NCDC
3 days ago
The leaders of a Northern Christian Youth Professionals (NCYP) have commended President Bola Tinubu for assisting to the Bill for the Establishment of the North-Central Development Commission (NCDC). The bill for the establishment of NCDC was passed by both chambers of the National Assembly in July 2024 and was assented to by Tinubu in February.…
12 Feb
The Ondo State Security Network Agency, otherwise known as Amotekun Corps, has said that the influx of unknown persons into the state has contributed to the recent increase of insecurity in some parts of the state.
9 Feb
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC) has reported a decline in confirmed Lassa fever cases for the fourth epidemiological week of 2025,l. The centre, however reported that the death toll from Lassa fever continued to climb, reaching 53 fatalities nationwide. In its latest situation report via its official website, NCDC said that…
8 Feb
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC) says the country has continued to grapple with diphtheria outbreak. The NCDC, via its official website, said that a total of 41,336 suspected cases of diphtheria had been reported from 37 states. It said that the cases were reported from 350 local government areas between Epidemiological…
2 Feb
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC), in collaboration with relevant Ministries, Departments, and Agencies (MDAs) through the National Emerging Viral Hemorrhagic Diseases (EVHD) Technical Working Group, has heightened surveillance at points of entry following the reported outbreak of the Ebola virus disease (EVD) caused by the Sudan species in Wakiso, Mukono, and…
2 Feb
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC) has placed the country on high alert following the confirmation of an Ebola Virus
30 Jan
Stakeholders in the health sector have called for collective action to tackle the country's high measles and rubella burden. They emphasised the need to strengthen routine immunisation services to ensure an effective nationwide measles-rubella (MR) vaccine rollout.
23 Jan
About 22 deaths and 143 confirmed cases of Lassa fever were recorded out of 484 suspected cases across seven states and 32 local councils from December 30, 2024, to January 12, 2025.
22 Jan
About 22 deaths and 143 confirmed cases of Lassa fever were recorded out of 484 suspected cases across seven states and 32 local government areas. from December 30, 2024, to January 12, 2025. According to the Lassa fever situation report obtained from the Nigerian Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC), the deaths occurred in…
20 Jan
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC) has reported an 18.5 per cent Case of Fatality Rate (CFR) for Lassa fever.
9 Jan
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has outlined preventive measures against the Human Metapneumovirus (HMPV), assuring that the country is not under “serious threat for now.” While concerns have risen over the outbreak of the virus in some countries worldwide, the NCDC Director-General, Jide Idris, during Thursday’s edition of Channels Television’s Sunrise Daily, allayed…
8 Jan
Worried by the rapid spread of Human Metapneumovirus (HMPV) in China, the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC) has directed hospitals nationwide to strengthen Infection Prevention and Control
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The Police Command in Ekiti State has ordered a thorough investigation into the circumstances of the death of an Assistant Superintendent of Police, Caleb Leranmo and his wife, Taiwo Leranmo. This is contained in a statement by the command’s Police Public Relations Officer, (PPRO), Mr Sunday Abutu on Wednesday in Ado-Ekiti. He said the Commissioner…
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The National Assembly says its support for the Federal Mortgage Bank of Nigeria’s (FMBN) recapitalisation efforts aims to enhance the bank’s capacity to deliver affordable housing and reduce the nation’s housing deficit. Sen. Aminu Tambuwal, Chairman of the Senate Committee on Lands, Housing, and Urban Development, stated this on Wednesday in Lagos during a top…
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Nigeria may face a tanker shortage as the Federal Government on Wednesday disclosed plans to ban 60,000- and 45,000-litre capacity trucks. While most tankers hauling petroleum products across the country are around 45,000 litres, the Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority (NMDPRA) said such capacity would be outlawed. Coming amidst rising tanker accidents that…
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The Chairman of Igboetiti Local Government Area of Enugu State, Dr Eric Odo, has promised that the council area will attain Open Defecation Free (ODF) status by June. Odo said on Wednesday that the council would inaugurate a task force to ensure that all households, schools, churches and markets in the area would soon have…
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Italian prosecutors on Wednesday called for Napoli and the club's owner Aurelio De Laurentiis to stand trial for false accounting related to transfers, including that of Serie A title hero Victor Osimhen. Napoli, De Laurentiis and one of his key advisors Andrea Chiavelli are suspected by prosecutors in Rome of filing falsified accounts between 2019…
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Protesting students of Federal University Lokoja (FUL) on Wednesday threatened to block the Abuja-Lagos Highway if the Federal Government failed to stop the incessant killing of their colleagues by trucks. Benjamin Timothy, FUL President, Student Union Government (SUG), who made the threat during the procession at the Falele Campus, Lokoja, said the students were tired…