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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.
Fact-checking Nigerian minister's claims about health spending and vaccine effectiveness
Junior health minister Tunji Alausa touts the progress the country's new government has made since taking office. We looked at four claims.
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FACTSHEET: Tracking the health of Nigerians over the past five years
In 2018, we produced a factsheet tracking key health indicators in Nigeria over the course of a decade. What does the latest data tell us?
Headlines that Covid has re-emerged in Nigeria’s Benue state misleading, health officials say
A national newspaper reported that 25 new cases had been confirmed in the north-central state. This is incorrect, health officials said.
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FACTSHEET: What you should know about the latest malaria vaccine and what it could mean for Nigeria
With the world's highest number of malaria cases and deaths, Nigeria's approval of a new “world-changing” vaccine has been closely watched.