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The Director-General of the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC), Chikwe Ihekweazu has come out to say that no state in Nigeria is free of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19). He revealed this at a recent media briefing today. According to him, no state can claim to be free of the ...

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has refuted reports that it sent positive and negative test kits and cartridges of COVID-19 (Coronavirus) to Cross River State. Recall that Cross River State’s Commissioners for Information and Health, Asu Okang, and Beta Edu recently accused the agency and the Federal Ministry ...

The Nigeria Center for Disease Control, NCDC has come out to say that Akwa Ibom State Government did the right thing by insisting that only 16 COVID-19 cases were confirmed in the state. NCDC recently revealed that it mistakenly repeated a sample test, which led to the 17 cases it ...

Minister of Health, Dr. Osagie Ehanire has come out to say that President Muhammadu Buhari is not against the idea of using local herbs to combat coronavirus in Nigeria. He, however, revealed that the Nigeria Institute for Pharmaceutical Research and Development must first certify any of the herbs before it ...

The Director-General of the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC), Chikwe Ihekweazu has come out to say that Nigeria’s leaders might be forced to lock everything down again to curb the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19). Speaking today during the daily briefing of the Presidential Task Force on COVID-19 ...

Ex Vice President, Atiku Abubakar has begged Nigerians to pray for the quick recovery of the founder of Daar Communications PLC, Chief Raymond Dokpesi, members of his family, plus others who have tested positive for coronavirus. In a recent statement by his Media Adviser, Mr. Paul Ibe, Atiku expressed sympathy ...

The Nigerian Centre for Disease Control, NCDC has issued an advisory to Nigerians on how they can wear a cloth face mask. NCDC recently revealed that if any citizen wears a cloth mask, he or she has to use it while obeying other containment measures. According to NCDC, the measures ...

The Minister of Health, Dr. Osagie Ehanire has come out to say that 825 tests yielded the 195 positive results recently announced by the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control, NCDC, yesterday. He revealed this during the daily briefing by the Presidential Task Force (PTF) on COVID-19 in Abuja. The 195 ...

APC leader, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu has come out to say that his late Chief Security Officer, CSO, Lateef Raheem, died of complications from the coronavirus. He, however, added that he and his wife, Senator Oluremi are free from the virus as they recently tested negative to the disease. According to ...

As the current lockdown nears its end, the Nigerian Centre for Disease Control NCDC has hinted at a further extension in the nearest future. The disease control body recently revealed that our nation is yet to reach the point where its containment protocols could be relaxed amid the deadly pandemic. ...

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has come out to say that nations have different approaches to test for coronavirus and Nigeria is not tampering with its testing approach in any way. Dr. Chikwe Ihekweazu, Director-General of NCDC revealed this today in Abuja at a recent gathering. According to ...

Nollywood actress, Jemima Osunde has blasted the Nigeria Center for Disease Control (NCDC) for releasing the corpse of late Chief of Staff to the President, Abba Kyari, for burial. The movie star, who is also a physiotherapist at the Lagos University Teaching Hospital (LUTH), revealed that the corpse of the ...

The Director-General of the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC), Dr. Chikwe Ihekweazu has come out to say that out of the 6,649 people tested for the Coronavirus (COVID-19), nationwide, we have had more males than females. Chikwe revealed that of the 6,649 suspected cases tested for the disease, 71 ...

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has come out to warn Nigerians that Chloroquine has not been approved for the treatment of the dreaded Coronavirus (COVID-19) disease. Dr. Chikwe Ihekweazu, Director General of NCDC, revealed this in Abuja today as he reacted to recent media reports suggesting that chloroquine ...

Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has issued guidance for self-isolation in Nigeria as the nation responds to the Coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak. Dr Chikwe Ihekweazu, the Director-General of the centre, revealed that self-isolation means strictly staying at home or at an identified accommodation, away from family members or the public ...