Nigeria Update

Brace yourselves, coronavirus will reach almost every state, NCDC warns governors

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control has warned governors whose states are yet to…

Teachers in private schools may lose jobs as Covid-19 spreads

Fear of job loss has gripped private school teachers in Kaduna State as school…

Coronavirus: Sule Lamido, police orderly, driver test negative

Former Governor of Jigawa State, Sule Lamido has confirmed that he tested negative to…

No Chinese doctor has tested positive for Coronavirus – Lai Mohammed

Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed has debunked claims of one of…

Police, Anambra community residents bicker after officers shoot two dead in pub

A policeman attached to the Anambra State Police Command has allegedly killed two persons…

Lagos awaits Jack Ma’s testing kits

There were indications on Wednesday that Lagos State had yet to get its share…

Coronavirus: Ogun mum over-discharged patients, tracks 100 suspected cases

The Ogun State Government kept mum over the fate of three patients of COVID-19,…

Coronavirus: Lagos creates 20 testing centres

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control on Wednesday said 20 centres would be created…

Coronavirus: Niger rejects trailer-load of Lagos returnees

Following the emergence of Lagos State as the epicentre of the coronavirus pandemic, Niger…

Delta women stage protest over two weeks lockdown extension (photos)

Following the extension of the lockdown in Delta state, women in Sapele, a Delta…

Kano records first Covid-19 death as cases rises to 21

The Kano State Government has confirmed its first coronavirus death. The state on Wednesday…

JUST IN: 12 dead as Nigeria’s coronavirus cases rise to 407

Thirty-four new cases of coronavirus have been reported in Nigeria, bring the total number…

COVID-19: FG working to mitigate lockdown effects – Minister

The Federal Government has said it is working assiduously to mitigate the effects of…

I have not recovered from coronavirus – El-Rufai

Kaduna State Governor, Nasir El-Rufai, says he has not recovered from the coronavirus disease…

Doctor  dies of coronavirus after treating infected patient

A 51-year-old medical doctor on Wednesday became the first health worker in Nigeria to…