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FULL LIST: Tinubu Issues New Appointment

VAM News September 15, 2025

News Update President Bola Tinubu has approved the appointment of five Executive Directors for the North Central Development Commission (NCDC) and assigned them to head key departments of the agency. The move is part...

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National

Shock as Tinubu fires letter to Senate

Akanji Philip May 9, 2025

President Bola Tinubu has written to the Senate, requesting the confirmation of 19 individuals as Chairman, Managing Director/CEO, and members of the Board of the North-Central Development Commission (NCDC). The request was conveyed...

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Local News

JUST IN: NCDC confirms UK returnee’s Lassa fever death, toll reaches 98

Akanji Philip March 10, 2025

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention has confirmed the death of a 31-year-old physician who succumbed to Lassa fever after returning from the United Kingdom. The agency also reported that the...

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National

Nigeria records 41,000 cases of diphtheria

VAM News February 8, 2025 0 Comment

News Update The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention, NCDC, has said that the country continues to grapple with a diphtheria outbreak. NCDC, via its official website, reported that a total of 41,336...

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Health

NCDC: Cholera death toll hits 378, Mpox 102

Akanji Philip October 18, 2024 0 Comment

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention has recorded 14,237 cases of cholera across 35 states and the Federal Capital Territory, spanning 339 local government areas as of October 13, 2024. The...

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Extra

NCDC: Lassa Fever cases surge in Ondo, Edo

Akanji Philip October 12, 2024 0 Comment

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...

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National

Nigeria Records 39 Mpox, 5,951 Cholera Cases as NCDC Places 6 States on High Alert

VAM News August 15, 2024 0 Comment

Voice Air Media, News Update Nigeria has recorded a total of 39 confirmed cases of mpox and a total of 5,951 suspected cases of cholera since the beginning of 2024. This was disclosed by...

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Health

BREAKING: NCDC alerts on cholera outbreak as Nigeria records 30 deaths, 1,141 suspected cases

Akanji Philip June 13, 2024 0 Comment

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC) has alerted on increasing cholera cases nationwide, with 30 deaths, 1,141 suspected cases, and 65 confirmed cases reported. Disclosing this in a public advisory,...

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162 Lassa fever deaths so far recorded in 2024 – NCDC reports

Akanji Philip June 8, 2024 0 Comment

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC) says the number of confirmed Lassa Fever cases has increased significantly resulting a cumulative 162 deaths in 2024. The NCDC said on Saturday via...

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Health

New COVID-19 Outbreak: NCDC To Start Testing In Four States

VAM News August 26, 2023 0 Comment

Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC) says it is monitoring the new subvariants of the Omicron variant of the SARS-CoV-2 virus, named EG.5 and BA.2.86. In a statement on Saturday, the health...