The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has in its latest report stated that the nation has recorded in total, 150 fatalities from the coronavirus disease (COVID-19). NCDC in its daily report on Monday, May 11, noted aside the coronavirus deaths cases recorded in Nigeria, 902 patients have so far recovered from the virus. It […]

The National Centre for Disease Control is pulling out all the stops and leaving no stones unturned in her campaign to galvanize Nigerians in the battle to stop the spread, and ultimately win the war against the Covid-19 pandemic. The coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) outbreak, which was first identified in Wuhan, China, in December 2019, […]

Following efforts by Edo State Government to boost the state’s capacity to test for coronavirus (COVID-19) and achieve its target of testing 1,000 residents daily, the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has validated a new Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR) testing centre at the University of Benin Teaching Hospital (UBTH). Commissioner for Health, Dr Patrick […]

By David Royal Nigeria’s virus cases have witnessed an increase of 1,354 five days after the gradual easing of lockdown in Lagos, and Abuja commenced. The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) on Friday recorded 386 new cases of COVID-19 in the country, bringing the total number of infections in Nigeria to 3912. The NCDC […]

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has reported that the nation recorded 386 new cases of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) on Friday as the total cases confirmed rose to 3912. Posting the recent report on its Twitter page, NCDC, highlighted the breakdown of the confirmed cases per states; “176-Lagos; 65-Kano; 31-Katsina; 20-FCT; 17-Borno; 15-Bauchi; […]

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC), is making use of data to drive response to the Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19), pandemic outbreak in the country. Dr Chikwe Ihekweazu, Director General of NCDC, disclosed this at the Presidential Task Force (PTF) daily briefing on COVID19 on Wednesday in Abuja. Ihekweazu highlighted how data is being used […]

By David Royal Nigeria has surpassed 3,000 confirmed Covid-19 cases, and fatalities have reached 103 just a few months after the novel coronavirus first arrived in Lagos. This was announced by the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control, NCDC early hours of Thursday via its verified Twitter handle. Nigeria has 21,208 samples tested in its ongoing […]

Advocate inclusive approach to defeat pandemic By Chris Ochayi – Abuja Registered political parties in Nigeria have called on the Federal Government to provide adequate funds to the National Centre for Diseases Control, NCDC, to enable it to increase testing capacity and creation of isolation centers in order to defeat the dreaded Coronavirus, COVID-19 pandemic. […]

The closed-door meeting between Governor Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi of Enugu State and religious leaders in the state, held at the Government House Enugu, on Wednesday, ended successfully, with the leaders of the churches urging residents to continue to abide by the rules and regulations of the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) as well as all other precautionary measures aimed at containing the spread of Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19).

Governor Abdullahi Sule of Nasarawa says the state has recorded an additional confirmed case of coronavirus, bringing the number of active cases to 12. Sule made the disclosure during an expanded state security meeting on Tuesday in Lafia. The governor said the affected person is a driver with the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NSCDC), […]

By. Ike M. Okoye Just recently, while speaking at the daily press briefing by the Presidential Task Force on COVID-19 in Abuja, the Director-General of NCDC, Dr Chikwe Ihekweazu, announced that there is a high possibility of patients outstripping the 3,500-bed spaces available for COVID-19 management in the country. He said that the Federal Government […]

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) on Monday recorded 245 new cases of coronavirus (COVID-19), bringing the total number of infections in Nigeria to 2802. The NCDC also said that six new patients have been confirmed dead from the virus in the country, bringing the total number of death to 93. The agency on its […]

By Shina Abubakar – Osogbo Osun State Government on Monday announced the recovery and discharge of eight COVID-19 patients including two children from its isolation centre. The State Commissioner for Health, Dr Rafiu Isamotu disclosed this in a statement on Monday evening. He explained that Osun had not recorded any new case in the last […]

By David Royal According to a tweet by the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC), Nigeria has recorded 170 new cases of the novel Coronavirus (COVID-19), bringing the country’s total infections to 2558. The NCDC also said Nigeria recorded  2 deaths, bringing the total number to 87. According to the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control […]

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has advised the Speaker of the House of Representatives Femi Gbajabiamila to subject the Infectious Disease Control Bill to public hearing. The party gave the advice in a statement issued by its National Publicity Secretary Kola Ologbondiyan on Saturday in Abuja. Ologbondiyan said that the bill should not be passed […]