The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC) has reported a total of 366 deaths from Lassa fever and meningitis in the country, highlighting the continued public health challenge posed by these diseases. From January 1 to 18 May 2025, the NCDC confirmed 733 cases of Lassa fever from 5,118 suspected infections across 18 states and 95 local government …

No fewer than 7,842 suspected cases of measles have been reported in Nigeria from January to 31 March. The cases were reported from 34 states and the FCT, and across 631 local government areas in the country Also, the Cerebrospinal Meningitis situation report showed that 4,266 suspected cases and 339 deaths have been reported across 23 states and the Federal …

The Yobe State Government said, on Monday, that 564 out of the  636 patients who came down with meningitis in the state have recovered. The state’s Disease Surveillance and Notification Officer, Primary Healthcare Management Board, Haruna Umar, disclosed this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria on Monday in Damaturu. It was reported last week that Yobe quarantined …

Nigeria has become the first country to receive the new MenFive meningitis vaccine from the Vaccine Alliance-funded global stockpile, with a shipment delivered by the United Nations Children’s Fund. This was disclosed in a press statement made available to newsmen by Gavi on Thursday. “The ICG approved the deployment of 1,043,377 doses of MenFive in response to Nigeria’s request”, the …

The Yobe State government has quarantined 206 persons following the outbreak of cerebrospinal meningitis in three local government areas in the state, resulting in the death of 20 persons. This was as the Commissioner for Health in Gombe State, Dr Habu Dahiru, disclosed on Monday that the state had lost six persons to the deadly disease. The spokesman for the …