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…
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) says no fewer than 1,191 persons have been killed by diphtheria from May, 2023 to date across Nigeria. Dr Muzzammil Gadanya, the Incident Manager, National Diphtheria Emergency Operations Centre (NCDC), disclosed this on…
…Cases surge to 14,237, death toll hits 378 death The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has reported a staggering 14,237 cholera cases and 378 deaths across 35 states and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), highlighting a serious public health…
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC) recorded a rise in Lassa fever cases in week 39 of 2024, with Ondo and Edo states reporting nine new confirmed cases. The NCDC stated this on its official website, based…
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC) reports that 54 new suspected Mpox cases were recorded in Nigeria during Week 39 of 2024, marking a decline from the 75 cases reported in the previous week. The NCDC stated…
…Confirms spread in 170 LGAs Nigeria is battling a severe outbreak of diphtheria, a bacterial infection that has claimed the lives of 309 people and infected 7,784 others across 170 Local Government Areas (LGAs) in 21 states. The Nigeria Centre…
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention on Wednesday announced that suspected Lassa fever cases in the country have risen to 7,973, with 982 confirmed cases. The cases were recorded across 127 Local Government Areas in 28 states between…
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC) says there are 55 confirmed cases of Monkey-pox (Mpox) in Nigeria. The centre made this known via its official website, noting that the 55 cases were confirmed from the935 suspected cases across 39 local…
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC) has reported that 48 cases of Mpox have been confirmed from a total of 868 suspected cases across 35 local government areas in 19 states and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT).…
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC) says it registered seven additional new cases of Lassa fever from Edo, Bauchi and Kogi states. The NCDC said this via its official website on Friday, adding that the seven cases were…
