Fact-Check: How True Are Sunday Dare’s Claims About Public Debt, Debt-to-GDP in Nigeria?

Fact-Check: How True Are Sunday Dare’s Claims About Public Debt, Debt-to-GDP in Nigeria?0
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- September 12, 2025
Claims: Mr. Sunday Dare, President Tinubu’s Special Adviser on Media and Public Communication, stated recently that Nigeria’s debt-to-GDP ratio is 40–45%, which he described as moderate compared to South Africa’s 70% and Ghana’s over 90%. Verdicts: Incorrect and Misleading There are three claims in his statement: The first claim is incorrect. Nigeria’s debt-to-GDP ratio is
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Fact Check: Hon. Bimbo Daramola’s Claims About Costs and Number of Ekiti Rehabilitated Roads Incorrect 0
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- September 6, 2025
Claims: A former member of the House of Representatives, and a chieftain of the All Progressives Congress, Hon. Bimbo Daramola claimed that Governor Oyebanji of Ekiti state spent over N20bn to complete Ado-Ekiti -Ifaki federal road, and rehabilitated about 98 intra-towns and intra state roads. Verdict: While available data shows that the State government spent
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Fact Check: President Tinubu’s Naira Stabilisation Claim is Misleading 0
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- September 3, 2025
Photo credit: ChatGPT AI image Claim: President Bola Ahmed Tinubu claimed that when he assumed office in 2023, the exchange rate was ₦1,900 to the U.S. dollar, but it has now appreciated to ₦1,350–₦1,450, showing signs of stabilisation. Verdict: President Tinubu’s assertion that the exchange rate was ₦1,900 to the dollar when he took office
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Fact Check: No, Nigerians Are Not Creating a Parallel Government in South Africa 0
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- August 29, 2025
CLAIM: Nigerians are creating a parallel government in South Africa and are facing deportation. VERIFICATION: False. The circulating video does not show Nigerians creating a parallel government in South Africa. It is an old video from an Igbo community family meeting in the diaspora, misrepresented to push false claims. FULL STORY A video recently surfaced
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