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Are hand sanitisers flammable?

COVID-19 Pamela Ephraim -
A surveillance footage shows a man who had drenched his hair and bare body with hand sanitisers bursting into flames seconds after being tased...

WHO did NOT rank Nigeria 4th best in COVID-19 response

COVID-19 Niyi Oyedeji -
Many media reports claimed that the World Health Organization (WHO) has ranked Nigeria as the 4th best in COVID-19 response. These media reports which are...

COVID-19: Claims about transmission via water, vaccine death toll fact-checked

COVID-19 Bamas Victoria -
AS the world battle ongoing concerns around COVID-19 vaccine safety, side effects, vaccine hesitancy and refusal, a Twitter user posted that reports related to...

Niprimune is not a treatment, cure for COVID-19

COVID-19 Olugbenga ADANIKIN -
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...

COVID19 vaccination does not make recipient body to be magnetic

COVID-19 Olugbenga ADANIKIN -
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...

COVID-19: Reading fake news changes people’s behaviour, study reveals

Insights Niyi Oyedeji -
A study around COVID-19 misinformation says fake stories can change people's behaviour which can have bigger effects on health. The online study which was conducted...

Can neem, bitter leaves, Tagiri, others prevent, cure COVID-19?

COVID-19 Opeyemi Kehinde -
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...

Will salt water gargling, nose rinsing wash COVID-19 away?

COVID-19 Bamas Victoria -
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...

Can eating Bananas prevent COVID-19 infection?

COVID-19 Opeyemi Kehinde -
A video has been circulating on multiple WhatsApp groups in Nigeria which claims that eating “a banana a day keeps the coronavirus away.” The...

How scam, fraudulent actors take advantage of COVID-19

General Bamas Victoria -
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...
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