false Nigeria government institutions false claim Nigerian government hasn't abolished key public institutions on list circulating online
nigeria US dollar Ignore social media claims that the US dollar was selling at N1,000 on Nigeria’s unofficial ‘parallel’ exchange market
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
Nigeria skyscraper Railway Russia building Nigeria false claim development Photos on social media don’t show Russian engineers building a skyscraper and a railway in Nigeria’s Aba town
Nigeria CDC head hanged Chikwe Ihekweazu false claim development No, top WHO official and former Nigeria CDC head Ihekweazu wasn’t hanged at Guantanamo Bay – claim by notorious disinformation site
WhatsApp encrypted monitoring government WhatsApp is still encrypted. Ignore viral hoax doing the rounds since 2021