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FACT CHECK: Is it true that Olagunsoye Oyinlola and Olusola Obada Governed Osun State 2003-2010 on a Christian/Christian Ticket?

FACT CHECK: Is it true that Olagunsoye Oyinlola and Olusola Obada Governed Osun State 2003-2010 on a Christian/Christian Ticket? Claim: A post circulating on social media (Facebook) claims that Osun State ran a Christian-Christian mandate with a Governor and Deputy Governor respectively from 2010 to...

Fact-Check: Did National Church Leaders Pay Solidarity Visit to APC’s Vice Presidential Candidate, Kashim Shettima? 

Fact-Check: Did National Church Leaders Pay Solidarity Visit to APC’s Vice Presidential Candidate, Kashim Shettima? Claim: Some users on a Facebook open group, Tinubu Media Team, published a claim that National Church Leaders paid a solidarity visit to congratulate Senator Kashim Shettima on his emergence...

Foreign Investments Into Nigeria Declines By $6.91bn — NBS

Foreign Investments Into Nigeria Declines By $6.91bn — NBS   The National Bureau of Statistics, NBS, has said foreign investments into Nigeria had declined by 81.46 per cent ($6.91bn) from $8.49bn in the first quarter of 2019 to $1.57billion in the corresponding quarter of 2022. The bureau...

Why Reps Probe 5-Year Fuel Subsidy, Allege N2.9tr Diversion

Why Reps Probe 5-Year Fuel Subsidy, Allege N2.9tr Diversion The House of Representatives has set up an ad hoc committee to investigate the petroleum products subsidy regime from 2017 to 2021. The committee is also to query an alleged $7 billion (about N2.905 trillion) oil...

All-commodity Terms Of Trade Drops By 0.14% in Q1, 2022

All-commodity Terms Of Trade Drops By 0.14% in Q1, 2022   The National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) said that the All-commodity Terms of Trade (TOT) index fell by 0.14 per cent in the first quarter of 2022 (Q1 ’22). This represents a 0.11 percentage point quarter-on-quarter (QoQ)...

Nigerian Insurance Sector Records 15.68% Growth In Q1, 2022

Nigerian Insurance Sector Records 15.68% Growth In Q1, 2022     The Nigerian insurance sector grew by 15.68 per cent in the first quarter of the 2022 financial period, according to figures obtained from the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) on the country’s Gross Domestic Product. The statement...