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- 26 Jul 2026
NCDC Waxes Worriedly over States’ Preparedness for Ebola, Other Diseases
Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC) has raised concerns over gaps in states’ preparedness to tackle outbreaks of Ebola, cholera, Lassa fever and other infectious diseases,…
- 30 Jul 2025
NCDC Unveils Toolkit to Strengthen Disease Surveillance, Forecast Outbreaks
Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC) has launched a pioneering toolkit designed to strengthen disease surveillance and forecast outbreaks, positioning the country for a more…
- 6 Mar 2026
NCDC Issues Public Advisory on Cerebrospinal Meningitis
Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC) has issued a Public Health advisory on the spread of Cerebrospinal Meningitis (CSM). It said that the caution is particularly for states…
- 25 May 2026
FG Classifies Ebola Importation into Nigeria as High Risk
Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC) has classified the risk of Ebola Virus Disease (EVD) importation into Nigeria as high amid the ongoing outbreaks in the Democratic Republic of…
- 26 Aug 2024
Africa CDC Warns of Rising Mpox Cases, High Death Rate
Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) has warned of the high burden of mpox cases, limited diagnostic capabilities, and the disease's high fatality rate as some of the…
- 3 Mar 2026
NCDC Raises Alarm over Lassa Fever Ravaging 18 States in Nigeria
Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC) has raised alarm over ravage of Lassa fever cases across 18 states and 67 Local Government Areas (LGAs) of the country. Dr Jide Idris,…
- 28 May 2026
NCDC Warns against Using Bitter Kola, Salt Water as Ebola Remedies
Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC) has warned Nigerians against relying on bitter kola, salt water, herbs, seasoning cubes, and other unverified substances as remedies for Ebola…
- 6 Apr 2025
Meningitis Outbreak Kills 151 in Nigeria - NCDC
Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC) has confirmed that Nigeria is battling a meningitis outbreak that has led to 151 deaths and 1,826 suspected cases, with a case fatality rate…
- 2 May 2025
Nigeria Reports 832 Lassa Fever and Mpox Cases, Death Toll Hits 135
Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC) has confirmed the country has recorded 832 confirmed cases of Lassa fever and Mpox. Speaking during a press briefing on Friday in Abuja, the…
- 27 Mar 2020
Africa CDC, Co-Creation Hub Partner to Use Smart Ways to Educate & Sensitize the Continent on COVID-19
Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) is collaborating with the Co-Creation Hub (CcHUB), the leading technology innovation centre in Africa, to launch a call, for innovative…
- 31 May 2022
FG Orders Hunters, Bushmeat Sellers to Stop Business over Monkeypox
Federal government has rolled out strict measures to contain the spread of monkeypox in the country as the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) reported 21 cases of the disease. Dr Mohammad…
- 29 May 2026
NCDC Says Lagos, FCT, Others on High Ebola Alert
Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC) has placed Lagos, the Federal Capital Territory and several other states on high Ebola alert following the outbreak of the deadly Bundibugyo…
- 15 Apr 2026
NCDC Predicts Cholera Outbreak in 10 States as Heavy Rains Loom
Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC) has warned of an imminent cholera outbreak in 10 states following forecasts of heavy rainfall and possible flooding across parts of the…
- 18 Sept 2024
Nigeria’s Mpox Cases Mostly Affect Children, Men – NCDC
Mpox infections are disproportionately affecting children and males in Nigeria, according to recent data from the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC). Pix Credit: Sky News Since…
- 18 Jul 2021
MTN Partners Africa CDC on Fight Against COVID-19 With ‘One More Push’ Campaign
MTN Group and the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC), have launched a joint campaign – “One More Push” – to encourage people across the continent to not give up in the…
- 8 Jun 2021
Mastercard Foundation to Deploy $1.3B in Partnership with Africa CDC to Save Lives
The MasterCard Foundation has announced that it will deploy $1.3 billion over the next three years in partnership with the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) to save the…
- 6 Nov 2025
Lassa Fever’s Death Toll in Nigeria Hits 176- NCDC
Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC) has reported that at least 176 people have died from Lassa fever across 21 states in 2025. According to the NCDC; Ondo, Bauchi, Edo and Taraba…
- 3 Feb 2025
FG Says Nigeria @ ‘Moderate’ Risk following Fresh Ebola Virus Outbreak
Federal government has said it has heightened surveillance especially at the points of entry following the outbreak of Ebola Virus Disease (EVD) in Uganda. The Nigeria Centre of Disease Control and…
- 22 Sept 2025
Kano Confirms 2 Mpox Cases
Kano State Centre for Disease Control (KNCDC) has confirmed two cases of Mpox, formerly known as monkeypox- an infectious viral disease caused by the monkeypox virus, which belongs to the…
- 11 May 2026
NCDC Enhances Monitoring, Releases Advisory amid Rising Global Hantavirus Cases
Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has intensified nationwide disease surveillance following reports of a Hantavirus infection cluster connected to international cruise ship travel involving…
- 31 Aug 2014
FG Commends Airtel in the Fight Against Ebola
The special medical team constituted by the federal and state governments to fight the spread of Ebola Virus Disease has commended Airtel Nigeria for its support and contributions to the ongoing…
- 22 Apr 2026
Cross River State Isolates 10 More Persons with COVID Symptoms
Cross River State Government said it has identified and isolated 10 persons who interacted with a Chinese national who reimported COVID-19 into Nigeria. Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and…
- 17 May 2026
WHO Says Ebola Outbreak Worse than Reported
World Health Organisation (WHO) at the weekend declared the Ebola outbreak linked to the rare Bundibugyo virus strain a global public health emergency. WHO said there is currently no approved vaccine…
- 16 Mar 2020
Facebook Steps Up Efforts to Help Nigeria Tackle Misinformation on Coronavirus
As global numbers continue to rise, and with Coronavirus (Covid-19) reported in a number of countries across Africa, including in Nigeria, Facebook continues in its commitment in helping to keep…
- 30 May 2022
NCDC Declares Emergency as Monkeypox Claims First Life
Nigeria has recorded its first death from monkeypox- an infectious viral disease that can occur in both humans and some other animals. The patient had underlying medical conditions, according to…
- 20 Jul 2021
NCDC Confirms 12 Monkeypox Cases in Nigeria
Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has registered 59 suspected cases of Monkeypox with 15 confirmed, Dr Chikwe Ihekweazu, director-general of the agency said on Tuesday in Abuja. Ihekweazu was…
- 6 Jan 2025
FG to Activate Surveillance for Passengers from China amid Virus Scare
Federal government has announced plans to implement surveillance measures for inbound passengers from China, following a surge in respiratory virus cases attributed to the Human Metapneumovirus…
- 26 Jul 2021
Nigeria Reports Increase in Confirmed Monkeypox Cases
Nigeria Center for Disease Control (NCDC) has reported a total of 466 suspected monkeypox cases from 30 states. Monkeypox is a smallpox-like virus that leaves victims with a painful rash and can be…
- 9 Oct 2017
Panic as Monkeypox Hits Lagos, Others
Two suspected cases of Monkeypox have been recorded in Lagos State, according to Dr. Jide Idris, commissioner for Health in the state. Idris, on Monday, said that “Though no confirmed case has…
- 16 May 2021
Econet Group Partners Mastercard on Fintech Solutions
Econet Group, through its subsidiary, Cassava Fintech International and Mastercard have entered into a strategic partnership to advance digital inclusion across Africa and collaborate on a range of…