Coronavirus

The Nigeria Centre For Disease Control (NCDC), has confirmed 148 new COVID-19 cases in the country, taking Nigeria’s total cases to 2,950. Of the new cases, 43 are in Lagos, 32 are in Kano, while 14 are in Zamfara. Ten are in the FCT, nine in Katsina, seven in Taraba, six in Borno and Ogun, […]

The Foreign Affairs Ministry has said 265 Nigerians will arrive in Lagos from Dubai on Wednesday amid the coronavirus pandemic. In a statement on Tuesday, ministry spokesperson, Ferdinand Nwonye, said the Emirates Airlines tasked with the transport is scheduled to arrive at the Murtala Mohammed International Airport, Lagos. Over 4,000 Nigerians are waiting to be […]

The Lagos state government says it has discharged another 60 COVID-19 patients. Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu made the announcement in a tweet on Tuesday. Today, we discharged 60 #COVID19 Lagos patients; 40 males and 20 females, from our Yaba, Eti-Osa and Ibeju-Lekki isolation facilities to reunite with their families and society The patients, 31 from the Mainland Infectious […]

Four out of the 11 travellers from Sokoto State en route Akure who were intercepted by the Oyo State Police at the weekend have tested positive to COVID-19. The state’s incident manager, Dr Taiwo Ladipo disclosed this on Tuesday. According to him, the four confirmed cases are currently being isolated at the Infectious Diseases Centre, […]

Over 20 health workers have tested positive for the COVID-19 in Kano State. According to the Chairman, Association of Resident Doctors at the Aminu Kanu Teaching Hospital, Abubakar Nagoma, 12 health workers at the hospital, including doctors, nurses and lab scientists tested positive for the COVID-19. Nagoma confirmed this to Channels Television on Tuesday. Also, […]

Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has called for the conversion of seized stolen assets into facilities to isolate COVID-19 cases in the country. It made the call in an urgent appeal to the President, which was signed by SERAP deputy director in Nigeria, KOLAWOLE OLUWADARE. The group urged President MUHAMMADU BUHARI to direct the […]

Nigeria has recorded 170 new cases of the novel coronavirus, bringing the country’s total infections to 2,558 According to a tweet by the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) on Sunday, of the new infections, 39 are in Lagos, 29 from Kano, 24 in Ogun and 18 from Bauchi. The FCT and Sokoto had 12 […]

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has reported the highest figure of COVID-19 cases recorded in a day. In a late-night tweet on Thursday, the agency revealed that a total of 204 new infections were reported across the country – the peak since the beginning of the outbreak in late February. According to the […]

The Ebonyi State Governor, Dave Umahi says the index COVID-19 case in the state is in a stable condition. Addressing journalists at the Government House in Abakaliki, Governor Umahi said the patient has not manifested any symptoms at the isolation centre. According to him, the index case got hit by the deadly virus while on […]