Nigeria: Oyo governor Seyi Makinde tests positive for COVID-19
“I just received my COVID-19 confirmation test result. It is POSITIVE. I am asymptomatic and will continue to self-isolate,” Mr ...
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Nigeria records second death from COVID-19
Nigeria has recorded another death from the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, the Minister of Health, Osagie Ehanire, has said. The minister ...
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Nigeria: Buhari bans movement in Lagos, Ogun, Abuja for 14 days
The president gave this directive on Sunday in his first address to Nigerians on the coronavirus crisis. “Based on the ...
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Nigeria confirms eight new cases of coronavirus, total now 89
Benue State has recorded its first confirmed case of Covid-19, the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control has announced. The NCDC ...
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Nigeria announces new COVID19 cases, totalling 70
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control on its Twitter handle said the five new cases were reported in Abuja and ...
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Nigeria confirms 14 new coronavirus cases — raising total to 65
It is the highest number of cases confirmed so far by the body in a single day. “14 new cases ...
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Nigeria: Buhari approves N10 billion to Lagos to tackle coronavirus
Buhari said the grant will enable the state to increase its capacity to control and contain the outbreak, while also ...
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Nigeria: Lockdown in Kaduna as government imposes 24-hour curfew
The state deputy governor, Hadiza Balarabe said in a broadcast that from midnight on Thursday, residents are to stay inside ...
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Rivers records case; Nigeria’s total rises to 51
The health agency on Wednesday reported five new cases of coronavirus, with two cases each in Abuja and Lagos, and ...
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