On Wednesday, there were rumours making round on social media that the Nigeria Center for Disease Control NCDC had spent one billion naira on SMS to Nigerians.
The NCDC in a statement on Thursday morning have debunk the report which it described as fake news.
According to the NCDC, SMS being sent to Nigerians were provided as in-kind support by Nigerian network providers, which include MTN, Glo and Airtel.
The NCDC in a tweet said, “The headline claiming that NCDC has spent N1 billion on SMS to Nigerians is FALSE While communication through SMS is a key part of our #COVID19 response strategy, this has been largely provided as in-kind support by @AirtelNigeria @MTNNG @GloWorld”
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