Tag: Chikwe Ihekweazu
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WHO Appointment: NCDC DG Chikwe Ihekweazu bows out, Buhari names successor
President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the appointment of Dr Ifedayo Adetifa as the new Director-General of Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC).
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COVID-19: Mass production of vaccines still far – NCDC
The Nigeria Centre For Disease Control (NCDC) says in spite of announcements of discovery of vaccines to tackle novel coronavirus pandemic, mass production of the vaccines is still far. The centre said that for the reason, Nigerians must continue to observe non-pharmaceutical measures against COVID-19. The Director-General of NCDC, Dr Chikwe Ihekweazu, said at a…
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NCDC DG reacts to viral video of dancing COVID-19 patients
Director General (DG) of the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC), Dr Chikwe Ihekweazu has reacted to some Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) patients who recorded themselves dancing and having fun, the video of which has been trending on the social media. TheNewsGuru.com (TNG) reports the NCDC DG as saying it was not easy to be somewhere…
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Coronavirus: NCDC sets to publish number of COVID-19 tests per State
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) says all is set to publish the number of Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) tests that have been carried for States of the Federation. Director General of NCDC, Dr Chikwe Ihekweazu, who disclosed this in an interview on Tuesday, said this will be published so as to see that there…
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NCDC DG fears possible explosion of COVID-19 in Nigeria
Director General (DG) of the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC), Dr Chikwe Ihekweazu has expressed fears of a possible explosion of new Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) infections in the country. TheNewsGuru.com (TNG) reports Dr Ihekweazu expressed the fears during the Presidential Task Force Briefing on COVID-19, following the easing of restriction placed on movement to…
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BREAKTHROUGH! NCDC awaits NAFDAC to make COVID-19 treatment available for Nigerians
…NCDC DG says objectives of COVID-19 lockdown were achieved …Talks more on community transmission, says there are different outbreaks of COVID-19 in Nigeria Director General (DG) of the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC), Dr Chikwe Ihekweazu has said conversations to enable Nigerians to gain access to Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) treatment have started. TheNewsGuru.com (TNG)…
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COVID-19: Objectives of lockdown achieved – NCDC DG
Director General (DG) of the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC), Dr Chikwe Ihekweazu has said objectives of the Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) lockdown have been achieved. TheNewsGuru.com (TNG) reports Dr Ihekweazu made this known on Sunday as guest on the Sunday Politics television programme. He said there were three primary purposes when President Muhammadu Buhari…
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COVID-19: Over 25 million Nigerians risk infection; over 900k deaths projected
Except for the flattening of the epicurve of Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Nigeria, given the frequency of new cases in the country, over 25 million people are at risk of contracting the dreadful virus, with about 900 thousand among those infected projected to die from the disease. As the COVID-19 continues the rapid spread across…
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Why I said Nigeria desperately looking for extraction kits – NCDC D-G
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has explained why it tweeted: ’Nigeria desperately looking for extraction kits’. Dr Chikwe Ihekweazu, Director-General of NCDC, said on Monday that he made the request to prevent shutting down of a network of 15 laboratories currently testing for COVID-19 in Nigeria. Ikekweazu made the explanation at the daily…