The NCDC Director-General, Dr. Chikwe Ihekweazu, said this in a tweet on his verified Twitter handle on Tuesday.

The NCDC boss, while explaining that the agency has increased its testing capacity, said the agency is planning to test 1000 samples daily in Abuja and other parts of the country.

The tweet read: “The target is to test 2000 samples in Lagos, 1000 in Abuja and in the rest of the country daily, of the right people who meet the case definition.”

“We’re expanding our labs, we have provided states with sample collection kits and developing innovative methods to ensure testing.

“Our laboratories are ready and have the capacity to test. We must all push harder than we have.

“The responsibility lies with the government as well as with citizens. We can pull through if we stay together.”