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Africa Check @africacheck.org · 5d

📸 United for truth at #AfricaFactsSummit2025!

From every corner of Africa, fact-checkers & info integrity experts came together — and for the first time ever, in a French-speaking country. 🇸🇳

A milestone of growth, resilience & collaboration in the fight against misinformation. 🌍

Africa Check @africacheck.org · 13h

🎤 On 26 Sept, Africa Check’s #Kenya editor Alphonce Shiundu spoke at Zetech University on “Info resilience in the age of AI”! Over 200 journalism students from 11 universities explored mis/disinformation, our work & the Africa Fact-Checking Awards. 📰✨ #MediaLiteracy #FactChecking #AfricaCheck

Africa Check @africacheck.org · 1d

Truth has a cost. Every fact-check takes hours of research to expose scams, stop harmful health claims, and hold the powerful accountable. None of this is possible without you.

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Africa Check @africacheck.org · 1d

However, no verifiable data supports the president’s claim of N30 billion or 153,000 beneficiaries. africacheck.info/tinubu_indep...

Fact or spin? Fact-checking Nigerian president Tinubu’s Independence Day economics

Marking the country’s 65th Independence Day, Bola Tinubu claimed several economic achievements by his government. We investigated 18.

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Africa Check @africacheck.org · 1d

Credicorp, a government-backed finance institution, was set up to expand consumer credit in Nigeria. By June 2025, it had disbursed loans to 100,000 people and later distributed 50 tricycles in Lagos. Its website reports 111,000 beneficiaries and over N19.5 billion disbursed.

Africa Check @africacheck.org · 1d

Claim: “Credicorp … has granted 153,000 Nigerians N30 billion affordable loans for vehicles, solar energy, home upgrades, digital devices, and more.”

Verdict: Unproven africacheck.info/tinubu_indep...

Fact or spin? Fact-checking Nigerian president Tinubu’s Independence Day economics

Marking the country’s 65th Independence Day, Bola Tinubu claimed several economic achievements by his government. We investigated 18.

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Africa Check @africacheck.org · 1d

According to the NBS, rail transport grew by 43.8% in the second quarter of 2025, and water by 27.9%. In the first quarter of 2025, rail grew by 28.95% and water by 3.46%. africacheck.info/tinubu_indep...

Fact or spin? Fact-checking Nigerian president Tinubu’s Independence Day economics

Marking the country’s 65th Independence Day, Bola Tinubu claimed several economic achievements by his government. We investigated 18.

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Africa Check @africacheck.org · 1d

Claim: “Rail and water transport grew by over 40% and 27%, respectively.”

Verdict: Correct africacheck.info/tinubu_indep...

Fact or spin? Fact-checking Nigerian president Tinubu’s Independence Day economics

Marking the country’s 65th Independence Day, Bola Tinubu claimed several economic achievements by his government. We investigated 18.

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Africa Check @africacheck.org · 1d

Tinubu said coal mining rebounded strongly, and @nbs_nigeria data supports this. The sector fell 22.28% in early 2025 but surged 57.53% in the second quarter, making it the fastest-growing sector, ahead of quarrying (45.86%) and rail transport (43.08%).

Africa Check @africacheck.org · 1d

Claim: “Coal mining recovered dramatically from a 22% decline in Q1 [2025] to 57.5% growth in Q2 [2025], becoming one of Nigeria’s fastest-growing sectors.”

Verdict: Correct

Africa Check @africacheck.org · 1d

Nigeria depends heavily on oil for revenue. Production averaged just over 1 million barrels per day in May 2023. By July 2025, it rose to 1.51 million bpd, with the petroleum commission reporting 1.54 million in January and 1.63 million in August 2025. africacheck.info/tinubu_indep...

Fact or spin? Fact-checking Nigerian president Tinubu’s Independence Day economics

Marking the country’s 65th Independence Day, Bola Tinubu claimed several economic achievements by his government. We investigated 18.

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Africa Check @africacheck.org · 1d

Claim: “Oil production rebounded to 1.68 million barrels per day from barely 1 million in May 2023.”

Verdict: Mostly correct africacheck.info/tinubu_indep...

Fact or spin? Fact-checking Nigerian president Tinubu’s Independence Day economics

Marking the country’s 65th Independence Day, Bola Tinubu claimed several economic achievements by his government. We investigated 18.

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Africa Check @africacheck.org · 1d

FIRS reported N21.7 trillion in federal tax collections for 2024, but without full national data, Tinubu’s claim can’t be independently verified. africacheck.info/tinubu_indep...

Fact or spin? Fact-checking Nigerian president Tinubu’s Independence Day economics

Marking the country’s 65th Independence Day, Bola Tinubu claimed several economic achievements by his government. We investigated 18.

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Africa Check @africacheck.org · 1d

Nigeria’s last official tax-to-GDP ratio was 10.86% in 2021, with no newer data since. The Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) aims to raise it to 18% by 2026, while the IMF estimated it at 9.4% in 2023, citing revised GDP figures. africacheck.info/tinubu_indep...

Fact or spin? Fact-checking Nigerian president Tinubu’s Independence Day economics

Marking the country’s 65th Independence Day, Bola Tinubu claimed several economic achievements by his government. We investigated 18.

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Africa Check @africacheck.org · 1d

Claim: “Our tax-to-GDP ratio has risen to 13.5% from less than 10%.”

Verdict: Unproven africacheck.info/tinubu_indep...

Fact or spin? Fact-checking Nigerian president Tinubu’s Independence Day economics

Marking the country’s 65th Independence Day, Bola Tinubu claimed several economic achievements by his government. We investigated 18.

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Africa Check @africacheck.org · 1d

We couldn't verify this as Nigeria's budget office has failed to publish a quarterly budget implementation report for nearly a year, in violation of the law. africacheck.info/tinubu_indep...

Fact or spin? Fact-checking Nigerian president Tinubu’s Independence Day economics

Marking the country’s 65th Independence Day, Bola Tinubu claimed several economic achievements by his government. We investigated 18.

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Africa Check @africacheck.org · 1d

Claim: “ … to below 50%.”

Verdict: Unproven africacheck.info/tinubu_indep...

Fact or spin? Fact-checking Nigerian president Tinubu’s Independence Day economics

Marking the country’s 65th Independence Day, Bola Tinubu claimed several economic achievements by his government. We investigated 18.

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Africa Check @africacheck.org · 1d

In the second quarter of 2023, Nigeria earned N2.5 trillion and spent N1.6 trillion on debt servicing - 64.4%. For the first half of the year, revenue was N4.12 trillion and debt servicing N3.58 trillion - 86.9%. Both are well below 97%. africacheck.info/tinubu_indep...

Fact or spin? Fact-checking Nigerian president Tinubu’s Independence Day economics

Marking the country’s 65th Independence Day, Bola Tinubu claimed several economic achievements by his government. We investigated 18.

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Africa Check @africacheck.org · 2d

🚰 Johannesburg’s water crisis has become a political flashpoint. Veteran politician Helen Zille made 6 claims about Joburg & Cape Town’s water infrastructure.

We fact-checked them:
✅ 2 correct
❌ 4 incorrect

🔎 Read more: africacheck.info/zille_water

Fact-checking Helen Zille’s claims about Johannesburg’s water crisis

Zille clashed with radio host Anele Mdoda, making claims about water infrastructure. We tested them for accuracy.

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Africa Check @africacheck.org · 1d

Claim: “Our debt service-to-revenue ratio has been significantly reduced from 97% ...”

Verdict: Incorrect africacheck.info/tinubu_indep...

Fact or spin? Fact-checking Nigerian president Tinubu’s Independence Day economics

Marking the country’s 65th Independence Day, Bola Tinubu claimed several economic achievements by his government. We investigated 18.

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Africa Check @africacheck.org · 1d

Annual GDP growth compares a country’s total output for the year with that of the previous year. It differs from quarterly growth, which compares output in one quarter with the same period the year before. This makes it misleading to compare a quarterly GDP growth rate with a yearly projection.

Africa Check @africacheck.org · 1d

Claim: “… and [the growth] outpaced the 3.4% projected by the International Monetary Fund.”

Verdict: Misleading africacheck.info/tinubu_indep...

Fact or spin? Fact-checking Nigerian president Tinubu’s Independence Day economics

Marking the country’s 65th Independence Day, Bola Tinubu claimed several economic achievements by his government. We investigated 18.

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Africa Check @africacheck.org · 1d

Claim: “The second quarter 2025 gross domestic product grew by 4.23% – Nigeria’s fastest pace in four years …”

Verdict: Correct africacheck.info/tinubu_indep...

Africa Check @africacheck.org · 1d

Marking Nigeria’s’s 65th Independence Day, president Bola Tinubu claimed several economic achievements by his government, from GDP growth and inflation to revenue and trade balance.

We investigated 18 of them. africacheck.info/tinubu_indep...

Fact or spin? Fact-checking Nigerian president Tinubu’s Independence Day economics

Marking the country’s 65th Independence Day, Bola Tinubu claimed several economic achievements by his government. We investigated 18.

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Africa Check @africacheck.org · 2d

Truth has a cost. Every fact-check takes hours of research to expose scams, stop harmful health claims, and hold the powerful accountable. None of this is possible without you.

🌍 Support independent fact-checking. Donate today: africacheck.org/donate

Join in the fight against harmful misinformation

We depend on donations to bring you quality, fact-based information and keep public figures accountable.

africacheck.org

Africa Check @africacheck.org · 2d

Experts say levels above 35% indicate poor performance, reflecting years of neglect, underinvestment, and weak management. africacheck.info/zille_water

Fact-checking Helen Zille’s claims about Johannesburg’s water crisis

Zille clashed with radio host Anele Mdoda, making claims about water infrastructure. We tested them for accuracy.

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