coronavirus in nigeria

Nigeria Centre for Disease Control has confirmed 416 new COVID-19 cases, bringing the total confirmed infections to 10,578. The health agency in a tweet via its official handle confirmed the new figures on Monday night. It stated;…

Presidential Task Force (PTF) on COVID-19 has reduced the nationwide curfew from 8pm-6am to 10pm-4am, effective from Tuesday, June 2nd. The National Coordinator of the PTF, Dr Sani Aliyu, announced this on Monday at the daily…

Rev. Chris Okotie, the Senior Pastor of the Household of God Church, has kicked against new guidelines issued by the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) for the gradual reopening of churches. On Thursday, May 28, the president of…

Chairman of the Presidential Task Force on COVID-19, Boss Mustapha has revealed that Nigeria is yet to reach the peak of the coronavirus pandemic. Mustapha, who said this while speaking to reporters in Abuja on Sunday, explained…

Coronavirus infections toll in Nigeria has exceeded the 10,000 mark as the country records 307 new COVID-19 cases in 14 states and the federal capital territory (FCT). Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) made the announcement…

Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has confirmed 553 new COVID-19 cases, bringing the total infections toll to 9,855. The health agency in a tweet via its official handle confirmed the new figures on Saturday night. It stated…

Federal Government has evacuated 286 Nigerians stranded in China due to the COVID-19 lockdown. The evacuees arrived the Nnamdi Azikwe International Airport, Abuja, on Saturday. The Nigerians in Diaspora Commission (NIDCOM), while…

Federal Government has agreed to pay an allowance of twenty thousand naira (20,000) each to unemployed youths, for three months, to maintain public and social infrastructures in the country. Minister of State for Labour and…

Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has announced 387 new cases of coronavirus as total infections toll spike to over 9,000 cases. It would be recalled that Nigeria hit the 8,000 cases mark four day ago, translating to the fact…

China has evacuated 325 of its citizens from Nigeria via an Air Peace flight headed for Shanghai. The plane was scheduled to depart at 10:05 pm on Thursday. It is however unconfirmed whether Chinese medics who came into the…

Director-General of the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC), Chikwe Ihekweazu, has raised alarm about the increasing sales of COVID-19 diagnostic rapid test kits in ‘black markets’. Speaking at the Presidential Task Force briefing…

Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has announced 182 new cases of coronavirus and 91 additional recoveries on Thursday night. The centre made this known via its official Twitter page, stating; 182 new cases of #COVID19;…

As national lockdown gradually gets eased, Federal Government has announced that it is set to release measures to be in place for the safe re-opening of schools across Nigeria. The Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF),…

Ondo state Governor Rotimi Akeredolu, has lifted the ban on religious gathering which was put in place to curb the spread of coronavirus in the state. The Governor made this known at a press briefing earlier on Wednesday, as he…

Federal Government has suspended further evacuation of Nigerians stranded abroad because of the COVID-19 pandemic. Geoffrey Onyeama, minister of foreign affairs, who announced this during COVID-19 presidential task force briefing on…