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 communication via SMS has been provided as support from telecommunications networks.

“The headline claiming that NCDC has spent N1 billion on SMS to Nigerians is FALSE,” it tweeted.

The headline claiming that NCDC has spent N1 billion on SMS to Nigerians is FALSE

While communication through SMS is a key part of our #COVID19 response strategy, this has been largely provided as in-kind support by @AirtelNigeria @MTNNG @GloWorld

#TakeResponsibility pic.twitter.com/CCr2B943FJ

— NCDC (@NCDCgov) April 9, 2020