The new NCDC DG is a member of a health sector reform committee set up by the president on Monday President Muhammadu Buhari on Monday appointed Dr. Ifedayo Morayo Adetifa as the new Director-General of Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC). Buhari’s Special Assistant on Media & Publicity, Garba Shehu confirmed the appointment in a … Read more
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) says health facilities and medical centres in the country are overstretched and may buckle under the sheer surge in COVID-19 cases. Ekohotblog reports Chikwe Ihekweazu, director-general of the NCDC, disclosed this on Monday at a briefing. Ihekweazu, who said the COVID-19 situation in the country is now at … Read more
– The Federal Government has announced the extension of phase two of the ease of lockdown by another one week – The Chairman of the Presidential Task Force (PTF) on COVID-19, Mr Boss Mustapha made this announcement at the briefing of the PTF – NCDC Boss, who also spoke at the briefing advised Nigerians to … Read more
Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has filed a lawsuit against Director General Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC), Chikwe Ihekweazu and Minister of Health, Osagie Ehanire over “their failure to account for the public funds so far spent to combat the spread of COVID-19 in Nigeria. SERAP announced details of the lawsuit in a … Read more
Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC), has disclosed the number of people that the agency has been able to test for the virulent COVID-19 infection in the country. Chikwe Ihekweazu, director-general of NCDC, on Thursday said about 22,000 persons have been tested for COVID-19 in Nigeria. The NCDC helmsman made the disclosure at presidential task … Read more
Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has bemoaned the dearth of bed space for COVID-19 patients in states across the federation. The Director General of the agency, Chikwe Ihekweazu, made this known on Friday at the media briefing of the presidential task force. Ihekweazu disclosed that there are about 3,500 bed spaces for COVID-19 patients … Read more