Fact-checking Nigeria's health ministry's claim of progress on female genital mutilation
The ministry claims that Nigeria accounts for about a third of the 200 million girls and women affected worldwide. We looked at the figures.
The ministry claims that Nigeria accounts for about a third of the 200 million girls and women affected worldwide. We looked at the figures.
Junior health minister Tunji Alausa touts the progress the country's new government has made since taking office. We looked at four claims.
According to Pioneers, one in two Nigerian youths is unemployed. But the company mangled the claim by using outdated sources.
A national newspaper reported that 25 new cases had been confirmed in the north-central state. This is incorrect, health officials said.
In August, a spate of media reports brought bad news for Nigerians – that they now had the highest unemployment rate in the world.
Nigerians eat billions of servings of noodles. So a scare in Asia is causing alarm locally, with officials set to carry out tests.
In 2021, we fact-checked dozens of claims that certain herbal mixtures could cure a range of diseases.
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