Ask four questions about any claim
- Who is saying it? A professional body, an institution or an employer is usually more reliable than an anonymous post.
- How do they know? Is there data, a date and a source, or is it opinion?
- Is it current? Requirements and fees change. Check the date.
- Does it apply here? Information about another country may not apply in Nigeria.
Where to verify common things
- University admission requirements: JAMB’s official brochure and the institution’s own admissions office.
- Professional registration: the regulator for that profession, for example COREN for engineers or the Pharmacists Council of Nigeria.
- What a job involves: real job adverts and people who do the work.
- Scholarships: the funder’s own website or office. See “Finding scholarships safely”.
Be careful with any claim that a field “guarantees” a job, income or status. No field does.