coronavirus in nigeria

Federal Government has said it is making efforts to review the ban imposed on international flights in the country. The Minister of Aviation, Hadi Sirika, made this known on Monday at the briefing of the Presidential Task Force (PTF)…

Total coronavirus cases in Nigeria has exceeded 41,000 after Nigeria Centre for Disease Control recorded 648 new cases. NCDC in a tweet on Monday has now announced; 648 new cases of #COVID19Nigeria; Lagos-180 Plateau-148 FCT-44…

Federal Government has extended the phase two of the eased lockdown in the country by one week. Boss Mustapha, the Chairman of the Presidential Task Force (PTF) on COVID-19, announced this on Monday. He made the announcement at the…

Federal Government has approved 14 airports to restart flight operations after months of closure due to lockdown occasioned by the coronavirus pandemic. Minister of Aviation, Hadi Sirka, announced this on Sunday morning, noting that…

Federal Government has directed civil servants based in Abuja to go for COVID-19 testing, amid the increasing rate of infections among government officials. The directive was contained in a circular by the Permanent Secretary, Service…

West African Health Organisation (WAHO) has announced that five countries have been identified as being responsible for over 80 per cent of the COVID-19 cases in West Africa. Prof. Stanley Okolo, the Director General of WAHO, stated…

Federal Government has so far evacuated 6,317 Nigerians from 21 countries due to the global coronavirus pandemic. The nationals were repatriated from the United States, United Kingdom, Saudi Arabia, Egypt, France, India, United Arab…

Minister of aviation, Hadi Sirika, has said no resumption date has been announced for international flight operations. There had been reports that the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) had selected October 15 as the resumption…

Nigeria’s tally of COVID-19 cases has risen to over 37,000 as the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) confirms 562 new infections. NCDC made the announcement on Monday via its Twitter handle, bringing total confirmed infections…

Nigeria Centre for Disease Control has confirmed 556 new cases of coronavirus and 167 recoveries on Sunday. According to the centre’s latest data posted on Twitter; 556 new cases of #COVID19Nigeria; Edo-104 Lagos-97 FCT-70…

Nigeria’s tally of COVID-19 cases has risen to over 36,000 as the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) confirms 653 new infections. The centre made the announcement late Saturday via its Twitter handle, bringing total confirmed…

John Tsoho, chief judge of the federal high court, has gone into self-isolation following a confirmed case of COVID-19 among his aides. In a statement on Friday, Catherine Oby Nwandu, the court’s acting information officer, said the CJ…

Nigeria’s tally of COVID-19 cases has risen to over 34,000 as the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) confirms 643 new infections. Federal Ministry of Information and Culture on behalf of NCDC centre made the announcement early…

Nollywood comic actor, John Okafor better known as Mr Ibu, has alleged that the life-threatening coronavirus pandemic ravaging in world is a scam in Nigeria. In an interview with the Nations, the actor reportedly said he does not…

Nigeria Centre for Disease Control has announced 463 new cases of coronavirus on Tuesday night. According to the centre’s latest data posted on Twitter; 463 new cases of #COVID19Nigeria; Lagos-128 Kwara-92 Enugu-39 Delta-33…