Nigeria Update

BREAKING: Lagos coronavirus cases now 135

Lagos State has recorded 10 new cases of coronavirus, making the total number of…

COVID-19: Oyo planning law to make wearing of face mask compulsory

Gov. Seyi Makinde of Oyo state says that the State COVID-19 Taskforce is working…

COVID-19: FCT arrests Turkish for violating restriction order

The Federal Capital Territory Enforcement Team on COVID-19 has arrested a Turkey national simply…

Five Nigerians test positive for Covid-19 in China

Seven persons, including five Nigerians, have tested positive for coronavirus after eating at the…

[JUST IN] Coronavirus: Chinese doctors arrive Nigeria

Medical doctors from China have arrived at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja. The…

Coronavirus: 66-year-old Briton dies in Lagos

A 66-year-old British citizen has died of COVID-19 in Lagos, bringing to seven the…

JUST IN: FG reacts to rumours PTF members receive N500,000 daily, pilots’ arrest in Rivers

The Federal Government has reacted to the rumours that the Presidential Task Force (PTF)…

COVID-19: Local rice companies donate N5m to Gombe govt

Likari Ventures in collaboration with Agro Mall and Young Ranchers Nigeria Limited have donated…

Covid-19: Soldiers lockdown Abuja, bar essential workers, journalists, others from entering

Soldiers on Wednesday shut down the Federal Capital Territory , blocking the boundary between…

JUST IN: 34 Lagos joggers bag 14-day quarantine

A Yaba Magistrates’ Court in Lagos has sentenced 34 persons to one month community…

COVID-19: Okowa reacts to Delta’s first index case, to go tough on lockdown defaulters

The Delta state governor, Ifeanyi Okowa has confirmed the first COVID-19 index case recorded…

LUTH admits four COVID-19 patients in new isolation centre

A few hours after the inauguration of a 60-bed isolation centre for Coronavirus (COVID-19)…

Abia extends lockdown, distributes cash and food items

The Abia State Government Tuesday announced the extension of the lockdown by Seven Days effective…

JUST IN: Lagos withdraws charges against Naira Marley and Gbadamosi, demands apology

The Lagos State Government has withdrawn charges against Azeez Fashola, aka Naira Marley, and…

Soldier arrested for defying lockdown, carrying passengers (Video/Photos)

As the Nigerian government keeps recording new cases of the coronavirus, security operatives do…