The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) says there are now COVID-19 testing laboratories across the 36 states and the federal capital territory (FCT).
The NCDC disclosed this on Wednesday via its Twitter handle.
Nigeria moved from zero to 71 laboratories within six months, following the confirmation of the index case of COVID-19 in February 2020.
As of September, 35 states and the FCT had been added to the NCDC molecular laboratory network.
However, according to the agency, Niger joined the list on Wednesday.
With the development, all states across the country now have at least one laboratory for testing for COVID-19.
“We are pleased to announce the inclusion of the Niger State Public Health Laboratory, Minna to the NCDC Molecular Laboratory Network,” the tweet read.