President Muhammadu Buhari has mandated the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) to conduct 4,000 tests per day. NCDC Director-General, Chikwe Ihekweazu, disclosed this yesterday at the 11th joint national briefing of the Presidential Taskforce Force on COVID-19, he said…
Covid-19: Nigeria reports 30 new cases, total toll rises to 373
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) yesterday confirmed 30 new cases of COVID-19, taking the total to 373 in the country. The death toll from the pandemic in Nigeria is now 11. According to the NCDC, “373 cases have…
Nigeria confirms 20 new COVID-19 cases, total now 343
Nigeria has reported 20 new cases of COVID-19, bringing the total number of confirmed cases to 343.The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) Monday announced that of the 20 new cases, 13 are recorded in Lagos, two in Edo, two…
5 new confirmed coronavirus cases in Nigeria bring total to 323
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) Sunday announced five new cases of coronavirus, saying the five new cases were recorded in Lagos, Kwara and Katsina. It listed two in Lagos, two in Kwara, one in Katsina. “As at 09:10…
Coronavirus cases in Nigeria rise to 305
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) Friday night confirmed 17 new cases of coronavirus bringing the number in the country to 305. “17 new cases of #COVID-19 have been reported as follows: eight in Lagos, three in Katsina, two…
Confirmed coronavirus cases in Nigeria now 288
Fourteen new confirmed cases of coronavirus have been reported in Nigeria. Out of which 13 are in Lagos and one in Delta State. The total number of confirmed cases in the country as at 9:30 pm Nigerian time on Thursday…
We didn’t spend N1bn on SMS to Nigerians – NCDC
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has labelled the report claiming it spent N1 billion on SMS to Nigerians as false. Responding to the news item in a tweet on its verified Twitter handle Thursday the agency said that…
COVID-19: Nigeria records 22 new cases, as tally now 276
Nigeria has recorded 22 new cases of coronavirus, bringing the total number of confirmed cases in the country to 276. The new cases were announced on Wednesday night by the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) on its verified Twitter…
NCDC confirms 16 new coronavirus cases in Nigeria
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) Tuesday night confirmed 16 new cases of coronavirus. The number of confirmed cases of the virus in the country now stand at 254. In a tweet on it official Twitter @NCDCgov it announced,…
Nigeria records 10 new COVID-19 cases, bringing total to 224
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) on Sunday, reported 10 new cases of coronavirus in the country, taking the total number of infections to 224. According to NCDC, “Ten new cases of #COVID-19 have been reported in Nigeria: 6…