Health

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Sucking a woman’s breast will not reduce her risks of breast cancer

Roselena Ahiable April 8, 2021

Claim: Having your spouse suck your breasts will reduce chances of getting breast cancer. False. Although it...

Do Resident Doctors in the UK and US pay for residency as claimed by Ngige?

Lois Ugbede April 6, 2021

Claim: The minister of Labour and employment, Chris Ngige, claims resident doctors pay to enter residency in...

After denigrating COVID-19 Vaccine, Fani-Kayode takes AstraZeneca jab Femi-Fani-Kayode

After denigrating COVID-19 Vaccine, Fani-Kayode takes AstraZeneca jab

Lois Ugbede April 2, 2021

A former minister of aviation, Femi Fani-Kayode, has received his first dose of the AstraZeneca vaccine. The...

No scientific proof Agbalumo cures morning sickness in pregnant women

Lois Ugbede March 31, 2021

Claim: A Twitter post claims Agbalumo (African Star fruit/apple) helps with morning sickness. While Agbalumo helps some...

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Ewedu as a ‘one-size-fits-all’ herbal remedy

Lateef Sanni March 29, 2021

Since the novel coronavirus hit Nigeria February 2021, there has been an abundance of information regarding how...

NAFDAC did not declare AstraZeneca ‘no side effects’ vaccine

Lois Ugbede March 25, 2021

Claim: A report from the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reported by Cable Nigeria claims that NAFDAC...

Nigerian Ex-lawmaker makes spurious claims about Astrazeneca vaccine, mostly false corona vaccine

Nigerian Ex-lawmaker makes spurious claims about Astrazeneca vaccine, mostly false

Lois Ugbede March 13, 2021

Claim: Senator Dino Melaye in a video shared on Instagram made spurious claims about the AstraZeneca vaccine...

COVID-19: Nine things to know about vaccine that recently arrived Nigeria

Nike Adebowale, Ebuka Onyeji March 3, 2021

Nigeria is one of 92 countries that will receive the free Oxford/Astrazeneca vaccines through COVAX.

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All you need to know about E-registration for COVID-19 vaccine in Nigeria

Lois Ugbede March 2, 2021

The global pandemic which broke out in Wuhan China in December 2019 has on March 1, 2021,...

Twitter user claims acids in vagina causes lighter patches on underwear – We fact-checked underpants-on-clothes-line

Twitter user claims acids in vagina causes lighter patches on underwear – We fact-checked

Lois Ugbede March 1, 2021

Claim: Twitter post claims the vagina is acidic and has a pH between 3.8 to 4.5 It...

Sucking a woman’s breast will not reduce her risks of breast cancer

Do Resident Doctors in the UK and US pay for residency as claimed by Ngige?

After denigrating COVID-19 Vaccine, Fani-Kayode takes AstraZeneca jab

No scientific proof Agbalumo cures morning sickness in pregnant women

Ewedu as a ‘one-size-fits-all’ herbal remedy

NAFDAC did not declare AstraZeneca ‘no side effects’ vaccine

Nigerian Ex-lawmaker makes spurious claims about Astrazeneca vaccine, mostly false

COVID-19: Nine things to know about vaccine that recently arrived Nigeria

All you need to know about E-registration for COVID-19 vaccine in Nigeria

Twitter user claims acids in vagina causes lighter patches on underwear – We fact-checked

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