Nigeria Update

25 doctors, nurses, non-health workers in isolation as nurse contracts COVID-19 in Enugu

No fewer than 25 doctors, nurses and other non-health workers at the National Orthopaedic…

Covid-19: Kano announces discharge of 46 patients, records one death

The Kano State government has announced the discharge of 46 coronavirus patients from the…

COVID-19: Kaduna governor lifts lockdown, allows church and mosque services

Governor Nasir El-Rufai of Kaduna State, on Tuesday, June 9 lifted the lockdown in…

JUST IN: COVID-19: Nigeria records 663 new cases, total now 13, 464

Nigeria has recorded 663 new cases of coronavirus, bringing the number of confirmed infections…

COVID 19: CP assures free movement of food, agric inputs in FCT

The Commissioner of Police Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Command, Bala Ciroma, on Tuesday promised…

Gov. Umahi wants journalists, security operatives to undergo COVID-19 test

Gov. David Umahi of Ebonyi has directed journalists and security personnel covering his activities…

Lagos records another five Covid-19 related deaths

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) on Tuesday announced five COVID-19 related deaths…

COVID-19: Nigeria’s discharged patients surpass 4,000

The total number of coronavirus recoveries in Nigeria has exceeded 4,000, The PUNCH reports.…

Pastor, journalist, 42 others test positive for coronavirus in Ondo

A journalist, working in Ondo and a pastor of a Pentecostal church in Okitipupa…

COVID-19: No experimenting with children, schools remain shut until we’re safe – Nwajiuba

The Minister of State for Education, Emeka Nwajiuba, stated that schools shut nationwide in…

Nigeria conducts 80,000 COVID-19 tests, 155,443‬ fewer than Ghana

The Presidential Task Force on COVID-19 chairman, Boss Mustapha, has said over 80,000 tests…

Covid-19 confirmed cases in South East low, we expect more – NCDC DG

The Director-General of the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control , Dr Chikwe Ihekweazu, on…

Covid-19: FCT records 34 new cases, discharges two patients

The Federal Capital Territory has confirmed that 34 new cases of coronavirus have been…

587 of 979 strange deaths in Kano caused by COVID-19, health minister reveals

The Minister of Health, Dr Osagie Ehanire, said investigations into strange deaths in Kano…

Covid-19: Kano records one COVID-19 death

The Kano State government has announced that one coronavirus death has been recorded in…