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Kunle Adebajo

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Nigeria, Uttar Pradesh
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Coronavirus: How Abrupt NYSC Camps Shutdown Endangered Corps Members - HumAngle

Coronavirus: How Abrupt NYSC Camps Shutdown Endangered Corps Members - HumAngle

humangle.ng — Thousands of corps members were left stranded after the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) abruptly shut down camping activities. The closure, made on March 18, was a response to the coronavirus outbreak in the country. However, very poor thoughts were given to the welfare and safety of the corps members.
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Is landmass powering violence in Nigeria's northern states? Here's what the data say - HumAngle

Is landmass powering violence in Nigeria's northern states? Here's what the data say - HumAngle

humangle.ng — The steady rise of violent extremism and its resulting conflicts has rendered Nigeria unsafe. In the past decade, the terrorist group Boko Haram, and its splinter organisations, ANSARU and the Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP), have caused the deaths of over 30,000 people and the displacement of another 2.2 million.
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Nigerian startup Dataphyte focuses on data-driven storytelling

Nigerian startup Dataphyte focuses on data-driven storytelling

ijnet.org — Data journalism has been around since the 1960s, but despite tremendous improvements in computer and internet technology, many reporters in Nigeria still struggle to work at this crucial intersection of journalism and numbers. However, one media enterprise, Dataphyte, is gearing up to make a difference.
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IELTS: Nigerians are questioning why they have to prove they can speak English ㅡ every two years ...

IELTS: Nigerians are questioning why they have to prove they can speak English ㅡ every two years ...

The International Center for Investigative Reporting (ICIR) — AFEES Agboola is no stranger to speaking the English language, and that is an understatement. He started teaching the language as far back as 2006 during his teaching practice as a student in the college of education. In 2012, he was admitted to the University of Ilorin where he studied Primary Education and minored in English.
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Two years after controversially suspending student-athletes, Michael Okpara varsity hounds their ...

Two years after controversially suspending student-athletes, Michael Okpara varsity hounds their ...

The International Center for Investigative Reporting (ICIR) — NEARLY two years ago, Michael Okpara University of Agriculture Umudike (MOUAU), Abia State, suspended two student-athletes indefinitely for boycotting an international taekwondo contest. While the students are still on suspension, the management has now invited their coach, Okechi Onwuka, "to answer questions on the alleged act of insubordination and incitement of two students' athletics [sic] to boycott World University Games in Taipei".
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CHECK: Did Lai Mohammed describe Nigeria as the world's 'safest' country to live in? | The ICIR

CHECK: Did Lai Mohammed describe Nigeria as the world's 'safest' country to live in? | The ICIR

The International Center for Investigative Reporting (ICIR) — THOUGH news reports published on Monday quoted the Information Minister Lai Mohammed, saying Nigeria is the "safest and freest country" to live in the world, there is no record showing he made this statement. "Nigeria is safest country to live in the world - Lai Mohammed," Daily Post's headline read before replacing "safest" with "freest".
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FACT CHECK: No social media bill before NASS and three other recent lies from Lai Mohammed | The ...

FACT CHECK: No social media bill before NASS and three other recent lies from Lai Mohammed | The ...

The International Center for Investigative Reporting (ICIR) — NIGERIA's information and culture minister Lai Mohammed, during a recent visit to London, was featured by Deutsche Welle (DW) in an half-hour-long interview the German news channel shared on Wednesday. The minister responded to questions on a number of allegations against the country, including human rights violations, extrajudicial killings, corruption, lack of transparency in the extractive sector, and lack of press freedom.
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EMBARRASSING: Website of Nigerian embassy in China last updated in 2013 despite coronavirus outbr...

EMBARRASSING: Website of Nigerian embassy in China last updated in 2013 despite coronavirus outbr...

The International Center for Investigative Reporting (ICIR) — THE official website of the Nigerian Embassy in Beijing, China was last updated around 2013 despite an ongoing threat from novel coronavirus, that broke out earlier this month in Wuhan, China, and has since killed over 200 people.
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INTEGRITY: Meet Funsho, Nigerian cabman who has not bribed policemen in over three decades | The ...

INTEGRITY: Meet Funsho, Nigerian cabman who has not bribed policemen in over three decades | The ...

The International Center for Investigative Reporting (ICIR) — IT STARTED as a typical inter-state journey in Nigeria would: with street vendors eagerly advertising their products, agberos (area boys) quarrelling over how to split the fare, an overloaded car, and a trip to the filling station. But there was a trait passengers soon discovered about the driver, 58-year-old Funsho Odunayo Lawal, which they found astonishing.
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INTEGRITY: Meet Funsho, Nigerian cabman who has not bribed policemen in over three decades | The ...

INTEGRITY: Meet Funsho, Nigerian cabman who has not bribed policemen in over three decades | The ...

The International Center for Investigative Reporting (ICIR) — IT STARTED as a typical inter-state journey in Nigeria would: with street vendors eagerly advertising their products, agberos (area boys) quarrelling over how to split the fare, an overloaded car, and a trip to the filling station. But there was a trait passengers soon discovered about the driver, 58-year-old Funsho Odunayo Lawal, which they found astonishing.
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FACT CHECK: Femi Adesina exaggerated, there weren't 10 bombings a day before Buhari | The ICIR

FACT CHECK: Femi Adesina exaggerated, there weren't 10 bombings a day before Buhari | The ICIR

The International Center for Investigative Reporting (ICIR) — FEMI Adesina, spokesman to President Muhammadu Buhari said there were as many as 10 bombings in a single day before Buhari's administration started in 2015. This is not true, according to checks by The ICIR. Adesina made the claim, on Sunday, during an interview aired on Channels Television while reacting to recent terrorist attacks, including a bomb blast in Borno state that morning.
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REMINDER: Nigerian Law School has retained controversial grading system despite promise | The ICI...

REMINDER: Nigerian Law School has retained controversial grading system despite promise | The ICI...

The International Center for Investigative Reporting (ICIR) — DESPITE an announcement made last year, the Nigerian Law School (NLS) has stuck to its conventional-but controversial-grading system where students are ranked based on the subjects in which they perform most woefully.
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No ID card, no treatment: How Unilorin clinic endangers student lives with rigid demands | The IC...

No ID card, no treatment: How Unilorin clinic endangers student lives with rigid demands | The IC...

The International Center for Investigative Reporting (ICIR) — OYETUNDE Abdul-Wahab breathed his last on Monday, January 13. He was, until then, a final-year student of Education Science at the University of Ilorin and one-time welfare director of his department. But the unusual circumstances surrounding his death have given fresh life to deep-seated grievances the students hold against the tertiary institution's clinic.
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OAU randy lecturer, Olaleye, divorced wife because 'man cannot survive on only one food' | The IC...

OAU randy lecturer, Olaleye, divorced wife because 'man cannot survive on only one food' | The IC...

The International Center for Investigative Reporting (ICIR) — A LECTURER at the Obafemi Awolowo University's International Relations Department, Olabisi Olaleye, who has been fingered in a case of sexual harassment divorced his wife years ago because "man cannot survive on only one type of food", a source close to the former couple has disclosed to The ICIR.
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FACT CHECK: Akeredolu govt lies about reducing debt | The ICIR

FACT CHECK: Akeredolu govt lies about reducing debt | The ICIR

The International Center for Investigative Reporting (ICIR) — THE ONDO State Government led by Rotimi Akeredolu claimed it inherited a total debt of N220 billion from the previous administration of Olusegun Mimiko. T he government also claimed it has reduced the debt by half since the inauguration of Akerodolu in 2016. The two claims are false, according to checks carried out by The ICIR.
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REALITY CHECK: 10 things Nigeria planned to achieve in 2020 but has so far failed to | The ICIR

REALITY CHECK: 10 things Nigeria planned to achieve in 2020 but has so far failed to | The ICIR

The International Center for Investigative Reporting (ICIR) — YEAR 2020 is one Nigeria has looked forward to for a very long time. People in development circles had expected the year to usher in a new era of human development and economic prosperity. Plans were drafted, targets were set, and agencies were established.
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REPORT: TETFund projects create new problems for students, new challenges for schools (PART 2) | ...

REPORT: TETFund projects create new problems for students, new challenges for schools (PART 2) | ...

The International Center for Investigative Reporting (ICIR) — In this final part, the report sheds light on the ongoing and completed projects at Ahmadu Bello University Zaria, Federal University Dutsin-Ma, and Federal University Dutse. It also reveals the complications TETFund projects have created for students as well as what they hope to receive from future interventions.
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REPORT: TETFund projects at federal universities suffer from abandonment, poor planning (1) | The...

REPORT: TETFund projects at federal universities suffer from abandonment, poor planning (1) | The...

The International Center for Investigative Reporting (ICIR) — Since its establishment eight years ago, the Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFund) has disbursed hundreds of billions of naira to government-owned schools to train teachers and address infrastructural deficits. Kunle ADEBAJO paid visits to three federal universities in Northwest Nigeria - Ahmadu Bello University, Federal University Dutsin-Ma, and Federal University Dutse to see how they use the funds.
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ANALYSIS: Despite poor allocations to health, education, lawmakers want 20% of national budget fo...

ANALYSIS: Despite poor allocations to health, education, lawmakers want 20% of national budget fo...

The International Center for Investigative Reporting (ICIR) — FEDERAL lawmakers are asking for at least 20 per cent of Nigeria's annual budget to compulsorily be spent on constituency projects. This is coming at a time when the country has yet to make good on similar commitments towards improving budgetary allocations to education, health, and food production.
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FACT CHECK: Did a news report describe Sowore as gravely ill? | The ICIR

FACT CHECK: Did a news report describe Sowore as gravely ill? | The ICIR

The International Center for Investigative Reporting (ICIR) — THE CIRCUMSTANCES of former presidential aspirant Omoyele Sowore's rearrest on Friday have led many to speculate that the Department of State Services (DSS) intends to cause him harm-or that it already has.
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FACT CHECK: Are 2 million Nigerians raped every year? Here's what we know | The ICIR

FACT CHECK: Are 2 million Nigerians raped every year? Here's what we know | The ICIR

The International Center for Investigative Reporting (ICIR) — NIGERIA's Minister of Women Affairs and Social Development, Dame Pauline Tallen, according to a report, said last week that two (2) million Nigerians are raped every year, but there is no reliable public data to support or disprove this claim.
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Four times foreign countries have shown concern over human rights abuse, insecurity under Buhari ...

Four times foreign countries have shown concern over human rights abuse, insecurity under Buhari ...

The International Center for Investigative Reporting (ICIR) — MEMBERS of the United States Congress, the country's federal legislative body, last Monday, wrote to Nigeria to condemn the suppression of the freedom of expression and state-sponsored assaults against journalists. The lawmakers were senior Senator from New Jersey and former chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, Robert Menendez, and Representative for New Jersey, Josh Gottheimer.
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FACT CHECK: Did China close its borders 'to the whole world' for 20 to 40 years? | The ICIR

FACT CHECK: Did China close its borders 'to the whole world' for 20 to 40 years? | The ICIR

The International Center for Investigative Reporting (ICIR) — IN DEFENDING Nigeria's decision to close its land borders, the Comptroller-General of Nigeria Customs Service, Hameed Ali, has repeatedly claimed that China similarly shut its borders to international trading for decades and this somehow improved its economic fortunes. But this is not true.
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FACT CHECK: Photos from 2015 polls, xenophobic attacks shared in connection to Kogi, Bayelsa elec...

FACT CHECK: Photos from 2015 polls, xenophobic attacks shared in connection to Kogi, Bayelsa elec...

The International Center for Investigative Reporting (ICIR) — PICTURES from the general elections conducted four years ago and 2015 xenophobic attacks in South Africa have been recently shared in support of claims about violence in Kogi and Bayelsa gubernatorial elections, The ICIR has observed.
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