Nigeria Centre for disease control (NCDC) has denied spending one billion naira only on SMS to educate Nigerians about coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, Afriupdate reports.
This online news medium understands that a report had quoted the Health Agency saying that one billion Naira has been spent so far just on SMS to educate Nigerians about coronavirus pandemic.
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“One Billion naira has been spent so far on SMS to Educate Nigerians”
“#COVID-19Nigeria, we have updated the list of states Ministry of Health emergency numbers, if you require texting”
But NCDC has taken Twitter to debunk the report.
The tweet reads;
“The headline claiming that NCDC has spent N1 billion on SMS to Nigerians is FALSE“
“While communication through SMS is a key part of our #COVID19 response strategy, this has been largely provided as in-kind support by @AirtelNigeria @MTNNG @GloWorld”
The headline claiming that NCDC has spent N1 billion on SMS to Nigerians is FALSE
While communication through SMS is a key part of our #COVID19 response strategy, this has been largely provided as in-kind support by @AirtelNigeria @MTNNG @GloWorld
#TakeResponsibility pic.twitter.com/CCr2B943FJ
— NCDC (@NCDCgov) April 9, 2020
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Recall that Nigeria on Wednesday April 8th 2020 recorded Twenty-two new cases of the deadly coronavirus, bringing the total number of COVID-19 infections in the country to 276.
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