Claim: Lecturers in Nigeria have been on strike for more than seven months in 2022, with the government often blamed for the impasse. But the minister of education did not claim to be suffering sleepless nights over this, contrary to quotes widely shared on Facebook.
Fact-check: No evidence Nigeria's minister of education Mallam Adamu Adamu said he hasn't been sleeping or eating since start of lecturers' strike
Verdict: false
Organisation: Africa Check
Author: Catherine Adeniyi
Date published: 2022-09-19T00:00:00