Fact-Check: Nigeria Does Not Have the World’s Highest Mortality Rate

Fact-Check: Nigeria Does Not Have the World’s Highest Mortality Rate 0
- News
- March 5, 2026
Claim: An X user, @talk2veee posted a video claiming Nigeria has the highest mortality rate in the world Verdict: False. Though Nigeria struggles with significant health issues, made worse by inadequate funding and ineffective governance. However, it is false to state that Nigeria leads the world in mortality rates. Full Story ‘Mortality rate’ refers to
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Fact-Check: True, Peter Obi Personally Spent Over ₦250 Million Supporting Healthcare in 2025?0
- Fact Check
- February 25, 2026
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
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Fact-Check: No, Senator Ireti Kingibe, AMAC Is Not Nigeria’s Largest Local Government 0
- Fact Check
- February 21, 2026
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
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Fact-Check: False! PDP, APC Candidates Did Not Withdraw from the Gwagwalada Area Council Contest on Election Morning 0
- Fact Check
- February 21, 2026
Claim: An X user , @Pharmacio001 shared a post, that the candidates of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and the All Progressives Congress (APC) for the Gwagwalada Area Council (FCT) had withdrawn from the FCT Area Council elections. Verdict: False Full Story The 2026 Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Area Council elections were scheduled for Saturday,
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