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Aug 25, 2022 11 tweets 3 min read
FACT CHECK: Kashim Shettima, the vice-presidential candidate of the APC, recently claimed that Lagos is the third biggest economy in Africa.

@thecableng checked the claim and some others, and here is what we found.

Fact-checked by @Lanre_Olagunju

👇👇 While making a case for Tinubu and providing reasons why he believes his principal stands out among other presidential candidates, Shettima said Lagos is the third largest economy in Africa.
Aug 27, 2020 7 tweets 1 min read
"National Church, completed 2005 ✔️. National Mosque, completed 1984 ✔️. National Library, under construction since 2006 ✖️"

This tells a lot about us. The new national library of Nigeria headquarters building was initially awarded to Reynolds Construction Company (RCC) through a consultant, Odeleye International associates at an original cost of N8.5billion...