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.
Nigerians eat billions of servings of noodles. So a scare in Asia is causing alarm locally, with officials set to carry out tests.
With Nigeria set to hold elections next year, the search for a new president is gathering momentum. But does a claim about the current leade...
A leading national newspaper made several claims about Nigeria’s education sector. We took a closer look at six of them.
In 2021, we fact-checked dozens of claims that certain herbal mixtures could cure a range of diseases.
What are Nigerian doctors' grievances? And why do they leave the country in such high numbers?
An article published in many Nigerian newspapers made several claims about the state of learning in the country. We took a look at them.
Godwin Emefiele made claims about the low access to healthcare in Africa’s most populous country. Do his claims check out?
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