The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has said that while there is no known vaccine for the Novel Coronavirus disease (COVID-19), some trials have shown promising results in laboratory studies. Dr/ Chikwe Ihekweazu, Director-General of NCDC, told the News Agency of Nigeria(NAN), on Sunday in Abuja that it takes time to obtain accurate results from such clinical trials. “Some of the trials have shown promising results in laboratory studies but have not yet been proven...

The two-week lockdown introduced as part of the government’s measures to contain the spread of COVID-19 into Abia resumed on Sunday after it was relaxed from Friday to 2 p.m on Sunday. News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the resumption of the lockdown, which is expected to end on Wednesday, recorded partial compliance by residents. A NAN correspondent, who monitored the situation in Umuahia metropolis and its environs, reports that although commercial vehicles and...

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has treated 228 active cases of COVID-19 and discharged 85 of them as the total number of cases in the country rises to 323. The NCDC, through its verified Twitter account,  said on Sunday that it recorded five new cases of coronavirus in the country – two in Lagos, two in Kwara and one in Kastina State. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that there are now...

President Muhammadu Buhari says the restriction of movement in several states will remain as long as experts find it necessary. Buhari had ordered a 14-day lockdown in Lagos, Ogun and the federal capital territory to contain the spread of coronavirus. The secretary to the government of the federation, Boss Mustapha, has on Friday hinted that the government may extend the lockdown in Lagos, Abuja and Ogun state to prevent the spread of coronavirus pandemic in...

President Muhammadu Buhari says Nigerians must stay at home, listen and follow public announcements on how best to curb the spread of Coronavirus. Buhari who said this in a statement by his Senior Special Assistant on Media and Publicity, Malam Garba Shehu, in Abuja on Saturday. The president said that the nation could not expect others to come to its rescue. He said the appeal had become imperative in view of the fact that the...