Dr Cyril Tsenyil, the Managing Director of the newly established North Central Development Commission (NCDC), on Wednesday outlined the Commission’s priorities aimed at fast-tracking sustainable development across the region. Tsenyil said this at its maiden press briefing held at the Commission’s headquarters in Lafia. He explained that NCDC would focus on infrastructure, agriculture, health, education, […]
By Msugh Ityokura A group, North Central Media Forum, NCMF has called on president Bola Tinubu to appoint a technocrat and seasoned administrator as a pioneer Managing Director, MD of the North Central Development Commission, NCDC It is the fervent hope and belief of the forum that only an experienced administrator can set the pace, […]
By Ukpono Ukpong The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC) has confirmed 80 deaths from 413 Lassa fever cases recorded across 11 states between February 3 and 9. According to the latest Lassa Fever Situation Report, the case fatality rate (CFR) has climbed to 19.4 percent, up from 17.5 percent during the same […]
By Ukpono Ukpong The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC) has confirmed 80 deaths from 413 Lassa fever cases recorded across 11 states between February 3 and 9. According to the latest Lassa Fever Situation Report, the case fatality rate (CFR) has climbed to 19.4 percent, up from 17.5 percent during the same […]
The Nigeria Center for Disease Control (NCDC) has mentioned cholera and yellow fever as two deadly sicknesses that usually spread fast faster during rainy season. “As with cholera, cases of yellow fever also increase during the rainy season. Mosquito control helps reduce the risk of yellow fever infection,” they revealed. According to the agency, the […]
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC) has reported 1,598 suspected cases of cholera across 107 local government areas. The cholera outbreak is characterised by a case fatality rate of 3.5 per cent, significantly higher than the national expected average of one per cent, underscoring severity of the situation. The Director-General of NCDC, […]
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC) says it is facing numerous challenges in addressing epidemic-prone diseases in the country. The Director General, Dr Jide Idris, highlighted inadequate funding and substandard healthcare infrastructure as part of the challenges at states level during a news conference on Saturday in Abuja. The NCDC boss said […]
…allege substitution with ghost applicants BY STEPHEN GBADAMOSI The storm seems to be gathering as a group of Nigerian youths has made a bonding under the premise that they applied for the Nigerian Security and Civil Defence Corps (NCDC) and the Nigerian Immigration Service (NIS) jobs, but were substituted with names of people who never […]
By Doosuur Iwambe The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has said that at least 244 Lassa fever cases have been recorded in the country in 2023. The agency’s latest Lassa fever report said 137 new cases were recorded in week three from January 16 to January 22. The cases were reported from Ondo, Edo, […]
By Doosuur Iwambe, Abuja The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) says it is monitoring and responding to cases of diphtheria in some states. Recall that at least 25 persons — mostly children — have died as a result of the diphtheria disease outbreak in Kano. Diphtheria is a serious bacterial infection caused by the […]
BY DOOSUUR IWAMBE The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC), has said the new COVID-19 Omicron sub-lineage variant has not yet been detected in the country. This was confirmed Wednesday, in a statement on COVID-19 genomic surveillance signed by its Director General, Dr. Ifedayo Adetifa. “The NCDC-led COVID-19 Emergency Operations Centre is monitoring […]
.Says 583 persons died of Cholera in 2022 The Nigeria Centre for Disease and Prevention Control (NCDC), has said that recent experiences in the country with the arrival of the COVID-19 omicron variants showed that travel restrictions did not have any public health benefits but were disruptive for persons and businesses. Dr Ifedayo Adetifa, Director-General, […]
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC) has said that as of December 23, the country registered 49 confirmed cases and no new death from Monkeypox (Mpox) cases. The NCDC, via its official website on Thursday, said that this was a 9 per cent increase in the number of new confirmed cases when […]
By Doosuur Iwambe Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) on Monday cautioned Nigerians and other residents against embarking on non-essential travel to Uganda for now. The NCDC Director-General, Dr Ifedayo Adetifa, gave the caution in a statement he signed on Monday in Abuja. He stated that the warning is to enable public health authorities to […]
More than 30,000 cholera cases and 800 deaths have been reported in 22 states and the federal capital territory (FCT) in the last seven months, according to the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC). The director-General of NCDC, Chikwe Ihekweazu, disclosed this in a statement on Monday. ” The federal government is working on urgent […]
The second phase of the nationwide vaccination program has been postponed by the federal government. After the United States provided almost four million doses of the Moderna vaccine, the second phase was set to begin on Tuesday. However, a spokesperson for the Office of the Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Willie Bassey, stated […]
Nigeria on Thursday recorded 11 additional deaths from Covid-19 raising the total death toll in four days to 29. The west African nation recorded 566 new cases under the last 24 hours, the Nigerian Centre for Disease Control, NCDC said in an update on its Facebook page Thursday night. According to the update obtained by […]
In Nigeria, the Nigerian Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has reported 143 new cases of the fatal coronavirus (COVID-19). This was revealed on the company’s website on Tuesday morning. The NCDC said the total number of illnesses had grown to 169,678 as of July 19 while revealing one death from the virus. According to the […]
The Nigeria Center for Disease Control (NCDC), says it recorded eight new COVID-19 infections in two states; Akwa Ibom- four and Rivers- four as of June 12. The NCDC in an update posted on its website on Sunday morning, said that the infection figure raised the country’s total infection tally to 167,059. The News Agency […]
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC), has said that Kano, Plateau, Bauchi, Gombe, Nasarawa, Kaduna and Niger States have reported confirmed human cases of Avian Influenza H5N1 also called “Bird flu.” The NCDC Director General, Dr Chikwe Ihekweazu, made this known in a statement on Tuesday, April 6, in Abuja, while providing highlights of […]