The Director General of the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC), Chikwe Ihekweazu, has been appointed as the Assistant Director General of Health Emergency Intelligence at the World Health Organisation (WHO). Ihekweazu’s appointment – which comes into effect on November…
NCDC says 4 cases of the UK COVID-19 strain found in Nigeria
The Director-General, Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC), Dr Chikwe Ihekweazu, on Monday, disclosed that four Nigerians had tested positive for the highly contagious United Kingdom (UK) COVID-19 strain. Ihekweazu, who disclosed the at the briefing of the Presidential Task…
COVID-19 Spike: We’re running out of treatment facilities, FG cries out
The Director-General, Nigeria Centre for Disease Control, Dr Chikwe Ihekweazu, on Monday, raised the alarm that Nigeria had reached a critical level where hospital capacity could no longer cope with more serious COVID-19 cases. According to him, health workers may…
Fidelity Bank CEO Nnamdi Okonkwo is Banker of the Year
Fidelity Bank Chief Executive Officer (CEO), Mr Nnamdi Okonkwo, was on Sunday, November 22nd, 2020 adjudged Banker of the Year at the Business Hallmark People of the Year Awards 2020. The award, presented during a ceremony in Lagos, was conferred…
Coronavirus: FG tracing 12,000 contacts, says NCDC DG
The Director General of the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control, Dr Chikwe Ihekweazu, on Friday said about 12,000 contacts were being traced across the country for COVID-19 sample and testing. Speaking at the Presidential Task Force on COVID-19 briefing in…
