The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC) has reported a diphtheria outbreak in the country, with 41,336 suspected cases recorded across 36 states and the FCT. The NCDC reported that 24,846 cases (60.1%) were confirmed, while 7,769 (18.8%) were discarded. The majority of confirmed cases (63.9%) occurred among children aged one to 14 … Read more
New cases of the dreaded virus, Lassa Fever has been confirmed in Nigeria. The NCDC recorded an high fatality rate of 18.5%. 78% of the total confirmed cases were gotten from three cases. Following numerous suspected cases of Lassa Fever in the December, the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention, NCDC has released a … Read more
Lagos has emerged the state with the highest registered voters going by the recently concluded Continuous Voters Registration, CVR This was revealed by the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, in its the state-by-state analysis of newly registered voters. According the chart, Lagos recorded 7,155,920 prospective voters ahead of Kano, which registered 6,026,850 voters. However, Ekiti … Read more
Researchers from the Oxford University, United Kingdom, has considered Dexamethasone drug as likely drug for coronavirus cure. According to British Broadcasting Corporation, the researchers have keenly noted the clinical trial of Dexamethasone, a widely available and cheap drug, as it could save the lives of chronical COVID-19 patients. Furthermore, the researchers noted that the drug … Read more
Unvaccinated civil servants under the federal government where on Wednesday morning barred from accessing the secretariat building in Abuja, the Federal Capital Territory. According to a Punch report seen by Daily Report Nigeria, members of general public without proof of vaccination and negative PCR tests were barred from accessing government buildings. Daily Report Nigeria can … Read more
The Federal Government of Nigeria has ruled out the use of Antiviral drugs for the treatment of COVID-19 patients. This is based on the new recommendations and guidelines issued by the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC). While disclosing this during the Presidential Task Force meeting in Abuja, NCDC’s Director-General, Dr. Chikwe Ihekweazu, stated that … Read more
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has disclosed 33 states and the federal capital territory (FCT) were hit by cholera in 2021. In its latest and last cholera situation report for 2021, NCDC disclosed 3,604 deaths and 111,062 cases of cholera were recorded last year. According to the report, the states affected include Abia, Adamawa, Akwa … Read more
The Nigerian Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has warned of a possible second wave of the dreaded Coronavirus in the country. This was disclosed by the Director General of the NCDC, Dr. Chikwe Ihekweazu, during a media briefing organised by the National Youth Service Corps on Monday. Dr Chikwe while speaking to press men, explained … Read more
The Nigerian Centre for Disease Control, NCDC, has warned against the fresh eruption of COVID-19 pandemic in the country. The health sector in a statement by its Director-General, Dr Chikwe Ihekweazu, on Tuesday, September 29 gave the warning following what it described as a deliberate refusal by some states in the country to carry out … Read more
President Bola Tinubu has announced key leadership changes in Nigeria’s health and social welfare sector. Tinubu’s Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Ajuri Ngelale, announced the appointments in a statement on Thursday titled “President Tinubu approves leadership changes in health and social welfare sector.” He named Dr Mansur Kabir has been named the new Chairman … Read more
According to the latest figures by the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC), Nigeria has now recorded 100,087 cases. The health agency stated that out of the total 100,087 COVID-19 cases, 80,030 patients have been discharged and currently has 18,699 active cases in Nigeria, with Lagos and FCT having 6,858 and 5,563 respectively.
Delta state recorded seven new Covid-19 cases on Monday The government of Delta State has confirmed the state recorded seven new cases of dreaded novel the coronavirus. The new figures were made public by the Delta state Commissioner for Information, Charles Anigwu. The Commissioner took to his official Facebook page to make the announcement late … Read more
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control, NCDC, says it has confirmed 157 cases of monkeypox across 26 states in the country. This was recorded in NCDC’s latest monkeypox situation report for week 30. The agency noted from January 1 to July 31, 2022, four deaths were recorded in 4 states – Delta (1), Lagos (1), … Read more
Delta state has confirmed seventeen fresh cases of the dreaded novel coronavirus, Daily Report Nigeria confirms. The new cases were announced by the Delta state commissioner for Information, Charles Aniagwu, who took to his Facebook page to declare the report. The post simply tagged ‘Covid-19 in Delta’ shows that Warri South and Oshimili North are … Read more
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention has said it has responded to reports of diphtheria cases in Lagos and Kano states and is monitoring the situation in Osun and Yobe States where cases are now being picked up. The NCDC disclosed this in a public health advisory signed by its Director General, Dr. … Read more
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control, NCDC has warned that the monkeypox skin disease could record a high level of fatality in the country if not dealt with immediately. This, according to the agency, was because of the absence of vaccines, treatments, and tests in most parts of the world, particularly Africa. Also, The New … Read more