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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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Do more than half of Nigerians have Covid-19 antibodies, as newspaper claimed? Study didn’t quite say that
An analysis by Nigeria’s Guardian newspaper said over 50% of the country’s people have been exposed to the Covid-19 virus and survived.
Fact-checking 5 claims about Nigeria’s ‘second cervical cancer wave’
Africa’s most populous nation is experiencing an increase in cervical cancer cases because of the Covid-19 pandemic, said a prominent oncolo...
No Nigerian government N10,500 ‘Covid-19 Second Wave Support Fund’ grant – it’s a scam
A message shared widely on Facebook and WhatsApp claims that Nigeria’s federal government is giving out weekly grants of N10,500.