The European Commission has allocated €2.3 million in emergency humanitarian funding to Nigeria, Cameroon, the Central African Republic and Chad to support efforts to contain ongoing cholera outbreaks. The funding comes as the World Health Organisation reports more than 61,000 cholera cases across the African Region in the first five months of 2026. Nigeria will…
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention has placed 10 states on alert over a potential cholera outbreak, citing forecasts of heavy rainfall and flooding. In a statement on Wednesday, the agency’s Director-General, Jide Idris, said projections from the Federal Ministry of Environment and the Nigerian Meteorological Agency indicate that Adamawa, Enugu, Kaduna, Kogi, Niger, Osun, Oyo, Plateau, Taraba,…
Abuja, Nigeria – The Federal Government of Nigeria, through the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC), has expressed profound appreciation to the Government and people of Japan for their continued partnership and recent donation of cholera kits aimed at strengthening preparedness and response efforts across the country. The cholera kits—procured and delivered by…
The Federal Government has issued a public health alert, warning Nigerians about the spread of several infectious diseases across the country. In a statement released on Friday via its website, the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC) confirmed ongoing outbreaks of cholera, dengue fever, Mpox, diphtheria, and yellow fever. The agency warned that…
As of October 13, 2024, the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention reported 14,237 cholera cases in 35 states and the Federal Capital Territory, involving 339 local government units. At a press event on Thursday in Abuja, NCDC Director General Dr. Jide Idris announced that 378 people have died from the sickness thus far….
The Ebonyi State Government has confirmed three more deaths following the outbreak of cholera disease that killed 10 persons in Ndibokote village of Ezza Inyimagu in the Izzi local government area of the state a few days ago.
Cholera is an infectious disease that usually spreads through contaminated food and water that contain the Vibrio cholerae bacteria. It causes severe dehydration and diarrhea. The current cholera outbreak, which has impacted 30 states, including Lagos and Ogun, has resulted in no fewer than 37 deaths. In a statement released on Thursday by the State…
There are 17 confirmed cases of cholera in the state, according to the Lagos Ministry of Health. Professor Akin Abayomi, the Lagos State Commissioner for Health, revealed this information during a speech about the measures taken to contain the outbreak in Lagos State. In a statement released on Saturday, the ministry stated that 350 suspected…
The public has been urged to take caution due to the recent cholera epidemic in several areas of Nigeria by the National Biosafety Management Agency. In a statement released on Friday in Abuja, the Director-General of the NBMA, Dr. Agnes Asagbra, was cited by Head of Information and Communications for the organization, Mrs. Gloria Ogbaki,…
