Nigeria Update

JUST IN: Nigeria records 226 new cases of COVID-19, total now 6,401

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control has announced the country recorded 226 new COVID-19…

Bayelsa shuts hospital after doctor tests positive for coronavirus

A medical doctor has tested positive for COVID-19 in Bayelsa State, bringing the number…

COVID-19: Only one test conducted in Kogi, seven in Cross River

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control has said that Kogi and Cross River states…

Standard Chartered contributes N185m for COVID-19 emergency relief

Standard Chartered Nigeria has contributed NGN 185m to Red Cross programmes for communities impacted…

COVID-19: ASATU raises alarm over migration of strange persons to Anambra

Anambra State Association of Town Unions has called on the Federal Government to ensure…

Zamfara Govt denies recording 10 new COVID-19 cases

Zamfara Government on Tuesday said the figure of 10 new COVID-19 cases in the…

COVID-19: Lagos Public Procurement Agency issues guidelines to ensure ease of doing business

The Lagos State Public Procurement Agency (PPA) has issued new guidelines for registration, as…

COVID-19: Adamawa govt. cuts 2020 budget by 24%

Adamawa State Executive Council has approved a downward review of the 2020 budget by…

Mom wears face masks for one-year-old baby, he suffocates to death

A social media user has shocked her followers after claiming that a year old…

COVID-19: FCTA seals hotel for violating restriction order

The Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Ministerial Task Team on Enforcement of COVID-19 Restriction on…

Kaduna CAN urges Gov. el-Rufai to ease COVID-19 lockdown

The Christian Association of Nigeria, Kaduna State Chapter, has appealed to Gov. Nasir El-Rufai…

LUTH delivers 4th COVID-19 patients of twins

A team of doctors, anaesthetists and nurses at the Lagos University Teaching Hospital (LUTH),…

With love, from Madagascar: Understanding COVID-19 cure BY Mayowa Tijani

I battle lots of misinformation and disinformation on social media daily. As a journalist,…

Kano approves Eid-prayers on Friday amid coronavirus

Kano State Government has approved the recommendation of 30 Islamic scholars for Eid prayers…

57 workers test positive for COVID-19 in one Ibadan company

No fewer than 57 workers have tested positive for the coronavirus pandemic in a…