Nigeria

Get the latest Nigeria fact-checks from FactSpace West Africa, an independent, non-partisan organisation working to tackle mis/disinformation and propaganda across West Africa.

Nigeria’s imported Ebola Virus Disease (EVD): 10 key points worth noting

Shaban Abdur Rahman Alfa • October 29, 2026

FACT-CHECK: False! Atiku Abubakar has not contested the Nigerian presidency 8 times

Shaban Abdur Rahman Alfa • October 19, 2026

‘Wait first’ meme: How a Nigerian governor’s viral gesture has become a loved GIF

Shaban Abdur Rahman Alfa • August 20, 2026

FACT-CHECK: Governor’s claim that Lagos is bordered only by Atlantic Ocean and Ogun State is False

Rabiu Alhassan • July 23, 2026

Nigeria’s 2027 presidential election: How Tinubu, other opponents were elected to contest

Shaban Abdur Rahman Alfa • July 22, 2026

Fake news, digital cloning, deepfakes are ‘drawbacks of the social media age’ – Nigeria prez Bola Tinubu

Rabiu Alhassan • July 16, 2026

FACT-CHECK: Video of Lagos airport scuffle recirculated as Nigerian retaliation over South Africa xenophobia

Shaban Abdur Rahman Alfa • June 17, 2026

Peter Obi’s claim that ‘over 140 million Nigerians live in multidimensional poverty’ is unproven

Shaban Abdur Rahman Alfa • June 15, 2026

FACT-CHECK: US govt account on X falsely claims Nigeria evacuated citizens from South Africa, when only Ghana has

Shaban Abdur Rahman Alfa • June 8, 2026

Clean cooking strides in West Africa: Liberia, Sierra Leone, The Gambia lagging as Ghana, Nigeria lead

Shaban Abdur Rahman Alfa • May 25, 2026

FACT-SHEET: Nigeria hasn’t recorded hantavirus case

Shaban Abdur Rahman Alfa • May 11, 2026

False! Governor of Nigeria’s Kano State did not distribute panties, viral images manipulated

Shaban Abdur Rahman Alfa • April 29, 2026