Nigeria Update

Watch as suspected COVID-19 patient refuses to be taken away by health workers

Video of health workers struggling to evacuate a resisting, suspected coronavirus patient has surfaced…

Niger hunts for COVID-19 patient who disappeared from isolation centre

Governor Abubakar Bello of Niger State has ordered a manhunt for a coronavirus patient…

20 health workers infected with COVID-19 in Katsina – NMA Chair

No fewer than 20 health workers in Katsina State have contracted coronavirus , the Chairman…

FG not doing enough to encourage production of COVID-19 drugs – PSN

The Secretary-General of the Pharmaceutical Society of Nigeria , Emeka Duru, has accused the…

Oyo records four new COVID-19 cases, total now 73

Governor Seyi Makinde of Oyo State has announced that the state recorded four new…

98-year-old woman recovers from coronavirus in Lagos State

A 98-year-old woman has recovered from coronavirus in Lagos State. Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu, who…

Covid-19: Nigeria records 184 new cases, total hits 4971, death toll 164

Nigeria recorded 184 new cases of coronavirus in Lagos, Kano, Abuja, Jigawa, and 18…

COVID-19: Nasarawa discharges four persons

The Nasarawa State Government says four persons out of the 26 confirmed cases of…

COVID-19 lockdown: Enugu, Ebonyi to build gates at borders

The Enugu State Governor, Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi, and his Ebonyi counterpart, David Umahi, have agreed…

Osun confirms three new COVID-19 cases

The Osun government has confirmed three new cases of coronavirus in the state. The…

Mom, dad, three-year-old child contracts coronavirus in Ebonyi

Three members of one family have tested positive to the coronavirus disease in Ebonyi…

Covid-19: Additional 950 under-5 Nigerian children may die daily from preventable causes – UNICEF

An additional 950 Nigerian children could die every day from preventable causes over the…

Vote for, against Covid-19 lockdown on Twitter, Lagos tells residents

The Lagos State Government is giving residents in the state the opportunity if it…

We received only one application for endorsement of product treating Covid-19 symptoms, not cure – NAFDAC

The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control says it has received…

Almajiri deported by Nasarawa to Taraba tests positive for Covid-19

An Almajiri evacuated from Nasarawa State to Taraba has tested positive to the deadly…