No, Federal Government Is Not Giving N50,000 Child Support Nigerian Parents
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- April 15, 2024

Claim: An X user, @mickoly, shared a chart claiming President Bola Tinubu released ₦36 million for health coverage in 2025, while Peter Obi spent over ₦250 million of his personal funds supporting healthcare. Verdict: The claim is true. Publicly available data shows N330m was spent supporting nursing colleges, mission hospitals, and primary healthcare infrastructure. Background

Claim: An X user claims that the elected chairman of the Gwagwalada council has decamped to the All Progressive Congress Verdict: False Full Text: On the 23rd of February, 2026, an X user, @enevene2003, claimed that the elected chairman of Gwagwalada Council has decamped to the All Progressives Congress. The tweets read thus: “The newly

There have been a variety of responses to the February 21 Council elections in the Federal Capital Territory, where the APC secured five of the six chairmanship positions, and the PDP won one seat. The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) announced the winners of the six area councils — Abuja Municipal Area Council (AMAC), Bwari,

The just-concluded Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Area Council elections had poor provisions for Persons with Disabilities (PWDs) at many polling stations in the Abuja Municipal Area Council (AMAC), sparking fresh worries about how inclusive Nigeria’s voting process really is. Most polling units lacked adequate support for many types of PWDs, despite INEC’s repeated promises to
Claim: A viral video circulating online claims President Tinubu has announced when Nnamdi Kanu will be released. Verdict: False Full Text: NDRFactcheck found a video circulating online claiming that President Bola Tinubu announced when Nnamdi Kanu would be released in a broadcast. The thirteen-minute video, part of which reads, “The matter of Mazi Nnamdi Kanu

Claim: Senator Ireti Kingibe stated that the Abuja Municipal Area Council (AMAC) is the largest local government in Nigeria. Verdict: Claim is misleading Full Story Ireti Kingibe was elected in 2023 on the platform of the Labour Party as the senator representing the Federal Capital Territory (FCT). During her campaign, she argued that the FCT



