Nigeria Update

 COVID-19: Lagos begins house-to-house search for patients

The Lagos state government said it had commenced a house-to-house case identification to detect…

Covid-19: Kwara orders lockdown in all LGAs

Kwara State Government on Thursday ordered total lockdown in all parts of the state…

Covid-19: We have enough data for possible lockdown of all states – PTF

The Chairman of the Presidential Task Force, Boss Mustapha, says the PTF has collected…

Buhari, task force meet Friday over nationwide lockdown

The President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), will today (Friday) meet with the Presidential…

BREAKING: Nigeria records 14 new COVID-19 cases, total now 288

Nigeria has recorded 14 new coronavirus cases, bringing the number of infections in the…

Agency launches telemedicine project to support fight against COVID-19

The National Space Research and Development Agency (NASRDA) on Thursday in Abuja rolled out…

Lagos seeks compliance with social distancing rules at emergency markets

The Lagos State Government has urged shoppers at its 27 designated  COVID-19 Emergency Food…

Djibouti confirms first COVID-19 related death

The Djibouti Ministry of Health says the country records its first COVID-19 related death…

Nigeria making progress in rice production, processing – AfDB

The African Development Bank says Nigeria is making progress in rice production and processing.…

Lockdown: Rep donates N15m palliatives to Osun COVID-19 committee

House of Representatives member, Rep. Wole Oke (PDP-Osun) has donated 600 bags of rice…

NPA clears air on 21 day waiver directive on demurrage

Nigerian Ports Authority on Thursday reiterated its stand to waive off 21-day demurrage from…

COVID-19: Asaba Centre for Communicable Diseases ready, says Okowa

Gov. Ifeanyi Okowa of Delta says the Centre for Communicable Diseases and Research built…

COVID-19: Police arrest 202 violators for group exercises in Lagos

Some of the police officers on enforcement of restriction of movements order in Lagos…

COVID-19: Obasanjo, Gordon Brown, others mobilising $600bn against pandemic

About 165 global leaders, including former United Kingdom, UK, Prime Minister, Gordon Brown, and…

Covid-19: Imam loses position for complying with social distancing order

Sheik Malam Abubakar Sarkin Aminu the Imam of Khamsu-Salawat of Abubakar Gumi Juma’at Mosque,…