Nigeria Update

COVID-19: Kano to evacuate over 251,000 Almajiris to states of origin

The Kano State government says it has identified 251, 893 Almajiris (street urchins) from…

Aid worker dies of coronavirus in Nigeria

An aid worker employed by humanitarian agency Medicins Sans Frontieres (MSF) died in the…

Covid-19 Lockdown: PENGASSAN suspends industrial action after Rivers free 21 oil workers

The Petroleum and Natural Gas Senior Staff Association of Nigeria (PENGASSAN) has suspended planned…

COVID-19: Nigeria tests 7,153 as Egypt 55,000, Ghana 60,916; Djibouti 8,243 and Mauritius 9,755

www.worldometers.info, on Sunday, reported that Egypt with 3,032 cases had carried out 55,000 tests…

Ogun plans 1,000 tests per day as coronavirus spreads to seven LGAs

COVID-19 has spread to seven out of 20 local government areas of Ogun State.…

Only one private hospital approved to treat COVID-19 in Lagos

The Chairman of the Lagos State Health Facility Monitoring and Accreditation Agency, Dr Yemisi…

Lagos yet to reach COVID-19 peak – Health commissioner

The Lagos State Commissioner for Health, Prof. Akin Abayomi, at the press conference, said…

Lagos Mainland, Eti-Osa, Ikeja LGAs top Lagos coronavirus confirmed cases

The Lagos State government has revealed the local governments where the highest cases of…

Jigawa, Borno record first coronavirus cases

Jigawa and Borno States have recorded their first cases of coronavirus. The Nigeria Centre…

70 new COVID-19 cases recorded in Lagos, total now 376

Seventy new coronavirus cases have been reported in Lagos State, bringing the total cases…

Covid-19: Lagos focuses on Alimosho as Lagos Mainland record 114 cases, Eti-Osa 86, Ikeja 41

The Lagos State Commissioner for Health, Prof. Akin Abayomi, said the state was still…

JUST IN: Nigeria records 86 new coronavirus cases, total now 627

Nigeria has recorded 86 new coronavirus cases, bringing the total number of confirmed infections…

Lagos discharges four coronavirus patients

Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu has announced the discharge another set of patients from isolation centres…

JUST IN: Jigawa records first coronavirus case

The Jigawa State Government has announced a lockdown as the state has recorded first…

Davido’s fiancée, Chioma, healed of COVID-19

Davido’s Fiance and wife-to-be, Chioma Avril Rowland, has tested negative for COVID-19. Davido made…