As the Adamawa state government intensify efforts to curtail the spread of COVID-19 with lockdown order, residents expressed support, as they beg for palliative. Some residents spoken to were emphatic that the lockdown the measure will significantly contain the spread of the disease. Habu Baba a resident of Malamre said though the measures taken by Gov. Fintiri will check the spread in Adamawa however prevailed on the need for community and religious leaders to assist....

The Nigeria Center for Disease Control has said that the mass deaths reported in Kano are still under investigation. The NCDC Director-General, Dr. Chikwe Ihekweazu on Monday disclosed this at a press conference of the Presidential Task Force on COVID-19. Ihekweazu said the Kano State Government and the NCDC were still investigating the recent increase in deaths in Kano. In his word, “We are also working hard to investigate the causes of the deaths that...

President Muhammadu Buhari on Monday approved a phased and gradual easing of lockdown measures in FCT, Lagos and Ogun States effective from May 4, to safeguard the economy. The president, in a nationwide broadcast in Abuja, however, said that the current lockdown would remain in place until these new ones come into effect on May 4. Buhari also announced an overnight curfew from 8 p.m to 6 a.m, saying that all movements would be prohibited...

President Muhammadu Buhari on Monday announced a ban on non-essential inter-state travels until further notice as Nigeria grapples to combat the spread of coronavirus. The president, who made the announcement in a broadcast in Abuja, also announced the imposition of curfew from 8 p.m. to 6 a.m. “This means all movements will be prohibited during this period except for essential services,’’ Buhari said. He stated, however, that partial and controlled inter-state movement of goods and...