Nigeria has recorded its highest number of coronavirus cases yet, with the figure for Tuesday at 195. The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) disclosed this in a tweet on Wednesday. This figure brings Nigeria’s tally to1532. The total number of those discharged is 255 and deaths 44. The agency said. With the newly reported cases, Lagos remains the epic centre of the virus with Kano following closely. A breakdown of the new cases showed...

Of the five cases recorded in Delta state, two have recovered and have been discharged. Delta state governor, Dr. Ifeanyi Arthur Okowa disclosed. In a tweet, the governor stated that two COVID-19 cases have recorded while the other 3 are currently receiving treatments. “Dear Deltans, it is my pleasure to announce the discharge of two of the five #covid-19 patients in our state .” He urged all citizens within the to adhere strictly to the...

91 new cases of Coronavirus have been recorded. National Centre for Disease Control (NDCD) disclosed on Sunday evening. With the new cases, the tally of confirmed COVID-19 cases rose to 1273. As of Saturday, 1182 confirmed cases were reported. The health agency in a tweet published that 91 new cases were reported in 16 states. These are Lagos, Sokoto, Taraba, Kaduna, Gombe, Ondo, Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Edo, Oyo, Rivers, Bauchi, Osun, Akwa Ibom, Bayelsa,...

The Delta Government has granted amnesty to 150 convicts in the custodial centres of the Nigerian Correctional Services across the state as part of the measures to contain the spread of COVID-19. Mr. Timothy Agbaragu, the Public Relations Officer, Delta State High Court, disclosed this in a statement made available to the News Agency of Nigeria on Friday. According to the amnesty was granted by the Chief Judge (CJ) of the state, Justice Marshal Umukoro....

The Nigerian Governors Forum has called for the decentralisation of COVID-19 responses from federal to local governments to contain the spread of the pandemic. The forum also agreed to an interstate lockdown for two weeks. A statement by the chairman of the forum, Governor Kayode Fayemi of Ekiti State, described the decentralisation idea as the best chance of nipping the spread of the virus in communities. Mr. Fayemi said this was imperative as a result...