A message circulating on WhatsApp claims that MTN Nigeria will charge customers who received a purported free 25GB data bundle on August 8, 2026, the sum of ₦9,000
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Debunked: Circulating Text Claiming That AI Will Have Access to Groups, Chats, and Personal Data on WhatsApp Is False
A claim suggests that on Saturday, AI will be available on WhatsApp and will have access to all chats. It advises all group admins to enable the “Advanced Chat Privacy” option. Otherwise, the AI can supposedly open group messages, see phone numbers, and even access personal data from your phone, including private chats.
DEBUNKED: Claim That NELFUND Delayed Student Upkeep Payments Because Its Funds Have Been Exhausted Is False
A viral notice claims that the Nigerian Education Loan Fund (NELFUND) has temporarily delayed the payment of students’ upkeep allowances because the funds allocated to the scheme by the Federal Government have been exhausted.
FACTCHECK: Has Nigeria Really Been Delisted from the International Mathematical Olympiad?
A social media post by education advocate Alex Onyia claims that Nigeria has been “delisted” from the International Mathematical Olympiad (IMO) and can now only participate as an observer nation after the Federal Ministry of Education allegedly failed to fund the country’s participation through the National Mathematical Centre for four consecutive years.
FACTCHECK: Claim That Kidnapped UI Student Has Regained Freedom Is Misleading
A circulated status update claims that the missing Scripture Union Campus Fellowship officials, including the kidnapped University of Ibadan student, have regained their freedom.
Special Report: Student Confirmed Missing after Campus Fellowship Conference
On the night of Tuesday, June 16th, 2026, the university community was rocked by rumours of an alleged kidnapping of 8 UI students who went for a fellowship national conference and the so called abscounding of the fellowship president in order to escape the police.
FULL REPORT: Did UI Activate Admission Website for Underage Post-UTME Screening Exercise?
A WhatsApp message claims that the University of Ibadan (UI) has opened its admission website for registration and screening of underage candidates following an earlier memorandum regarding the 2026/2027 admission exercise.
FACT-CHECK: Claim that Police Disrupted Peaceful Protest in Bodija is Misleading
To properly understand the incident, it is important to situate the protest within its immediate context. As reported by Premium Times, members of the Take-It-Back (TIB) Movement on Monday, June 1, 2026 staged a protest in Ibadan, the Oyo State capital, over the abduction of pupils and teachers in the Ogbomoso axis of the state.
DEBUNKED: Claim That FG Has Suspended the National Award Scholarship and Dissolved the Federal Scholarship Board Is False
The Federal Ministry of Education has debunked as false and misleading a social media statement alleging suspension of the National Award Scholarship and dissolution of the Federal Scholarship Board. The Ministry states that no such directive has been issued.
FACT-CHECK: No, NELFUND Has Not Suspended Its Upkeep Scheme
The claim that NELFUND has suspended its upkeep scheme is false. The inconsistencies in the viral notice, coupled with the absence of any official announcement from NELFUND, indicate that the document is misleading.
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