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Chikwe Ihekweazu, the Director-General of the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC), has revealed that SMS (short message service) to Nigerians on coronavirus is being funded by the agency's private partners.

The NCDC DG disclosed this during a press briefing by the Presidential Task Force on COVID on Friday.

Responding to a question by a reporter, Ihekweazu replied:

“We have not spent a dime on text messaging contrary to the fake news on social media.

“In fact, I receive those text messages like every other Nigeria. It is being taken care of and fully funded by our private partners.”

It can be recalled that a reported had surfaced on social media suggesting that the NCDC spent N10 billion to educate Nigerians on COVID-19 through text messages.

However, the agency dismissed the news stating that though SMS is being sent but the claim on spending N1bn naira is ‘FALSE’.

Source: https://www.okay.ng/ncdc-our-private-partners-funded-sms-to-nigerians-on-covid-19/

Okay, we agree, so how exactly was the alleged '1 billion naira' spent na, or was that audio too?

Citizens just dy pepper this government for this coro period

Thief dem don change maut as Nigerians don raise voice... Naso dem for take corner 1billion had it bin we no kpara

This is commendable if true

we prevented them from saying they used 6 billion naira to send SMS. I mean SMS dat nobody cares about reading

I'm tired of receiving their SHIT SMS daily.

Ehyah.. How I Wish To Receive Those Messages..

Please enough of your mumu messages everyday.. all I need now is credit alert from my bank

Who sms help

faroukfahima:
Source: https://www.okay.ng/ncdc-our-private-partners-funded-sms-to-nigerians-on-covid-19/

Don't change the story later






I still remain Ada ogwashi

Bola146:
Please enough of your mumu messages everyday.. all I need now is credit alert from my bank

I think say na only me. So annoying! The other time they promised to give some people, the poor and the elderly, something government failed woefully despite all the BVN and mobile transfer facilities available. Now, these ones no go let pesin rest.

Personally, I hate receiving incessant and unnecessary SMS.

Monetized or direct purchase?

Nigeria will win CoronaVirus and come out strong

God will punish all of you

faroukfahima:
Source: https://www.okay.ng/ncdc-our-private-partners-funded-sms-to-nigerians-on-covid-19/

Audio private partners.
You people should stop sending useless messages to my phone otherwise, Ogun thunder go fire una