The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has debunked rumor making round on social media that it spent N1 billion on SMS to sensitise Nigerians on Coronavirus.
In a tweet on its official handle the NCDC admitted that while SMS is part of the COVID-19 response strategy, the agency described the claims as false.
“The headline claiming that NCDC has spent N1 billion on SMS to Nigerians is FALSE,” the NCDC tweeted.
“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.”
On Wednesday evening, the NCDC had confirmed 22 new cases of the COVID-19 in Nigeria, bringing the total number of infections in the country to 276.
