Governor Rotimi Akeredolu of Ondo State disclosed the news  today on his verified Twitter handle has they confirmed first coronavirus case. He wrote: “We have just received confirmation of our first positive #COVIDー19 case in Ondo State this evening. The infected person is currently under isolation and will be monitored. We have activated all necessary […]

The President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), has urged security agencies to deploy tact while enforcing the lockdown in Lagos, Ogun and the Federal Capital Territory. Buhari had, on March 29, ordered the lockdown in the three locations for an initial period of 14 days to tackle the spread of the coronavirus in the country, […]

The Lagos State Commissioner for Health, Prof. Akin Abayomi, has released the list of areas with the highest numbers of confirmed cases in the state. According to him, Eti-Osa Local Government Area tops the list with 47 cases, followed by Ikeja – 24; and Lagos Mainland – 14. Abayomi gave out the statistics while giving […]

Nigeria has recorded six new cases of coronavirus, bringing the total number of infections in the country to 190. The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control made this known on Friday. NCDC tweeted, “Six new cases of COVID-19 have been reported in Osun State, Nigeria. “As of 11:00 am on 3rd of April, there are 190 […]

The United States, US, President, Donald Trump on Thursday hinted on a second test for Coronavirus. Trump disclosed that the second test for COVID-19 was negative. On why he took a second test, the US President explained that he did “really out of curiosity to see how quickly it worked.” He stated that the second […]

Residents of Omole Estate, Phase II, Lagos are now in perpetual fear following the death of a patient suspected to have died of Coronavirus. The report said the patient who presents with Coronavirus symptoms was rushed to the Primary Healthcare Centre in the area, and that there was no ambulance from the NCDC and the […]

I am happy to break to you, my good people of Lagos, the news of the release today of 11 more patients from our facility in Yaba. They have fully recovered and have tested negative to #COVID19 and have been allowed to return home to their families-BOS See the tweet below:

It is not clear whether Kogi State Governor Alhaji Yahaya Bello has submitted himself to test to ascertain if he is free of the COVID-19. The governor’s media aides have not responded to our reporter’s inquiries on the development. The governor, who said he was on self-isolation, has since relocated to Abuja but returned to […]

After eight days of isolation and treatment, the Chief Medical Director (CMD) of the University College Hospital (UCH), Ibadan, Prof. Jesse Otegbayo, has tested negative for COVID-19. The Nation gathered through the Head of Public Relations Unit of the hospital Mr Toye Akinrinlola that the last test on his blood sample has come back negative. […]

Governor Babajide Sanwo-olu of Lagos state on Tuesday, March 24, issued a sit-at-home order across the state to enable the government tackle further spread of coronavirus. A week later, President Muhammadu Buhari in a nationwide broadcast, ordered a lockdown across Lagos, Abuja and Ogun states as part of measures to curb the disease. However, since […]

As a way of providing succour to people during lockdown brought about by novel coronavirus, the Ikeja Electric company has announced that it will not disconnect customers during the period. This was contained in a statement by the acting chairman of the company, Folake Soetan. The statement reads: “At Ikeja Electric, we are committed to […]

The World Health Organisation (WHO) has said there are more than 50 trials for a vaccine on COVID-19. The Country Officer for WHO in Nigeria, Fiona Braka, said there is also a multi-country trial for a drug for the virus. Braka said while there is no vaccine for the disease yet, WHO is fast-tracking the […]

We Are Suspending Services – Sex Workers | GidiTrendz.com The National Coordinator, Nigeria Sex Workers Association, Amaka Enemo, says sex workers in the country have been forced to suspend activities, especially in Lagos and Abuja due to the lockdown caused by the Coronavirus pandemic. Enemo disclosed this on Tuesday that although sex workers offer “essential […]

The number of confirmed cases of coronavirus (COVID-19) in Nigeria has risen to 139 after four new cases were discovered. The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) disclosed the new figure in a tweet on Tuesday, in its latest update on the disease. Of the new cases, three were confirmed in the Federal Capital Territory […]

The total lockdown of Abuja, Lagos and Ogun states ordered by President Buhari has not gone down well with Wole Soyinka. Nobel Laureate, Prof. Wole Soyinka, has attacked President Muhammadu Buhari for ordering a total lockdown in Abuja, Lagos and Ogun States. The international figure stated that Buhari has no constitutional backing to make the […]

Delta State Government has urged the Federal Government to close all inter-State borders in order to properly contain the spread of the coronavirus pandemic in the country. This was made known by the State Commissioner for Information, Mr Charles Aniagwu who stated this in Asaba while briefing newsmen on the State Government efforts to contain […]

President Muhammadu Buhari on Monday signed the COVID-19 Regulations, 2020, which declared COVID-19 a dangerous infectious disease. This according to Femi Adesina, the special adviser to the President, is in line with the exercising of the powers conferred on Buhari by Sections 2, 3 and 4 of the Quarantine Act (CAP Q2 LFN 2004), and […]

Twenty new cases of #COVID19 have been reported in Nigeria; 13 in Lagos, 4 in FCT, 2 in Kaduna and 1 in Oyo State As at 09:00 pm 30th March there are 131 confirmed cases of #COVID19 reported in Nigeria with 2 deaths.  

Oyo State governor, Seyi Makinde has tested positive for coronavirus. He made the announcement via his Twitter handle. “I just received my COVID-19 confirmation test result. It is POSITIVE. I am asymptomatic and will continue to self-isolate. “I have designated Prof Temitope Alonge, former Chief Medical Director of the University College, Ibadan, as the Head […]