Tag: Chikwe Ihekweazu
COVID-19: Governors, deputies to be inoculated publicly March 10 – Gov. Fayemi
State governors and their deputies are to take the Oxford/AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine on Wednesday (March 10). Dr Kayode Fayemi, the Chairman of Nigeria Governors’ Forum (NGF) and Governor of Ekiti, disclosed this at a virtual news conference on Thursday. Fayemi said that the vaccination was part of resolutions made by the governors during an emergency ...Health facility shut in Abuja for, collecting funds, issuing fake COVID-19 results – NCDC
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) says it has sealed a health facility in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) for allegedly collecting funds and issuing fake COVID-19 results. Dr Chikwe Ihekweazu, Director-General, NCDC, made the disclosure during the Presidential Task Force ( PTF) on COVID-19 national briefing in Abuja on Monday. Ihekweazu explained that ...COVID-19: Be careful, NCDC warns as Nigeria records 6 new cases of British variant
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has confirmed that six new cases of the B117 strain of COVID-19 have been found in the country. NCDC confirmed this on Monday through its Director-General, Chikwe Ihekweazu. Mr. Ihekweazu at the Presidential Task Force (PTF) briefing in Abuja stated that Nigeria has reported six cases of the ...COVID-19: NCDC, health Ministry release handbook on home management of mild cases
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control(NCDC), in collaboration with the Federal Ministry of Health (FMOH), on Tuesday released a handbook on home management of asymptomatic and mild COVID-19 cases. The NCDC Director-General, Dr Chikwe Ihekweazu, told News Agency of Nigeria(NAN), on Tuesday in Abuja, that the handbook in titled:” “Patient’s Handbook for COVID-19 Home-based Care ...Four Nigerians test positive to UK COVID-19 strain – NCDC
The Director-General, Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC), Dr. Chikwe Ihekweazu, on Monday, disclosed that four Nigerians had tested positive for the highly contagious United Kingdom (UK) COVID-19 strain. Ihekweazu, who disclosed the at the briefing of the Presidential Task Force on COVID-19, in Abuja, stated that those that tested positive included three Nigerians who ...PTF to publish names of first 100 passengers who ignored COVID-19 test from January 1
The Federal Government says it will suspend the passports of the first 100 passengers who failed to take their post-arrival PCR Test for 6 months come January 2021. Speaking during a briefing by the Presidential Task Force on COVID-19, the Secretary to the Federal Government, Boss Mustapha, announced that effective from January the 1st, 2021 ...NCDC supporting Delta, Enugu states over suspected Yellow Fever outbreak
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) says it is supporting Delta and Enugu States in their battle against a suspected outbreak of yellow fever. Speaking with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Saturday in Abuja, its Director-General, Dr Chikwe Ihekweazu, said the support became expedient following the reports of a sudden spike in ...NEC asks governors to supervise new police tactical units, other security agencies
The National Economic Council (NEC) has asked governors to supervise the newly formed police tactical units and other security agencies in their states. NEC made this resolution at the end of its fifth virtual meeting presided over by Vice President Yemi Osinbajo at the Presidential Villa, Abuja. The council also directed the immediate establishment of ...COVID-19: IHS, UNICEF donate 115,000 test kits to NCDC
The UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) has donated 115,000 COVID-19 test kits to the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) to assist Federal Government’s efforts to curb the Coronavirus pandemic. The UNICEF Representative, Ms. Rushnan Murtaza, said this on Tuesday during the donation at the NCDC National Reference Laboratory in Abuja. According to her, the donation ...COVID-19: 32 States receive N1bn each from PTF
The Presidential Task Force on COVID-19 has disbursed N1billion each to 32 states in the country amid the pandemic. PTF Coordinator, Dr Sani Aliyu announced the disbursement of the sum on Monday during a briefing in Abuja, the nation’s capital. “We have released money to the state governments recently. Each state government was given a ...
