The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has announced the inclusion of two more laboratories into the country’s COVID-19 pandemic molecular network. Dr Chikwe Ihekweazu, NCDC Director-General, told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Tuesday in Abuja, that this brought the total number of molecular laboratories in the network to 17. Ihekweazu, giving an […]

Governor Darius Ishaku of Taraba, on Monday, announced the confirmation two new cases of COVID-19 in the state by the National Centre for Disease Control (NCDC). The latest confirmation takes the total number of cases in the state to Eight. This is contained in a statement by the Special Adviser to the governor on Media and […]

Daughter of former Head of State, Murtala Mohammed, Aisha Oyebode-Muhammed, has warned of “horrendous catastrophe” in Kano State as the number of mysterious deaths continue to grow. In a letter addressed to the Kano State governor, Umar Ganduje, Monday, Oyebode-Muhammed, who is also the head of Murtala Muhammed Foundation (MMF) urged the governor to declare […]

By Omeiza Ajayi Nigerian Centre for Disease Control, NCDC, has said that the remaining states in Nigeria that have not recorded COVID-19 cases cannot hide it. There are only four states at the moment that have not reported a case in Nigeria – Cross River, Kogi, Nasarawa and Yobe. According to the DG of NCDC, […]

By Olasunkanmi Akoni Mr Atiku Mohammed Atiku-Abubakar, son of Nigeria’s former vice-president, has tested negative twice to the COVID-19 pandemic and going by the guidelines of the Nigerian Centre for Disease Control, NCDC, has recovered from the disease. “I have just received my second consecutive negative result. My discharge is currently being processed, and I […]

Says COVID- 19 is real, warns against stigmatization NCDC in contact tracing The National leader of All Progressives Congress, APC, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, his wife, Oluremi have tested negative for deadly COVID-19, while his aides, tested positive. The media aide to Tinubu, Mr. Tunde Ramon, who announced this in a statement on Monday, added that […]

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC), has commended Nigerians for reaching out to solve the shortage of the Ribonucleic Acid  (RNA)extraction kits. Dr. Chikwe Ihekweazu, Director General of NCDC, his feelings known on Monday on his verified twitter handle. The News Agency of Nigeria(NAN), reports that Ihekweazu on Sunday tweeted:” We’re desperately looking for […]

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC), has commended Nigerians for reaching out to solve the shortage of the Ribonucleic Acid (RNA)extraction kits. Dr Chikwe Ihekweazu, Director General of NCDC, made his feelings known on Monday on his verified twitter handle. Ihekweazu on Sunday tweeted:” We’re desperately looking for more RNA extraction kits as we […]

The Minister of Health, Dr. Osagie Ehanire, and Director-General, Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC), Dr. Chikwe Ihekweazu, on Sunday, updated President Muhammadu Buhari on the latest development on COVID-19 and the reported mysterious deaths in Kano. Ehanire, who spoke to State House correspondents on the outcome of the closed-door meeting held at the Presidential […]

  By David Royal The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) says the number of fatalities from coronavirus in Nigeria has reached 35. NCDC also said that it has recorded new cases of the coronavirus, a development which has taken the number of active cases of the virus to 925, and the total number of […]

Dr Chikwe Ihekweazu, the Director-General of the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) says one thing the Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic in the country cannot do, is knockout the can-do spirit and resilience of Nigerians. Ihekweazu, made this known on Friday in Abuja, during the Presidential Task Force (PTF) on COVID-19 daily news briefing, while […]

Barely two days to the end of the second round of a 14-day shutdown of the nation’s capital, Abuja as well as Lagos and Ogun states, the Nigerian Centre for Disease Control NCDC has hinted at the likelihood of the extension of the current lockdown, saying Nigeria has not gotten to the point where its containment protocols could be relaxed.

The number of people infected by coronavirus surpassed the 1000 mark on Friday night after the country centre for disease control confirmed 114 new cases in eight states of the federation and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT). The NCDC said on its Twitter handle that 80 new cases were recorded in Lagos, 21 in Gombe, […]

Victor Ogunyinka It is not all gloom in Lagos State, the epicentre of COVID-19 in Nigeria as Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu announced that 10 more patients have fully recovered and have been discharged from isolation facilities. Sanwo-Olu revealed that of the 10, three are females and the other seven males including foreigners. In a short message […]

A yet to be identified middle aged man has misinterpreted the recommendation provided by the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control , NCDC, and Federal Ministry of Health.