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 …
As 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 April 2020, the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) warned the public about …
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 …
NIGERIA’s former Minister of Education, Dr Oby Ezekwesili, on Wednesday, disclosed the need to consider motivating purveyors of factual information, through incentives as a way of discouraging the spread of fake news. Ezekwesili made the call during a webinar jointly …
A VIRAL post circulating on WhatsApp claims the Federal Government of Nigeria is giving out COVID-19 survival fund grant. According to the broadcast message retrieved on March 25, 2021, the Federal Government of Nigeria will give N30,000 to successful applicants. …
A video has been shared multiple times on social media alongside a claim that it shows students running away to avoid forced COVID-19 vaccination. The video was posted on Twitter by ANT1 (@ANT159694954) on February 2, 2021 with the caption …
A few days after the passing of American television and radio host, Larry King, a post surfaced online in Nigeria that he survived several ailments and multiple divorces before finally dying of COVID-19. The post was meant to get people …