By CHRISTIANA LOT, Jos – The Gbong Gwom Jos, Da Jacob Gyang Buba, has commended President Bola Tinubu for signing the North Central Development Commission (NCDC) bill into law, describing it as a crucial step in addressing the region’s developmental challenges. Addressing newsmen in Jos, Plateau State, the traditional...
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By TYAV SAM TYAV, Makurdi – The immediate past Governor of Benue State, Samuel Ortom has lauded President Bola Tinubu for approving and signing into law the bill for the establishment of North Central Development Commission (NCDC). A statement by the media aide to the former Governor, Terver Akase...
The Federal Government has launched the National Strategic Plan of Action on Cholera Control (NSPACC) 2025-2029, a 124 million dollars initiative aimed at eradicating cholera in Nigeria through a multi-sectoral approach. The plan was unveiled on Tuesday in Abuja by Prof. Muhammad Pate, the Coordinating Minister of Health and...
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC) has raised concerns over what it described as “increasing number of Lassa fever cases and fatalities, a significant public health risk.” The NCDC Director-General, Dr Jide Idris, revealed this on Monday in Abuja, saying that 1,154 confirmed cases and 190...
No fewer than 1,160 patients were treated, as 25 persons die in gastroenteritis-related cases from January till date across 18 local government areas of Sokoto State. The Director of Public Health in the state’s Ministry of Health, Dr Abdulganiyu Yusuf, disclosed this in an interview with the News Agency...
The Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) says Nigeria has yet to announce a date for Mpox vaccinations rollout, even as cases keep surging across Africa. The organisation noted that presently, Mpox cases in the continent have risen to more than 500 per cent from last...
Ebonyi State Commissioner for Health, Dr Moses Ekuma, has disclosed that the state has recorded 28 deaths and 386 cases since the cholera outbreak on September 24. Ekuma made this known to newsmen on Saturday during the donation of medical commodities by the Governor’s wife, Mrs Mary-Maudline Nwifuru, to...
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC) has raised concern over the rising incidences of infectious diseases across the country. The NCDC particularly raised concern about cholera, Lassa fever, and emerging global threats such as the marburg virus outbreak in Rwanda. During a news conference on Thursday...
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 stated this on its official website, based on latest Lassa Fever Situation Report. The agency said...
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) says the cholera outbreak in Nigeria has seen a sharp increase in 2024, with suspected cases rising by an alarming 220 per cent. The NCDC, on its official website, said that this was according to the latest epidemiological report. The News Agency...
The recent confirmation of two new Mpox cases in Calabar Municipality Local Government Area by Cross River Epidemiologist, Mrs Inyang Ekpenyong, has brought the total number of reported cases in Nigeria to 1,136 since 2017. This development has raised concerns about the spread of the disease, particularly among children...
The Ebonyi Government says the death toll from the cholera outbreak in Ndibokote Village in Ezza-Inyimegu Community has hit 15. The Commissioner for Health, Dr Moses Ekuma, confirmed the number of deaths from the epidemic in the locality to newsmen in Abakiliki on Friday. Ekuma said that three emergency...
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC) has said the Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR) is poised to become one of the greatest threats to global health. The NCDC said that it could push millions into extreme poverty, reverse decades of medical progress, and cause millions of deaths annually....
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC), has said that Nigeria witnessed a significant rise of 128 per cent in cholera cases. NCDC said that Lagos state accounted for 60 per cent of all cases, with Lagos Island being the most affected Local Government Area (LGA). The...
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC) has said there are 55 confirmed cases of Monkey-pox (Mpox) in Nigeria. The centre made this known via its official website, noting that the 55 cases were confirmed from the 935 suspected cases across 39 local government areas in 21...
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC) has reported a notable decrease in confirmed Mpox cases for the week of Aug. 12 to Aug. 18, 2024. According to the NCDC’s latest update on their official website, the number of confirmed cases has dropped compared to the previous...
Rivers and Edo States government said it have detected 5 cases of the deadly Mpox infection in the state. The Rivers Commissioner for Health, Dr Adaeze Oreh, confirmed the development at a news conference in Port Harcourt on Tuesday. Oreh said the state had already put its Public Health...