The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC) has recorded 1,154 confirmed cases of Lassa fever out of the 9,492 suspected cases and 190 deaths so far in 2024. At a press briefing in Abuja on Monday, the Director General of the NCDC, Dr Jide Idris, disclosed that “There has been an alarming increase in Lassa fever cases and …

The Nigerian Meteorological Agency signed a memorandum of understanding on Tuesday in Abuja with the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention on data sharing and information exchange. According to a joint statement from both agencies, the primary goal is to establish a structured framework for data sharing and collaboration to enhance situational awareness, particularly for climate-sensitive diseases like cholera …

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC), has confirmed a total of 168 deaths, including 17 probable, due to Lassa fever between January and August 2024. This represents a case fatality rate of 17.1 per cent out of the 7,973 suspected cases reported across 127 local government areas in 28 states. In its latest update, the agency revealed …

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC) said that the country has recorded at least 67 confirmed cases of Mpox out of 1,031 suspected cases across 23 states and the Federal Capital Territory. States with confirmed cases include Bayelsa (6), Cross River (5), Benue (4), Plateau (4), Delta (4), FCT (3), Imo (3), Lagos (3), Rivers (2), Abia …

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC) has said that there are 55 cases of monkeypox (Mpox) in Nigeria. The centre made this known via its official website, noting that 55 cases were confirmed from the 935 suspected cases across 39 local government areas in 21 states and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT). The agency stated that no …

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention on Friday announced that the country has recorded a total of 40 confirmed cases of mpox out of 830 suspected cases. NCDC Director-General, Dr Jide Idris, made this announcement at the Joint NCDC/World Health Organisation National Mpox briefing with stakeholders and partners in Abuja. The WHO Nigeria Country Office disclosed that Nigeria …

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has unveiled an Integrated Disease Testing and Surveillance Laboratory for Malaria, Neglected Tropical Diseases (NTDs), and other infectious diseases. The NCDC’s Director-General, Dr Jide Idris, during the unveiling at the NCDC Central Public Health Laboratory in Yaba, Lagos, said that the laboratory was aimed at strengthening the fight against diseases of public health …

The recent passage of the North Central Development Commission (NCDC) Establishment bill into law by the Nigerian Senate has garnered public praise, and commendation for its potential to significantly enhance socio-economic development in the region. The North Central People’s Forum (NCPF), expressed satisfaction with the passage of the bill, describing it as a highly laudable landmark. NCPF stated that the …

The Lagos State Commissioner for Health, Prof. Akin Abayomi, on Sunday, disclosed that 25 cases of severe gastroenteritis confirmed to be caused by cholera were reported at Kirikiri Medium Security Prison. The development was against the claim by the Nigerian Correctional Service (NCoS) on Wednesday, 26 June 2024, that the custodial centres nationwide were free of cholera. The NCoS spokesman, …

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC) on Tuesday activated a national cholera emergency centre, following the outbreak of the disease in the country. It also said 53 deaths and 1,528 suspected cholera cases were recorded across 31 states and 107 local government areas, with a case fatality rate of 3.5 per cent since the beginning of 2024. …