coronavirus in nigeria

Femi Adesina, Special Adviser on Media and Publicity has said contrary to earlier reports,  President Buhari will not make any nationwide broadcast on COVID-19 updates on Monday. On Sunday, Aliyu Sani, the national coordinator of the…

Federal government has impounded an aircraft belonging to a UK-owned aviation company, Flair, for violating flight ban in Nigeria by operating for commercial purposes. Minister of Aviation, Hadi Sirika, announced this on his Twitter…

National Youths Service Corps (NYSC) has said there are no plans to mobilize prospective corps members, due to the current fight against coronavirus pandemic in Nigeria. The Director-General of the scheme, Ibrahim Shuaibu, who made…

176 new coronavirus cases have been recorded in Nigeria, bringing the total infections in the country to 5,621, it emerged on Saturday night. The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) announced the new cases in an official tweet,…

The leadership of the National Association of Nigeria Nurses and Midwives (NANNM) has decried the rising cases of health workers testing positive for coronavirus in the country. The President of the association, Abdurafiu Adeniji,…

Federal Government has said it does not know the whereabouts of the 18 Chinese doctors and technicians who came into the country to offer assistance to fight against the coronavirus. The shocking statement was made by the Minister of…

Nigeria’s coronavirus infection toll has surpassed 5,000 after the country’s Centre for Disease Control announced 193 new cases on Thursday midnight. The new 5000 mark comes just five days after Nigeria reached over 4000 cases.…

184 new coronavirus cases have been recorded in Nigeria, bringing the total infections in the country to 4971. The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) announced the new cases in an official tweet late Wednesday. The centre…

Nigeria High Commission in Canada has concluded plans to evacuate 200 Nigerians who have signified interest to return to the country due to the global COVID-19 pandemic. In a statement released on Monday May 11, the Commission said a…

Federal Government has charged all state governments to consider converting and equipping schools and abandoned buildings for isolation centres. National Coordinator of the Presidential Task Force (PTF), Dr Sani Aliyu, made the…

Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has announced 242 new coronavirus cases and 7 new deaths on Monday night. This was made known via the official Twitter handle of the centre, stating; 242 new cases of #COVID19; 88-Lagos…

Catholic Bishop Conference of Nigeria (CBCN) has offered all its 425 health facilities across the country as coronavirus isolation centres. Boss Mustapha, secretary to the government of the federation (SGF), who disclosed this at the…

Nigeria has confirmed 248 new coronavirus cases and 15 new deaths on Sunday night. Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) made this known via its official Twitter handle. The centre stated that; 248 new cases of #COVID19;…

An officer of the Nigerian Police Force (NPF) has died from coronavirus complications at the Federal Medical Centre (FMC), Abeokuta, Ogun State. This brings the number of coronavirus related deaths recorded at the facility within a…

Four days after recording over 3,000 cases, Nigeria has now hit a new mark of over 4,000 infections following the confirmation of 239 new coronavirus cases. The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) made this known on Saturday…