Lassa fever

The new director-general of the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC), Ifedayo Adetifa, has formally taken over from his predecessor, Chikwe Ihekweazu.

Ifedayo Adetifa officially takes over as new NCDC boss

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The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Enugu on Monday adopted Gov Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi of Enugu State as the new leader in the South East Zone.

UN commends Enugu governor’s investment in economic growth

September 20, 2021

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has recorded 71 new COVID-19 infections, bringing the total number of cases in the country to 167,803, as of July 3.

Nigeria records 379 new coronavirus infections, more deaths

September 7, 2021

NMA urges Nigerian government to withdraw suit against striking resident doctors

August 25, 2021

Africa Center for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC).

Africa CDC raises alarm over continent’s infectious diseases outbreaks

July 29, 2021

The Minister of State for Health, Dr. Olorunnimbe Mamora, has said the Russian vaccine for COVID-19 is not yet in Nigeria.

Minister: Nigeria prepared for future pandemic

July 2, 2021

A team of researchers at the University of Ilorin (UNILORIN) have established the capacity of Bromelain derivable from pineapple fruits in the management of COVID-19 cases.

University of Ilorin gets molecular laboratory

June 7, 2021

Ondo State Government has distributed 10,000 rat poisons to residents of Ogbese in Akure North to kill rats in the community to curb the spread of Lassa fever.

Nigeria records 50 Lassa fever-related deaths as infections soar

April 30, 2021

2. Dapo Abiodun of Ogun has become the first governor to receive a dose of coronavirus vaccine publicly.

36,956 receive coronavirus vaccine jabs in Gombe

April 22, 2021

The president of the National Association of Resident Doctors (NARD), Uyilawa Okhuaihesuyi, says Senator Chris Ngige, minister of labour, has lost “touch with medicine”.

NARD: Nigerian government wouldn’t have listened to us if we didn’t go on strike

April 12, 2021

YIAGA Africa

Yiaga Africa demands effective monitoring, evaluation of coronavirus vaccination

March 29, 2021

Director General of NCDC, Dr Chikwe Ihekweazu addressing the press at the presentation of 15,000 COVID-19 test kits to NCDC by UNICEF in Abuja on Tuesday, Sept 29, 2020. [Twitter-@NCDCgov]

Nigeria records 30 new Lassa fever cases, 6 deaths

March 23, 2021

Director General of NCDC, Dr Chikwe Ihekweazu addressing the press at the presentation of 15,000 COVID-19 test kits to NCDC by UNICEF in Abuja on Tuesday, Sept 29, 2020. [Twitter-@NCDCgov]

Two health care workers infected as Nigeria records 25 new Lassa fever cases

March 19, 2021

Kano government confirms 3 deaths, 284 infections from outbreak of ‘strange disease’

March 16, 2021

The Kwara Government, on Tuesday night, received its own consignment of the COVID-19 vaccines.

Bauchi receives first tranche of coronavirus vaccine

March 10, 2021