Nigeria Update

JUST IN: Nigeria records 381 new COVID-19 cases, total now 3,526

Nigeria has recorded 381 new cases of coronavirus, bringing the total number of infections…

COVID-19: Akeredolu orders arrest of nose mask violators

Ondo State Governor, Oluwarotimi Akeredolu, has ordered the arrest of anybody walking in the…

JUST IN: Yobe Director dies in isolation centre

A Director in the Yobe State Civil Service (name withheld) has died in one…

COVID-19: 10 persons associated with Lagos State House test positive

Ten persons said to have been associated with Lagos State House, Marina, have tested…

COVID-19: Lawyer advocates arrest of face mask defaulters

Mr Aliyu Lawal, an Ilorin based legal practitioner, has called on the Kwara Government…

Gombe to recruit psychologists, provide recreational facilities at isolation centers

Gombe State Government says it will recruit psychologists and provide recreational facilities at isolation…

Commissioner sacked for ‘celebrating’ Kyari’s death tests positive for COVID-19

Sacked Kano State Commissioner for Works, Mu’az Magaji, has tested positive for coronavirus (COVID-19).…

Another BUK lecturer, Prof. Monsuru Emiola, dies after brief illness

A senior lecturer at the Physical and Health Education Department, Faculty of Education of…

Jigawa 47 deaths not linked to COVID-19 – LG chair

The Chairman of the Hadejia Local Government Area of Jigawa State, Abdullahi Maikanti, has…

COVID-19: Kano sends 1,172 Almajiris to five states 

No fewer than 1,172 Almajiris have so far been evacuated by the Kano State…

No human guinea pigs, minister tells ‘trado-medics’ asking for COVID-19 patients to cure

Hopes by traditional practitioners that they may soon be allowed to use some of…

COVID-19: Zulum extends Borno lockdown by seven days

Governor of Borno State, Babagana Zulum has extended the lockdown in the state by…

I foresee danger ahead- SGF Boss Mustapha says as Nigerians continue to flout Covid-19 rules

Chairman of the Presidential Taskforce on COVID-19 and Secretary to the Government of the…

Boy, 10, on the run after contracting COVID-19 in Oyo; cases in state now 52

Governor Seyi Makinde of Oyo State has confirmed that one of the state's fleeing…

Niger arrest truck loaded with 40 passengers, travelling from Kano to Lagos

The Niger State Government says it intercepted a truck travelling from Kano to Lagos…