The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has announced that there are now COVID-19 testing laboratories across the 36 states including the federal capital territory (FCT).

The announcement was made after the Niger State Public Health Laboratory, Minna was formally included in the NCDC Molecular Laboratory Network. A tweet shared on the agency’s official

Twitter handle read;

We are pleased to announce the inclusion of the Niger State Public Health Laboratory, Minna to the NCDC Molecular Laboratory Network.In 8 months, we have activated at least one laboratory for #COVID19 testing in all 36 +1 states of #Nigeria. #TakeResponsibility