The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) on Sunday, May 18, 2020, announced 338 new coronavirus cases in 17 states and the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja, bringing the total number of confirmed cases in Nigeria to 5,959. Of the new infections recorded, 177 cases were recorded in Lagos, 64 in…
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) on Saturday, May 9, 2020, announced 239 new coronavirus cases in 14 states and the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja, bringing the total number of confirmed cases in Nigeria to 4,151. The states that recorded new cases include, Lagos, Bauchi, Kano, Katsina, Borno, Kwara,…
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) on Tuesday, April 28, 2020, announced 195 new coronavirus cases, making it Nigeria’s highest recorded number of cases in one day, bringing the total number of confirmed cases in to 1,532. Lagos State recorded 80 new cases, Kano recorded 38 just hours after…
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) on Friday, April 24, 2020, announced 114 new coronavirus cases in eight states and the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja, bringing the total number of confirmed cases in Nigeria to 1095. The states that recorded new cases include, Lagos, Gombe, Zamfara, Edo, Ogun, Oyo,…
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) on Tuesday, April 21, 2020, announced 117 new coronavirus cases – its highest in a single day in the country – bringing the total number of confirmed cases in Nigeria to 782. 59 of the new cases were recorded in Lagos, 29 recorded…
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) on Tuesday, April 14, 2020, announced 11 new coronavirus cases in Lagos after previously announcing 19 new cases across the country, bringing the total number of confirmed cases in Nigeria to 373. These latest numbers means Lagos has now recorded a total of…
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) on Monday, April 13, 2020, announced 20 new coronavirus cases, bringing the total number of confirmed cases in Nigeria to 343. Lagos which is the epicentre of the outbreak in Nigeria recorded 14 new cases while Edo, Kano, and Ogun recorded two new…
President Muhammadu Buhari has extended the lockdown order in Lagos as well as Abuja and Ogun States to two more weeks to help prevent the spread of the dreaded coronavirus in the country. He made this announcment in a nationwide broadcast on Monday, April 13. Buhari said the decision to…
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has announced 22 new coronavirus cases in 4 states, bringing the total number of confirmed cases in Nigeria to 276. According to NCDC, the new cases were recorded in Lagos, Abuja, Edo and Bauchi state. They took to their official Twitter page on…
President Muhammadu Buhari gave a live broadcast this evening, March 29, 2020 to address the nation on the steps the Federal Government plans to take to contain COVID-19 and also announcing the lock down of Abuja, Lagos and Ogun state. Below is his full speech: “Fellow Nigerians, From the first…
