A viral message claiming the ruling party is paying every Nigerian N40,000 is a scam, not an official programme.

A message circulating on WhatsApp and social media claims the All Progressives Congress (APC) is giving every Nigerian an “instant” N40,000 as part of its 2027 campaign, with no BVN required.

JATS News checked the claim and found no evidence that it is genuine.

The claim
The message says the party is distributing the money to “all Nigerians” and urges recipients to click a link to “get yours” before the offer ends.

One version, a WhatsApp broadcast, includes a testimonial from someone who says they “just got” theirs. Another is a webpage bearing the APC logo, images of Naira notes and a “Get Yours” button.

What we found
Unofficial links. The page in the screenshot sits on a free Cloudflare Pages address (apccampaign.pages.dev), which anyone can create. The WhatsApp version points to a different site (gifmi.site). Neither is an official APC web address. gifmi.site is not an APC domain. The party’s real site is apc.com.ng.

No official backing. We found no APC statement, programme or spokesperson announcing such a payout.

Familiar pattern. Earlier “campaign grant” claims attributed to the party’s 2023 candidate were debunked. Ripples Nigeria rated a N15,000 version false after noting grammatical errors and a suspicious link.

Dataphyte found that a N30,000 version was hosted on a cloned website that collected names, phone numbers, addresses and account numbers, and required users to share the link with 15 people or five WhatsApp groups.

APC’s presidential campaign council also disowned a separate “empowerment fund” scam run through a hacked official account.

Telltale signs. The message uses urgency (“ending soon”), and promises money to everyone without naming any official or programme. Urgency. “ENDING SOON” is meant to stop you from thinking before you click.
Wrong name. The party is the All Progressives Congress, not “All Progressive Congress.”

Why it matters

Pages like this typically collect personal and banking details, push victims to forward the link, or later demand “processing fees.”

Some Nigerians who have registered for the bait through the provided link said they were instructed to share the link to at least five whatsapp groups and several contacts before they could access the fund. This is a common gimmick employed by online fraudsters to gain access to people’s data
As of publication, the party had not responded to the viral post.

Verdict: FALSE.

Nigerians are advised not to click the link, share the message, or submit personal or bank details.

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