Fact-Checking Four Claims About Living Costs, Foreign Reserve Under Tinubu On April 8, 2025, an X user, @GoziconC made several claims about President Tinubu’s economic performance since he assumed office as Nigeria’s president in 2023. The post contained Tinubu’s image and the caption, “The price of cooking Gas is crashing. The price of petrol is […]
CLAIM: X User Claims Nigeria Has Highest Inflation Rate Compared to European and African Countries
CLAIM: An X user posted the inflation rate of different countries on X mentioning including the United Kingdom, Spain, Germany, Italy, Ivory Coast, Gambia, Ghana, United State of America and Nigeria with figures showing the inflation rate of each country.
VERDICT: Findings revealed that the figures posted by the X user for Germany, Italy, Gambia, Ghana, Canada, Kenya, Tanzania, and Uganda are TRUE while the ones for the other countries including Nigeria are MISLEADING.
CLAIM: Nigeria is the third cheapest country to live in – Adamu Garba
Controversial Nigerian politician and IT entrepreneur, Adamu Garba II, during an interview stated that Nigeria is ‘one of the cheapest places to live in.’
The interview was on a podcast called MIC ON PODCAST hosted by seasoned TV host, Seun Okinbaloye. Garba II who was a guest on the podcast made this claim while answering Okinbaloye’s question on the current state of Nigeria’s economy and what the government is doing about it.
