Nigeria Update

COVID-19: Delta lifts lockdown order, directs compulsory use of face masks

Delta State government on Tuesday lifted the lockdown order in the state while directing…

JUST IN: Nasarawa records first case of COVID-19

Nasarawa State has recorded its first confirmed case of coronavirus. Confirming the result on…

Lockdown: FRSC advises Nigerians to maintain social distancing

The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) has urged Nigerians to continue maintaining social distancing to…

COVID-19: NCDC announces two more molecular laboratories

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has announced the inclusion of two more…

Benue extends partial Covid-19 lockdown indefinitely

Benue State Government has announced the extension of the partial lockdown within the state…

Covid-19 testing: Goodluck Jonathan implores WHO, others to support Nigeria, African nations procure equipments

Former President of Nigeria, Dr Goodluck Jonathan, has called on stronger economies and international…

Do face masks made from clothes prevent Covid-19? NAFDAC provide answers

The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has made clarifications…

Deploy medical experts, upgrade general hospitals- NGO urges Obaseki

A non-governmental organisation, Global Initiative Against Illegal Migration, has advised Edo State Governor, Godwin…

Aisha Buhari donates consumables, others to Kano

President Buhari's wife, Mrs Aisha Buhari, on Monday, donated Personal Protective Equipment, medical consumables,…

Covid-19: Two children among patients in Ekiti, says commissioner

Ekiti State Commissioner for Health, Dr Mojisola Yaya-Kolade, said on Monday that two children…

Fayemi slashes political office holders’ pay by 50 per cent

Governor Kayode Fayemi of Ekiti State has directed that salaries of all political appointees…

COVID-19: NCDC to increase testing – Official

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) says it remains focused on the fight…

Akeredolu blames policemen for Ondo’s coronavirus cases

Governor Oluwarotimi Akeredolu of Ondo State says recklessness of security agents led to the…

Imam flees after flouting govt lockdown order in Delta

The Delta State Police Command has launched a manhunt for a fleeing imam, Alhaji…

COVID-19: After 40 days, Atiku’s son gets ‘clean bill of health’, says experience unforgettable

Mohammed Atiku-Abubakar, the son of former Vice-President, Atiku Abubakar, on Monday said he has…