scam Nigeria government child support grant online scam No, Nigerian government is not giving a N50,000 child support grant to every parent
Nigeria military bases US France government false claim US, France deny plans for military bases in Nigeria, Nigerian government confirms no such proposals
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Kenya DNA testing No, Kenya’s health cabinet secretary Nakhumicha didn't say ‘DNA tests for newborns are now mandatory’. Ignore viral claim
nigeria US dollar Ignore social media claims that the US dollar was selling at N1,000 on Nigeria’s unofficial ‘parallel’ exchange market