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Diphtheria outbreak in Nigeria
7,202 Cases, 453 Deaths: Here’s All You Need to Know About the Diphtheria Outbreak in Nigeria

The United Nations International Children’s Emergency Fund (UNICEF) has issued a concerning statement about the…

Diphtheria outbreak in Nigeria
What is Diphtheria and how can you protect yourself against the viral disease that has killed more than 35 Nigerians?

On Friday, January 20, 2023, the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC) released…

Marburg virus
How we are preparing for prompt identification as Ghana records outbreak of Marburg virus – By NCDC

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC) is aware of the declaration of an…

Marburg virus
Eid-el-Kabir: NCDC issues new advisory amidst rising cases of COVID-19 in Nigeria

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC) has issued a precautionary advice to Nigerians…

NCDC calls for responsible holiday celebrations as confirmed COVID-19 cases increase by 500%

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) is launching its yuletide season campaign themed #CelebrateResponsibly…

Dr Chikwe Ihekweazu
We can scale our work at NCDC to support the rest of the world, says Chikwe Ihekweazu as he heads to WHO as Assistant DG

Dr Chikwe Ihekweazu, the epidemiologist and public health physician who presently leads the fight against…

How to stay safe and prevent spread of Ebola as Guinea declares new outbreak – Chikwe Ihekweazu

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) is aware of the declaration of an Ebola…

MTN Partners AU, NCDC, Others To Combat COVID-19

MTN continues to show complete commitment to its GoodTogether mantra, which expresses its corporate philosophy…

Nigeria To Receive Largest Share Of MTN/AU’s COVID-19 Vaccine

Following MTN’s donation of US$25 million towards the African Union’s COVID-19 vaccination programme, the ICT…

NCDC Covid-19
COVID-19: How to celebrate responsibly and save lives during the yuletide season – Chikwe Ihekweazu

In response to the increase in cases of coronavirus disease (COVID-19), and poor adherence to…

“Why we don’t release COVID-19 test result to patients” – NCDC DG, Chikwe Ihekweazu

  The Director General of the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC), Dr Chikwe Ihekweazu…

Benue COVID-19 index case, Susan Idoko-Okpe, regains freedom after 58 days in isolation centre 

Benue COVID-19 index case, Susan Idoko-Okpe (nee Lawani), who was held at different isolation centres…

The agony of Susan Idoko-Okpe, Benue COVID-19 index case held in isolation for 57 days

It’s been nearly two months since Susan Idoko-Okpe (nee Lawani) has been subjected to agonising…

Without NCDC’s supervision, Kogi says it tested 111 for COVID-19 and all returned negative

  After weeks of public outrage over its refusal to test suspected cases of COVID-19,…

Directory: The locations of COVID-19 test centres in Nigeria.

To ensure that Nigerians have prompt access to COVID-19 testing, the NCDC opened COVID-19 test centres in strategic locations across the country.

Five reliable sources to get information on the Coronavirus

For prompt updates, guides and general information about COVID-19, here are some reliable sources of information. 

How NCDC’s ‘depleted test kits’ may hamper Nigeria’s fight against COVID-19

With just about 11,000 tests conducted so far, most people have been expecting a ramp-up in the COVID-19 test, but the shortage of test kits seems to have slowed down the pace.

NCDC lists what each state got from Jack Ma’s COVID-19 prevention and control materials

The Nigeria Center for Disease Control (NCDC), the government agency at the front line of…