Nigeria military bases US France government false claim US, France deny plans for military bases in Nigeria, Nigerian government confirms no such proposals
false Nigeria government institutions false claim Nigerian government hasn't abolished key public institutions on list circulating online
scam Nigeria government giveaway cash offers small businesses small business grant online scam Nigerian government not giving away N500,000 to 13,000 small businesses. Ignore engagement bait Facebook posts
scam Nigeria government grants loans bogus loans online scam Engagement bait scam – ignore fake travel agency accounts promoting Nigerian government ‘grants and loans on Facebook
scam Nigeria government support grant central bank online scam No, Nigerian government has not approved a N150,000 ‘support grant’ from the central bank
WhatsApp encrypted monitoring government WhatsApp is still encrypted. Ignore viral hoax doing the rounds since 2021
Oyo state government medical professional scam Nigeria’s Oyo state government not hiring medical professionals and charging N2,500 for the application form
government portal job scam No, Nigeria's government hasn’t launched portal to register for job creation programme, beware of scams
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