Nigeria Update
JUST IN: Kwara confirms five new COVID-19 cases
Abdulrazaq Abdulrahman, governor of Kwara, has confirmed five new COVID-19 cases in the state.…
COVID-19: Ogun relaxes total lockdown
The Ogun State government has relaxed the total lockdown imposed on the state by…
The Oyo State Government says wearing of face mask in public places is now compulsory
The Oyo State Government says wearing face masks in public places is now compulsory.…
COVID-19: Katsina now has nine positive cases
Katsina state on Friday evening announced four additional positive cases of COVID-19, thus…
Covid-19: Imam sacked for cancelling prayers
An Imam, Malam Abubakar Sarki-Aminu, has been sacked in Kaduna State over his compliance…
Three members of Kano State Taskforce on COVID-19 infected with coronavirus
The Kano State Commissioner of Health, Dr. Aminu Ibrahim Tsanyawa, has confirmed that three members…
COVID-19: Academic activities reportedly ongoing at NOUN despite stay-at-home order
The National Open University of Nigeria (NOUN) says academic activities are ongoing at the…
Lockdown: Niger lifts suspension on Juma’at prayers
The Niger Government has lifted the suspension of congregational Friday Prayer (Juma’at) for Friday,…
JUST IN: Abia declares suspected COVID-19 patient wanted
Abia State has declared a COVID-19 patient, Vincent Prosper wanted. A statement by the…
COVID-19: Lugbe youths vandalize foodstuff truck
Some angry youths in Lugbe, a satellite town in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT)…
COVID-19: Pastor Adeboye prays for front line workers
The General Overseer of the Redeemed Christian Church of God, Pastor Enoch Adeboye, has…
Men constitute majority of over 6,000 tested for COVID-19 – NCDC
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC), says of the 6,649 people tested for…
Coronavirus: Corpse arrested in Ondo for flouting dusk-to-dawn curfew
A corpse for burial in Kogi State has been seized by the Ondo State…
Senate president condemns alleged extra-judicial killings during lockdown
In another development, the Senate President condemned in strong term the cases of extra-judicial…
Akwa Ibom doctor dies after showing Coronavirus symptoms
A medical doctor in Akwa Ibom State, Dr Dominic Essien, died on Thursday at…