He called on citizens to adopt preventive measures such as regular handwashing.
The NCDC said cases fell from 11 in week 29 to three in week 30, recorded in Edo and Ondo states.
Despite intensified efforts, the NCDC said that several persistent challenges remained.
The symptoms of NB.1.8.1 are similar to previous COVID-19 variants and may include sore throat, cough, fever, and fatigue.
Mr Idris outlined key preventive measures to curb the spread of the disease.
Mr Ojeifo disclosed in an interview with journalists in Benin on Monday that the two deaths were from the six confirmed cases of diphtheria recorded during the same period.
WHO has called for an emergency meeting on mpox following its spread outside the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC).
Vietnam’s food safety department under the health ministry has ordered an investigation into the case.
“Twenty-five states recorded at least one confirmed case across 125 local government areas in 2024.’’
H5N1 influenza is a flu that normally spreads between sick poultry but can sometimes spread from poultry to humans.
