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P+ Measurement Services, a media intelligence and Public relations audit agency, undertook the analysis to show, the weekly growth in the number of cases, discharged cases and death cases of COVID-19 in Nigeria in the month of April 2020. The report shows that Nigeria recorded a total number of 1795 …

NCDC boss Chikwe Ihekweazu, director-general of the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC), says the federal government may issue another lockdown if there is an explosion of COVID-19 cases in the country. President Muhammadu Buhari had earlier issued a five-week lockdown in Lagos, Ogun and Abuja to contain the spread …

  There was pandemonium at a First City Monument Bank (FCMB) branch in Lagos on Monday after a man showing COVID-19 symptoms collapsed causing customers to flee the scene. According to reports, the incident occurred at the Onipanu branch of the bank where many customers were reported to have gathered for various transactions. The …

Late Omar Niger’s minister of employment and labour, Mohamed Ben Omar, died on Sunday, his party said, without stating the cause of death. He died Sunday afternoon at the main hospital of the capital Niamey, the Social Democratic Party (PSD) said on Whatsapp. President Mahamadou Issoufou said he learned the news with …

Nigeria, on Sunday night recorded 170 new cases of Coronavirus. According to a tweet from the Nigeria Center for Disease Control, (NCDC), Lagos State recorded  39 cases, Kano State had 29 cases, Ogun State had 24 cases, Bauchi State had 18 cases and Kaduna state recorded 15 cases. The Federal …

The Lagos State Government has issued fresh guidelines for the reopening of markets and shopping malls as part of efforts to curb the spread of the coronavirus pandemic. President Muhammadu Buhari has ordered gradual easing of the lockdown imposed on the Lagos, Ogun and FCT from Monday. Speaking at a …

The Kano State Governor, Abdullahi Ganduje has disclosed why the state experienced mysterious deaths in the past weeks. Ganduje, who spoke through one of his Media Aides, Salisu Yakasai explained that preliminary investigations showed the victims died from malaria and cerebrospinal Meningitis. Speaking during an interview on a German-based radio, …

Late Emir of Kaura-Namoda, Mohammed Ahmad Asha The Emir of Kaura-Namoda in Zamfara State, Alhaji Mohammed Ahmad Asha is dead. Asha reportedly died in the early hours of Sunday. He was said to have died of suspected coronavirus-related complications. The Emir, according to the Publicity Secretary for the Control and …

L-R: Edo state governor, Godwin Obaseki and Deputy, Philip Shuaibu A socio-political Organization, Safe Edo Movement, has petitioned the Minister of Finance, Budget, and National Planning, the World Bank, the Central Bank of Nigeria, and the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission over alleged diversion of funds meant to jumpstart agricultural revolution …

The Lagos State Commissioner for Health, Prof. Akin Abayomi, has announced another COVID-19 related death, involving a 25-year-old male patient. Abayomi, through his Twitter handle on Thursday, said the deceased at the time of admission at the state isolation facility was in a state of severe breathlessness. “We regret to …