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Customs Confiscates Undeclared $2.2m Cash at Airports in Seven Months

The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) has made significant seizures of undeclared cash at various airports across the country between January and July 2025, totalling $2.209m.

PRNigeria Fact-Check: No Evidence Italian Dockworkers Blocked Saudi Arms Ship Allegedly Bound for Israel

PRNigeria Fact-Check: No Evidence Italian Dockworkers Blocked Saudi Arms Ship Allegedly Bound for Israel A viral post claiming that Italian dockworkers blocked a Saudi vessel transporting arms to Israel has been found to be misleading, according to an investigation by PRNigeria’s fact-check team. The post, widely...

JUST IN: Nigeria’s GDP Rebased to N205trn

The Statistician General of the Federation, Adeyemi Adeniran, said top five performing sectors include real estate, telecommunications and the oil and gas.

PRNigeria Factcheck Debunks Video Claims of Bandits Dying Mysteriously in Nupe Community

PRNigeria Factcheck Debunks Video Claims of Bandits Dying Mysteriously in Nupe Community A viral video claiming that bandits mysteriously died after abducting locals in a Nupe-speaking community in Kwara State has been found to be false and misleading. The widely circulated clip on WhatsApp depicts several...

PRNigeria Fact-Check Debunks Viral Hotel Room Video of “Cheating Wife and Driver” as Scripted Skit

PRNigeria Fact-Check Debunks Viral Hotel Room Video of “Cheating Wife and Driver” as Scripted Skit A viral video claiming to show a man catching his wife cheating with their driver in a hotel room has been confirmed to be entirely staged, not a real-life incident,...

Fake News and AI Fuel Surge in Captain Traoré’s Popularity

Fake News and AI Fuel Surge in Captain Traoré’s Popularity Captain Ibrahim Traoré, the 37-year-old military ruler of Burkina Faso, is gaining widespread admiration across Africa—not solely due to his political actions, but also through a meticulously crafted digital persona powered by fake news and...