nigeria US dollar Ignore social media claims that the US dollar was selling at N1,000 on Nigeria’s unofficial ‘parallel’ exchange market
scam Nigeria government giveaway cash offers small businesses small business grant online scam Nigerian government not giving away N500,000 to 13,000 small businesses. Ignore engagement bait Facebook posts
false Nigeria beating All Progressives Congress chairperson false claim No, beaten man in viral video not a local government chair from Nigeria’s ruling party
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scam Nigeria government grants loans bogus loans online scam Engagement bait scam – ignore fake travel agency accounts promoting Nigerian government ‘grants and loans on Facebook
false Nigeria civil war south-eastern Nigeria false claim No, repeat of 1960s civil war not under way in south-eastern Nigeria
false Nigeria Alex Otti Abia state arrest false claim No, Nigeria’s Abia state governor Alex Otti has not ordered the arrest of predecessors over ‘missing N100 billion’
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scam Nigeria government support grant central bank online scam No, Nigerian government has not approved a N150,000 ‘support grant’ from the central bank