Nigeria Update

COVID-19: Ikpeazu declares dusk to dawn curfew in Abia

Governor of Abia State, Okezie Ikpeazu, has declared a dusk to dawn curfew on…

COVID-19: PLSG investigates leak in index case results

The Plateau government is investigating the circumstances surrounding the leak of the confidential laboratory…

NCDC allegedly unreachable as coronavirus kills top banker in Kano

A Regional Manager with a first-generation bank (name withheld) in Kano has died of…

JUST IN: Nigeria’s coronavirus cases exceed 1000, death toll now 32

Nigeria has recorded over 1000 confirmed cases of coronavirus The Nigeria Centre for Disease…

COVID-19: Anambra Govt. eases lockdown, reopens Churches, markets

The Anambra Government has relaxed the lockdown occasioned by COVID-19 in the state, four…

Fight against spread of COVID-19 can reverse effort on malaria- Expert

A Malaria Expert, Prof. Olugbenga Mokuolu, says efforts toward reducing malaria globally, can be reversed, as attention…

Association adopts local languages, bio-security techniques in campaign against Coronavirus

The Sokoto State chapter of the Nigerian Veterinary Medical Association (NVMA) has embarked on…

COVID 19: NNPC donates ambulance, medical kits to Kano state

The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation has donated an ambulance and other medical consumables to …

COVID-19: Ondo admits policeman who tested positive in Lagos

Ondo State Government said it has admitted a policeman to begin treatment for COVID-19.…

COVID-19: Kaduna confirms one new case, discharges six patients

The Kaduna State Commissioner for Health, Dr Amina Baloni, on Saturday, confirmed one new…

JUST IN: Lagos records new COVID-19 death

Lagos State has recorded another death from the COVID-19, bringing the total number of…

Covid-19: Ogun confirms six new cases

The Ogun State Government, on Saturday, said the state has recorded another six new…

COVID-19: No evidence that people who recovered can’t be re-infected- WHO

The World Health Organisation (WHO) says there is no evidence that people who recovered…

Kano: Top banker dies of suspected Covid-19 complications  

Tragedy as a regional manager with a first bank generation bank (name withheld) reportedly…

WHO appoints Okonjo-Iweala as Special Envoy for Access to COVID-19 tools

The World Health Organisation (WHO) has appointed Dr Mrs Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala as a Special…