Nigeria Update

JUST IN: Fleeing COVID-19 patient nabbed in Taraba

A COVID-19 patient who fled the isolation centre in Jalingo, capital of Taraba last…

Lockdown: Nestle donates N32m palliatives to Rivers

Nestle Nigeria has donated food items and beverages worth about N32 million to support…

Covid-19: Bajowa distributes food, face masks, others to Okitipupa residents

Former Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Defence, Maj.-Gen. Olu Bajowa (rtd), has donated more than…

Covid-19: WHO gives latest updates in African countries

The World Health Organization (WHO) Regional Office for Africa in Brazzaville, Congo, has said…

COVID-19: Kano in trouble, says Ganduje

Governor of Kano State, Abdullahi Ganduje, says the state is in trouble due to…

Covid-19: Lagos records 39 new cases as economy re-opens

Lagos State has now recorded 39 fresh Covid-19 cases. According to the Nigeria Centre…

COVID-19: Tambuwal declares curfew in Sokoto from Monday

Governor of Sokoto, Aminu Tambuwal on Monday, said an 8 p.m. to 6 a.m.…

Nigeria records 170 new cases of Covid-19, toll now 2558

Nigeria on Sunday night recorded 170 new cases of Coronavirus. Lagos State recorded 39…

JUST IN: Nigeria records highest COVID-19 cases, deaths in West Africa

Nigeria has the highest number of coronavirus cases and deaths in West Africa, The PUNCH reports.…

JUST IN: Don’t resume on Monday, Sanwo-Olu orders civil servants

Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has ordered all civil servants in the state to…

COVID-19: NNPC, partners, construct 200-bed hospital in Yenagoa

The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation-led oil and gas industry intervention initiative on COVID-19 has…

Nasarawa: Lawmaker dies of COVID-19

A member representing Nasarawa central in the Nasarawa House of Assembly, Mr Sule Adamu,…

JUST IN: Emir of Zamfara dies in isolation

Emir of Kaura-Namoda in Zamfara State, Alhaji Mohammed Asha, is dead. He was believed…

COVID-19: Enugu confirms four new cases

The Enugu State Government has announced four new cases of COVID-19, bringing the number…

Life won’t return to normalcy until next year- NCDC DG

Director-General of the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC), Chikwe Ihekweazu, has said that…