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Scam: No, Nigerian Postal Service isn't recruiting IN SHORT: A number of posts on social media claim to link to a portal through which Nigeria's postal service is recruiting staff. But the post office has distanced itself from the messages and says it is not currently hiring new staff. A link to a "recruitment portal" is circulat (Source: Africa Check)

Incorrect: Do onions boost sexual stamina in men? Experts say no IN SHORT: Posts on social media suggest that onions, eaten raw or drunk as a juice, are a potent aphrodisiac. But there is very little evidence to back up these claims. A post shared on Facebook in Nigeria claims that onions boost sexual potency in men. The same claim has been sh (Source: Africa Check)

Scam: No, scam Facebook account offering promotions not run by Kenyan actor Blessing Lung'aho IN SHORT: A Facebook account using the name and photos of Kenyan actor Blessing Lung'aho promises easy cash prizes. But it's another scam. The Facebook account Blessings Madiba Citizen has been running promotions on a Facebook group in Kenya with over 135,000 members. The account (Source: Africa Check)

False: No, Nigeria's central bank has no plans to phase out recently released naira notes Just months after a redesign of Nigeria's currency, posts on Facebook claim the new notes are on their way out. "JUST IN: CBN opens up on plan to phase out redesigned Naira notes," reads a post dated 30 April 2023. In October 2022, the governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN (Source: Africa Check)