Tag: Dr. Chikwe Ihekweazu

  • NGF, NCDC sign MoU on World Bank N3.7bn COVID-19 assisted fund

    NGF, NCDC sign MoU on World Bank N3.7bn COVID-19 assisted fund

    The Nigeria Governors Forum (NGF) and the Nigerian Centre for Diseases Control (NCDC) on Wednesday signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on the World Bank N3.7 billion COVID-19 response support to states and the FCT. The Nigeria COVID-19 Preparedness and Response Project (NIGERIA CoPREP) MoU was jointly signed by the NGF Chairman, Governor Kayode Fayemi…

  • COVID-19: Toilets, sales outlets to remain shut in places of worship

    COVID-19: Toilets, sales outlets to remain shut in places of worship

    The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control has issued fresh guidelines as places of worship re-open across the country.  The Centre on Saturday said public toilets and sales outlets in churches and mosques must be shut during services. According to the guidelines posted on its website children and people aged 60 and above are encouraged to…

  • COVID-19: Negative result no more required to discharge patients – NCDC

    COVID-19: Negative result no more required to discharge patients – NCDC

    The Director-General Nigeria Centre for Disease Control, Dr. Chikwe Ihekweazu, said the centre had revised the COVID-19 case management guidelines in line with recent recommendations of the global health management body WHO. This is even as Nigeria has joins the United Kingdom and other countries of the world to initiate moves on raising funds in…