The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC), on Thursday, has debunked the news that it has spent over a billion naira on sending short message service to people.
Recall that a graphical image has been making rounds, claiming that the NCDC spent 1billion naira on sending SMS to educate Nigerians.
However, NCDC has said that the SMSM, which is a key part of the COVID-19 response strategy, has been sponsored by Airtel, MTN and GLO.
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NCDC, in a tweet on its verified Twitter page, said: “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”
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