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…
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Shock as Tinubu fires letter to Senate
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…
JUST IN: NCDC confirms UK returnee’s Lassa fever death, toll reaches 98
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…
Nigeria records 41,000 cases of diphtheria
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…
NCDC: Cholera death toll hits 378, Mpox 102
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….
NCDC: Lassa Fever cases surge in Ondo, Edo
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. …
Nigeria Records 39 Mpox, 5,951 Cholera Cases as NCDC Places 6 States on High Alert
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…
BREAKING: NCDC alerts on cholera outbreak as Nigeria records 30 deaths, 1,141 suspected cases
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…
162 Lassa fever deaths so far recorded in 2024 – NCDC reports
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…
New COVID-19 Outbreak: NCDC To Start Testing In Four States
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,…