Nigeria Update

Bayelsa confirms first COVID-19 death

The Bayelsa State Government has confirmed the death of a Coronavirus patient from complications…

COVID-19: Monarch seeks lockdown extension

The Chairman of the Imo State Council of Traditional Rulers told the Federal Government…

COVID-19: Wife of Nigerian patient stranded abroad cry for help

The wife of Mas’ud Salisu, Mrs Sadiya Salisu, a Nigerian patient stranded in Egypt,…

21 Covid-19 patients discharged from Oyo isolation centre

No fewer than 21 patients have been discharged from the Oyo State Isolation Centre…

JUST IN:Nigeria records 553 new COVID-19 cases, total now 9,855

COVID-19 cases in Nigeria increased further on Saturday with 553 cases reported by the…

Ukrainian match postponed after footballers test positive for coronavirus

Ukraine's top professional soccer league said on Saturday it had canceled one of its…

JUST IN: Wanted COVID-19 patient in Abia comes out of hiding

The COVID-19 patient, Emmanuel Ononiwu, who was declared wanted by the Abia State Government…

Family confirm Kabba Chief Imam died of coronavirus

The family of Chief Imam of Kabba, Sheikh Ahmad Abubakar Ejibunu, has confirmed he…

COVID-19: Cross River accuses FG of discrimination

The Cross River State Government yesterday accused the Federal Government of not supporting the…

COVID-19: FG raises alarm over fake rapid test kits

Efforts by the Federal Government to speed up testing for COVID-19 may have suffered…

Nigeria records 387 new COVID-19 cases, total now 9,302

Nigeria’s coronavirus cases have increased to 9302. The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control made…

FG to use hotels, schools as quarantine, isolation centres

The Minister of Health, Dr Osagie Ehanire, said the Federal Government would require hotels…

JUST IN: Nigeria records182 new COVID-19 cases, total now 8,915

Nigeria has recorded 182 new cases of COVID-19, bringing to 8,915 the total number…

Ogun set to resume normal business, eases lockdown

Gov. Dapo Abiodun of Ogun, on Thursday, announced the plan to ease the eight-week…

JUST IN: NDDC headquarters shuts down over COVID-19 scare

The management of the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) has shut down the commission’s…