At a time when misinformation spreads like a wildfire and fake news are being peddled easily, POLITICS NIGERIA, in its support of an accountable media, has been fact-checking controversial claims capable of misleading the public.
At a time when misinformation spreads like wildfire and fake news is being peddled daily, POLITICS NIGERIA, in its support for accountable media, has been fact-checking controversial claims capable of misleading the public.A media report claimed that Nigeria’s finance minister, Zainab Ahmed announced that the government lost 700 billion Naira earmarked as COVID-19 Relief Funds to the fire outbreak that occurred at the Office of the Accountant-General in Abuja on Wednesday.“https://mystatenews.
Checks by POLITICS NIGERIA revealed that there are no records that Nigeria has received any 700 billion naira relief fund. In fact, according to the spokesperson of the OAGF, Henshaw Ogubike, normal services and official business have been restored in the office of Accountant General of the Federation barely 24 hours after the fire accident.
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