10 States, mostly from the South West and North West regions, account for more than half of all cases of Covid19 reported to date in Nigeria
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Enugu’s 3 New Cases Broke Lockdown Rules, says Health Commissioner
Enugu’s three latest cases of Covid-19 are Nigerians who wilfully broke national lockdown rules to sneak into the State, officials say.
Nigeria’s Covid-19 Cases Triple in 3 Weeks
The battle against Covid-19 infections in Nigeria entered a crucial stage today as the numbers released by health management authorities shows that the disease has tripled within three weeks. From about 2,000 cases recorded on 1 May, the Nigerian Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) announced a while ago that the country now has 6,175 cases […]
CBN to fund Covid-19 vaccine research
CBN will give grants and long-term facilities to scientists for development of a Nigerian vaccine that will check Coronavirus
FG Extends Lockdown by Another 2 Weeks
Nigeria extends strict lockdown in Kano by two weeks as it continues phased relaxation in FCT, Ogun and Lagos
Nigeria seizes UK Plane for violating Coronavirus rule
Nigeria has detained a UK aircraft that she says was performing “commercial operations” with a different type of permit granted for it to land in Nigeria.
Govt to house, feed evacuees courtesy NNPC, CBN
Foreign Minister, Geoffrey Onyeama, today announced that the Nigerian Govt is ready to house and feed evacuees – citizen being ferried home.
Minister Donates Land for NNPC Health Facility in the FCT
FCT Minister Musa Bello hands over a site plan to NNPC-led coalition for construction of a modern health facility in the Capital City.
Govt Runs into Hitch with Citizen Evacuation
Nigeria halts further evacuation of stranded citizens abroad, citing inadequate quarantine facilities and escalating costs of managing the process
NNPC Increases Petrol Sales by 40% in Feb 2020
Local sales of petroleum products by the NNPC rose from N151.79Bn in January to N211.62Bn in February 2020, an almost 40 percent increase in the month.