The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC) has said the new COVID-19 variant which has been detected in 51 countries is not in Nigeria. In a statement on Saturday, NCDC’s Director-General, Dr Ifedayo Adetifa said that the centre is currently monitoring the new variant. He said: “NCDC is monitoring the new subvariants (descendants) of the Omicron variant of …

The Director General of the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC), Dr. Ifedayo Adetifa has called for increased domestic budgetary allocation to prevent, detect and respond to public health threats in the country. Adetifa made the call on Monday, at the second Joint External Evaluation for the International Health Regulations Core Capacities which was held in Abuja. Adetifa …

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has warned Nigerians against consuming the meat of sick animals as they may contain anthrax. This came on a day the House of Representatives urged the Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development to collaborate with relevant stakeholders to implement effective surveillance, vaccination, and awareness campaigns to contain the outbreak of anthrax discovered …

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC) has recorded 798 diphtheria cases in eight states across 33 local government areas in the country. The death toll, according to the centre, has also risen to 80, with a case-fatality ratio of 10 per cent as of 30 June 2023. In a press statement by its Director General, Dr Ifedayo …

The Director-General of the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention, Dr Ifedayo Adetifa has confirmed that the outbreak of diphtheria has killed at least 34 persons in the country. In an advisory on Friday, the NCDC said it had responded to reports of diphtheria cases in Lagos and Kano States and was monitoring the situation in Osun and Yobe …

Nigeria has recorded 13 new laboratory-confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Lagos and Edo States, according to the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC). A weekly epidemiological data from the agency showed that Lagos reported 12 new cases of COVID-19, while Edo reported one between 31st December, and 6th January. This has increased the total number of confirmed cases …

If Nigerians thought that the worst is over as regards COVID-19 pandemic, recent development in Ekiti State and reports by the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) say otherwise. On Saturday, Ekiti State government had to reintroduce the use of face mask, handwashing, sanitisation and social distancing at public places as 74 persons were isolated during the week after testing …

Nigeria’s COVID-19 situation has given a cause for cheer in recent times. And the report of the lowest daily count on Saturday further indicates that the worst of the pandemic may well be over. For the first time since 27th June 2021, Nigeria recorded the lowest daily figure of three new infections. The earlier count was two, while no new case …