A report published in June 2021 states that the National Institute for Pharmaceutical Research and Development (NIPRD) has developed Niprimune for COVID-19 treatment. The report by Pharma News Online which has been viewed almost a thousand times was attributed to …
Multiple claims around COVID-19 vaccinations have emerged since the World Health Organisation (WHO) approved some vaccines for it prevention, one of such claims circulating in Nigeria is that the vaccine comprises of electromagnetic elements that could make metallic objects stick to …
TWO videos tweeted by one of the first-class traditional rulers in Nigeria claimed that a combination of African herbs, roots and leaves was the ‘solution’ to the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) that has baffled the world for over 18 months. Neem …
A viral video shared on multiple social media platforms, including WhatsApp groups in Nigeria, claimed that the consumption of raw onions and garlic was capable of treating coronavirus (COVID-19). Based on the unproven claim, the virus would die once the …
A man in a video that went viral prescribed a salt solution as a cure for COVID-19. He said rinsing the nose and gargling salt water is the treatment. He did not make reference to any clinical trials or structure …
A video has been circulating on multiple WhatsApp groups in Nigeria which claims that eating “a banana a day keeps the coronavirus away.” The video has been found to be doctored with false claims. The video, which was produced in …
A CLAIM circulating on several WhatsApp groups in Nigeria says that aspirin, antibiotics and anti-inflammatory drugs are the best cures for COVID-19. The claim started spreading in 2020 in various parts of the world, especially the United States, but it …
Troubling misinformation around COVID-19 and its vaccines hits Nigeria. The country also has to bother about cyber insecurity riding on the coattails of the pandemic. In March 2021, an alum posted on her alumni WhatsApp group, “Hurry up and get …
Less than 24 hours after the announcement of COVID-19 restrictions across the country by the Nigerian Government, a video of a former National Coordinator of the Presidential Task Force (PTF) on COVID-19, Sani Aliyu, telling the public to ignore lockdown …
AN Irish Professor and anti-vaccination advocate, claimed in a video circulated on WhatsApp, in Nigeria, that the mRNA COVID-19 vaccine can reduce the lifespan of a user and cause severe health challenges like infertility. THE CLAIM The mRNA COVID-19 vaccines …
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