Nigeria Update

COVID-19 spreads to Abeokuta South, 11 other Ogun LGAs

Coronavirus has spread to 12 out of 20 local government areas of Ogun State.…

Palliative: Aisha Buhari donates foods, medical equipment to FMC, women groups

First Lady of Nigeria, Mrs Aisha Buhari, has donated medical equipment to the Federal…

COVID-19: Bauchi to test ‘Almajiri’ pupils before taking them to their states

Governor of Bauchi State, Bala Mohammad, has said that the state would test all…

COVID-19: Benue to return 40 ‘Almajiri’ to states of origin

The Benue Government says it has concluded plans to return to their respective states,…

Lockdown: Ugwuanyi directs LG chairmen, vigilance groups, others to man boundaries

Governor of Enugu State, Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi, has directed 17 Local Government chairmen, neighbourhood watch…

Ban on inter-state movement not enough to curb COVID-19 – NMA

The Secretary-General of the Nigerian Medical Association , Dr Olumuyiwa Odusote, says ban on…

COVID-19: Task Force arrests 56 youths at surprise party in Lagos

The Lagos State Task Force on COVID-19 on Wednesday stormed a surprise party and…

NCDC workers infected with COVID-19

The Director General of the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control , Chikwe Ihekweazu, said…

Covid-19: Banks to open for six hours, public buses 12 hours from Monday

The Presidential Task Force on COVID-19 has directed government offices, banks and manufacturing companies…

Lagos records additional 87 COVID-19 cases, total now 931

Lagos State has recorded 87 new coronavirus cases, bringing the total number of confirmed…

JUST IN: Nigeria records 196 new COVID-19 cases, total now 1728

Nigeria has recorded 196 new cases of #COVID-19, bringing the total number of confirmed…

Bauchi confirms 11 new COVID-19 cases

  Eleven people have tested positive for coronavirus in Bauchi state. This brings the…

Borno loses six to COVID-19 in two days

Borno State has lost six persons to COVID-19 in the last two days bring…

Fleeing Covid-19 patients arrested in Kano, two still at large

A fleeing coronavirus patient has been arrested in Kano State, the Director Infection Control…

COVID-19: one in five people with respiratory symptoms in Lagos positive- Commissioner

The Lagos State Commissioner for Health, Prof. Akin Abayomi, says one in five of…