coronavirus in nigeria

Presidential Task Force on COVID-19 has on Monday announced the extension of phase three of eased lockdown by one month. Read Also: Breaking: Buhari Approves Extension Of Eased COVID-19 Lockdown By Four Weeks Its chairman, Boss…

Nigeria on Sunday recorded its lowest figure of daily infections and deaths from COVID-19 since early January with 964 new cases and two deaths reported. On January 3rd, Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) announced 917 new…

Nigeria Centre for Disease Control on Monday recorded 1,964 new COVID-19 cases – its highest ever daily case count, overturning its previous record of 1,664 daily infections reported on January 7. The latest figure, recorded in 24 states…

Nigeria will now get its first 100,000 COVID-19 vaccines in February, according to Dr. Faisal Shuaib, National Primary Health Care Development Agency. The country was first expecting the first doses of the vaccines in January 2021,…

Management of Obafemi Awolowo University (OAU), Ile Ife has fixed resumption of the 2019/2020 academic session for February 8, 2021. Academic activities were disrupted by the coronavirus pandemic, and a strike action by the Academic…

Boss Mustapha, the Chairman of Presidential Task Force (PTF) on COVID-19, has revealed that one in every five persons tested in Nigeria within the passing week turned out positive. The PTF Chairman gave the remark on Monday, while stating…

Lagos State Government has announced plans to reopen two more COVID-19 isolation centres for more patients as cases of the infection rise leading to a second wave of the pandemic. The State Commissioner for Health, Professor Akin…

Nigeria will receive 10 million doses of coronavirus vaccine in March, Health Minister Osagie Ehanire said in a statement late Thursday. The vaccines add to 100,000 expected doses of Pfizer vaccine, he said. However, the statement did…

Nigeria on Wednesday recorded 1,398 new infections recorded in 23 states as the second wave of the coronavirus continues to sweep across the country. Wednesday’s figure pushed the total number of infections in the country to 103,999.…

Federal Government has put on hold opening of the Lagos-Ibadan railway, after about 60 workers of the construction company that handled the project tested positive for coronavirus. To ensure the contractors meet the January target…

Nigeria recorded 1,585 new COVID-19 cases on Saturday as the second wave of the virus continues to spread in the country. The new cases, one of the highest daily figures, were reported from 26 states and the Federal Capital Territory…

Spike in COVID-19 infections in Nigeria is showing no signs of slowing as the country recorded another relatively high daily figure of 1,565 cases in 24 states and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) on Thursday. This is the fourth…

Nigeria has reached another grim milestone in its coronavirus outbreak with 1,664 new cases recorded on Wednesday, the highest daily figure so far since the disease began spreading in the country. This week, Nigeria has been consistent…

Presidential Task Force (PTF) on COVID-19 has revealed that 731 members of Batch B National Youths Service Corps (NYSC) have tested positive for COVID-19. Chairman of PTF on COVID-19 and Secretary to the Government of the Federation…

Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) on Wednesday, December 30 announced 1,016 new coronavirus cases, 1,385 successfully treated patients and 11 casualties. The health agency made the announcement via its Twitter page with the new…