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Governor Nasir El-Rufai of Kaduna State has approved the release of 72 convicts from the Kaduna and Kafanchan Correctional Centres as part of government’s efforts to check the spread of COVID-19. The state Attorney General and Commissioner for Justice, Aisha Dikko, who announced the release of the inmates on Tuesday, said 69 of the convicts were released in Kaduna, while …

The number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Nigeria rose to 362 on Tuesday as 19 new cases were announced by the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control. The public health agency in a tweet said the new cases were reported in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) and four states: Lagos, Kano, Akwa Ibom and Edo. A breakdown of new cases shows that …

The Lagos State Commissioner for Health, Professor Akin Abayomi Tuesday announced the death of a 56-year-old Nigerian returnee following complications from COVID-19 in the state. The death of the patient brings the number of COVID-19-related deaths in Lagos to six. Abayomi who announced this on his twitter handle- @ProfAkinAbayomi said the male patient who died yesterday (Monday) recently returned to …

President Muhammadu Buhari of Nigeria has signed the COVID-19 Regulations Number 2 of 2020. The new Regulations, which is pursuant to the ones signed on March 30, gave legal backing to the extension of restriction on movement in Lagos, Abuja and Ogun State, as well as the exemptions included in his live broadcast of Monday, April 13, 2020. Following his …

Local Government Areas (LGAs) and religious groups in Edo State, on Monday began the distribution of relief materials, provided by the State Government to needy members of the various communities across the state.Beneficiaries of this government’s gesture include orphans, the elderly, rehabilitated returnees from Libya and the homeless people. In Ikpoba-Okha and Egor LGA, the materials were shared to ward …

Twenty new cases of #COVID19 have been reported as follows: 13 in Lagos 2 in Edo 2 in Kano 2 in Ogun 1 in Ondo As at 09:50 pm 13th April there are 343 confirmed cases of #COVID19 reported in Nigeria. 91 have been discharged with 10 deaths No of states with confirmed cases:19 343 confirmed cases 91 discharged 10 …

ADDRESS BY H.E. MUHAMMADU BUHARI, PRESIDENT OF THE FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA ON THE EXTENSION OF COVID- 19 PANDEMIC LOCKDOWN AT THE STATE HOUSE, ABUJAMONDAY, 13TH APRIL, 2020 1. Fellow Nigerians 2. In my address on Sunday, 29th March, 2020, I asked the residents of Lagos and Ogun States as well as the Federal Capital Territory to stay at home …

Edo State Government has commenced the distribution of relief materials to vulnerable persons, including orphans, the elderly, rehabilitated returnees from Libya and the homeless across the state’s three senatorial districts. The exercise is aimed at cushioning the economic effects of restrictions imposed to halt the spread of coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic in the state. Addressing journalists at the government’s food bank …

Oba of Benin, His Royal Majesty, Omo N’Oba N’Edo Uku Akpolopolo, Ewuare II, has urged all Edo residents to observe precautionary measures and comply with government’s guidelines to prevent the spread of coronavirus (COVID-19) in the state. The monarch, who is the Chairman of Edo State Council of Traditional Rulers and Chiefs, in a recent visit to Government House to …

Kano State on Saturday recorded its first case of COVID-19, as the total tally of confirmed cases in Nigeria rose to 318, the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has disclosed. According to the new data released by NCDC, the nation’s tally of COVID-19 infections on Saturday evening increased to 318 from 305 announced on Friday. The agency said 13 …