Recently, the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control, NCDC,  confirmed the existence of the B.1.671 variant of the COVID-19 virus (first detected in India) in Nigeria

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has announced 37 new cases of COVID-19, bringing the total number of infections in the country to 165,419. The NCDC disclosed this on its official Twitter handle on Sunday. The News Agency Of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the latest figure of 37 is higher than Saturday’s, which saw […]

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has discharged additional 796 people after testing negative to Coronavirus (COVID-19) in the aftermath of their treatment

  Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has recorded 18 new coronavirus infections, with zero COVID-19 related death in four states and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) as of May 3. The NCDC disclosed this on its official Twitter handle on Monday. The agency said that with the new 18 cases, the tally of confirmed COVID-19 infections in […]

The Nigeria Center for Disease Control (NCDC) has reported 51 new cases of COVID-19 infections and zero death on Saturday. The NCDC disclosed this on its official Twitter handle on Saturday. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Saturday became the 12th  consecutive day the nation recorded no fatality from the virus that has caused  and […]

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) says 50 per cent of meningitis patients  will die if  untreated. Dr Pricillia Ibekwe, the Director of Special Duties and Technical Lead for the National Cerebrospinal Meningitis Technical Working Group of NCDC, made this known  during an awareness walk to mark the 2021 World Meningitis Day. The News […]

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has  conducted 1,870,915 COVID-19 tests in the country of over 200 million people since Feb. 27, 2020. The NCDC disclosed this on its official Twitter handle on Monday. The News Agency of Nigeria(NAN) reports that the health agency tested some 32,741 samples for the coronavirus (COVID-19) in one week. […]

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) confirmed late on Sunday that 57 new cases of COVID-19 had been recorded nationwide.

The Nigeria Center for Disease Control (NCDC) has confirmed 84 new cases of COVID-19, bringing the total number of infections in the country to 163,736 .

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has announced 104 new cases of COVID-19, bringing the total number of infections in the country to 162,593.

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has said that the number of COVID-19 recoveries from 36 states and Federal Capital Territory (FCT) stood at 149,882 as it announced 97 new cases.  The NCDC disclosed this on its official Twitter handle on Thursday. It also said that it managed 1,015 community recoveries in FCT and 10 […]

ABUJA- As Nigeria joins the rest of the world to mark the World TB Day 2021, the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control,NCDC,has solicited adequate funding for National TB and Leprosy Control Programme,NTBLCP.

The Director General of Nigeria Center for Disease Control (NCDC), Dr. Chikwe Ihekweazu, has commended Governor Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi of Enugu State, for the “amazing job” his administration has been doing with the federal agency in the fight against Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19) in the state. Speaking when he visited Gov. Ugwuanyi at the Government House, Enugu, […]

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has recorded 399 new cases of COVID-19, taking the total number of infections in the country to 160,332.

By Luminous Jannamike ‌The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control, NCDC, says continued solidarity and adherence to public health and social measures are the actions needed to be able to overcome the coronavirus pandemic in the country. Director-General of the NCDC, Dr. Chikwe Ihekweazu said this on Saturday in a statement signed by Ms. Omobolaji Oduwole, […]