Nigeria Update
JUST IN: Nine COVID-19 patients recover in Lagos
Lagos state has transferred five of the 59 reported COVID-19 cases to Ogun state.…
JUST IN: El-Rufai tests negative for COVID-19
Kaduna Governor Mallam Nasir El-Rufai has recovered and tested negative for COVID-19. He announced…
JUST IN: Ughelli South suspected COVID-19 patient tests positive
The result of the suspected COVID-19 patient in Otu-Jeremi, headquarters of Ughelli South local…
COVID-19: FG denied five governors flight approval
The Minister of Aviation, Hadi Sirika has disclosed that five governors have been denied…
Adamawa: Journalist contracts COVID-19
Adamawa state has recorded its first confirmed case of the novel Corona Virus Disease.…
I will rather die from COVID-19 or soldier’s bullet than hunger – Nigerian father
Nigeria's lockdown is making life increasingly difficult for the country's poor. Reporting from Lagos,…
Northern governors insist on ban of almajiri system
The Northern States Governors Forum again met on Tuesday to discuss the region’s response…
Lockdown: Policeman shoots 10-year-old boy in Jigawa
A 10-year-old boy, Usman Abdulkadir, was reportedly shot by a policeman enforcing the lockdown…
Covid-19: Northern governors to end almajiri system
The Northern States Governors Forum again met on Tuesday to discuss the region’s response…
Warning: Kano has coronavirus vaccine but it is fake
The Federal Government has warned Kano residents against buying drugs being sold as “COVID-19…
COVID-19 : Ogun records eight fresh cases in 48 hours, total now 20
Ogun state has recorded eight fresh COVID-19 positive cases within 48 hours on Tuesday.…
COVID-19 likely to spread to all states, says Governor Kayode Fayemi
Chairman of the Nigeria Governors Forum, Governor Kayode Fayemi on Tuesday suggested that the…
JUST IN: Nigeria records 117 new coronavirus cases, toll now 782
Nigeria on Tuesday recorded 117 new cases of the coronavirus pandemic. The country now…
COVID-19 testing inadequate in Oyo – UCH CMD
The Chief Medical Director, University College Hospital, Ibadan, Prof. Abiodun Otegbayo, said on Tuesday…
Nestlé donates N700m towards COVID-19 fight
As part of its efforts to improve the livelihood of its host communities, Nestlé…