Nigeria’s cases hit 20,244 and other #COVID19 updates
Nigeria on Sunday recorded 436 new cases of COVID-19, bringing the total number of infections in the country to 20,244.
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) announced this through its official Twitter handle.
SERAP sues FG, NCDC over COVID-19 funds
The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has sued Minister of Health, Dr. Osagie Ehanire and Director General, Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC), Dr. Chikwe Ihekweazu, over expenditure of the COVID-19 funds.
Rivers becoming South-South virus epicentre, says Wike
Rivers Governor Nyesom Wike has decried the increasing daily cases of the Coronavirus pandemic in the state.
He said Rivers is gradually becoming the epicentre of the virus in the South-South.
Jigawa left with one active coronavirus case
The Jigawa Government Saturday, said it now has only one active COVID-19 case in its isolation centres after 316 other patients recovered.
Governor Badaru Abubakar confirmed this in a press briefing at the State House in Dutse, the state capital.
Ogun suspends officials enforcing lockdown
Officials who were enforcing a lockdown order which led to an assault on a woman at the Ifo local government office in Ogun have been suspended.