers Without Narrations Be Taxed Under Nigeria’s New Tax Law?
The claim that bank transfers without narrations will be taxed is FALSE. There is no provision in Nigerian tax law that a transfer becomes taxable simply because the narration is missing.
Understanding New Tax Regime As FIRS Changes Name To National Revenue Service
Understanding New Tax Regime As FIRS Changes Name To National Revenue Service On January 1, The Federal Inland Revenue Service, FIRS, was formally replaced by the Nigeria Revenue Service, NRS, as Nigeria’s central revenue authority. This change stems from the Nigeria Revenue Service (Establishment) Act, 2025, which repealed the old FIRS Act (2007) and created […]
Did President Trump Meet With The Nigerien Ambassador After Reciprocal Visa Ban?
The claim that Donald Trump invited the Nigerien Ambassador to the United States, despite Niger imposing a reciprocal ban on US citizens, is MISLEADING.
CLAIM: Nigeria’s VAT Rate Increases To 17 Percent Under New Tax Law
CLAIM: Nigeria’s VAT Rate Increases To 17 Percent Under New Tax Law On January 5, 2025, an X user @Avenata01 claimed that a radio station in Nigeria reported that the value added tax (VAT) rate had been raised to 17 percent following the implementation of the new tax law. The post which was a reply […]
Has Hushpuppi Been Released And Deported Back To Nigeria?
Has Hushpuppi Been Released And Deported Back To Nigeria? On December 27, 2025, a verified handle on X claimed that convicted internet fraudster, Ramon Abbas, popularly known as Hushpuppi, has been released from prison in the United States due to good behaviour, and deported back to Nigeria. The post which has images of a man […]
CLAIM: Niger And Burkina Faso Deliver 288 Fuel Tankers to Mali
CLAIM: Niger And Burkina Faso Deliver 288 Fuel Tankers to Mali On December 1, 2025, an X user @AfricanHub claimed that Burkina Faso has sent over 200 fuel tankers to Mali as a show of solidarity within the Alliance of Sahel States, AES, following Niger’s delivery of 88 tankers to Mali. The post had a […]
CLAIM: U.S. Nuclear-Powered Submarine Slipped Into Port Harcourt Waters Unannounced
CLAIM: U.S. Nuclear-Powered Submarine Slipped Into Port Harcourt Waters Unannounced A Facebook account, @INews claims that a U.S. nuclear-powered submarine “slipped into Port Harcourt waters” without notification, carrying “heavy strategic weapons. The post which was shared on November 16, 2025 had an image of a submarine and President Trump and Tinubu with a caption that […]
