Category: TNG investigations
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FACT-CHECK: APC spreads fake news refuting EFCC’s visit to Tinubu’s polling unit
The Presidential Campaign Council of the All Progressives Party (APC) has launched a propaganda to refute the visit of officials of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) polling unit 085, ward F, Alausa, Ikeja in Lagos State. This is the same polling unit where the presidential candidate of the party Bola Ahmed Tinubu cast…
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Forensic audit report indicts DPR for Nigeria’s oil loss
Nigeria’s huge oil loss estimated at 600, 000 barrels of crude per day has been a major source of concern to the government and stakeholders, prompting an investigation which has now indicted the Department of Petroleum Resources (DPR). Historically, Nigeria has been the largest exporter of oil in Africa, despite a lack of infrastructure that…
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2023 Elections: Over 50,000 persons sign petitions against INEC
Two petitions that would compel the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to take necessary steps to ensure Nigerian Students are not disenfranchised in the forthcoming general elections, as well as include pictures and names on the ballot papers have been endorsed by over 50, 000 persons. There have been criticisms against INEC over its rigid…
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ANALYSIS: The Katsina Massacre and Nigeria’s war on terrorism
Terrorism remains a serious threat in Nigeria and the killing of scores of local vigilantes in Bakori and Kankara local government areas of Katsina State is yet another setback in the war against insurgency. The local vigilantes known as Yansakai, drawn from 11 villages were on a mission to recover 50 cows and 20 sheep…
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INVESTIGATION: How CBN, DMBs, POS operators connive to swindle Nigerians, cause economic sabotage
“I went to the ATM this morning to withdraw, no money. So I decided to use the banking hall and after queuing up for over 30 minutes, the bank attendant said they can only give N2, 000 in N50 denomination. I angrily walked out of the bank,” a resident of Lagos, Ijeoma Igwe lamented. Another…
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Naira redesign: Over 17 million Nigerians abroad have nowhere to exchange old banknotes
Nigerians in the Diaspora have been excluded from the ongoing cash swap programme launched by the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) and are left stranded with the old banknotes as no provision has been made to accommodate them in the programme. The cash swap programme is part of efforts by the CBN to fast-track on…
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Special Report: Fuel Scarcity and the alleged plot to scuttle Nigeria’s 2023 election
Nigeria’s prolonged fuel scarcity has continued to defy measures announced by the Federal Government to curtail it. Despite the long fuel queues and the skyrocketing prices of food commodities occasioned by scarcity of Premium Motor Spirit (PMS), popularly known as fuel in the country, the Group Chief Executive Officer of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company…
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INVESTIGATION: Scarcity of new Naira notes causes hardship for Nigerians
The newly introduced naira notes and revised cash withdrawal limits announced by the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) to curb crime, inflation and vote buying during elections, have left many citizens stranded and frustrated, TheNewsGuru.com (TNG) investigation has revealed.
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Nigeria Decides 2023: Google Trends reveals stronghold States of leading contenders
In February, approximately 36 days from today, Nigerians will vote to decide their next president, who will succeed President Muhammadu Buhari in May.
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Special Report: Real reason why Nigerians suffer unending fuel scarcity amidst abundant crude oil
Across the country, Nigerians are experiencing hardship caused by shortage in the supply of petrol, while the Federal Government consistently absolves itself of any blame and has failed to take responsibility for the shortfall. For most part of this year, with the exception of a few weeks, demand for petrol has exceeded supply in major…