The centre disclosed this in its measles situation report made available to journalists in Abuja on Tuesday. “The age group 9–59 months accounted for 9,399 (48.92 per cent) of all confirmed cases. A total of 153 deaths (CFR = 0.8 per cent) were recorded among confirmed cases. “Up to 14,801 (77.04 per cent) of the 19,213 confirmed cases did not receive any dose of the measles vaccine (‘zero dose’),” it added. According to the report, a total of 188 LGAs across 27 states recorded measles outbreaks from January to November 2025.

Source: Punch December 24, 2025 12:10 UTC