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Is Ogun State mobile laboratory first in Africa?

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Is Ogun State mobile laboratory first in Africa?

Kehinde Ogunyale May 11, 2020 0

Noimot Salako, Ogun state deputy governor claimed her state deployed Africa’s first mobile COVID-19 testing lab. Without...

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Weekly Newsletter on the Ongoing Infodemic: May 11, 2020

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Weekly Newsletter on the Ongoing Infodemic: May 11, 2020

Ebele Oputa May 11, 2020 0

This is a real-time article, and there are more awe-inspiring projects we forgot to mention. If you...

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Has COVID-19 triggered community transmission in Kano?

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Has COVID-19 triggered community transmission in Kano?

Lateef Sanni May 10, 2020 0

A Twitter user tweeted that there’s community transmission of COVID-19 in Kano. While the tweet claimed that...

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Are Nigerian Schools Set to Resume on June 1st?

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Are Nigerian Schools Set to Resume on June 1st?

Temilade Onilede May 10, 2020 0

A Facebook page claims that the Federal Government has announced Monday 1st of June 2020 as resumption...

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How Potent is Lemongrass in COVID-19 Treatment?

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How Potent is Lemongrass in COVID-19 Treatment?

Lateef Sanni May 6, 2020 0

A viral WhatsApp message suggests that Lemongrass tea kills COVID-19. Lemongrass is not the proposed cure for...

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Will touching Naira notes increase the risk of Coronavirus?

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Will touching Naira notes increase the risk of Coronavirus?

Lateef Sanni May 4, 2020 0

no more than other surfaces; regular handwashing and WHO protocols are still the way to go

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Weekly Newsletter on the Ongoing Infodemic: May 4, 2020

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Weekly Newsletter on the Ongoing Infodemic: May 4, 2020

Ebele Oputa May 4, 2020 0

In this article, we analysed posts that seemed to contain pieces of misinformation in circulation using CrowdTangle,...

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Disinformation campaign trolls Vice President Abubakar Atiku, claiming his son is dead

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Disinformation campaign trolls Vice President Abubakar Atiku, claiming his son is dead

Temilade Onilede May 2, 2020 0

A post on LEGITFUND.COM claimed that Mr Abubakar was weeping at the loss of his son’s life....

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Are cesarean sections the harbinger of immune disorders?

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Are cesarean sections the harbinger of immune disorders?

Zuwaira Hashim May 2, 2020 0

An Instagram video suggests that children born via a cesarean section are at risk of developing a...

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Cautionary notes on the Staphylococcus aureus infection and its “miraculous” cure.

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Cautionary notes on the Staphylococcus aureus infection and its “miraculous” cure.

Tavershima Adongo May 2, 2020 1

A recent Facebook video features a man who introduces himself as ‘John’ trying to teach how to...

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