Coronavirus in Nigeria

A Twitter user has come online to narrate a drama that took place in a community on the Lagos Island after a COVID-19 patient died while the members of NCDC were about to take him for isolation and the family refused to allow the team to take his corpse away, OYOGist.com reports.

OYOGIST NEWS – Enraged by reports that some high-profile individuals in the nation’s capital, Abuja who tested positive for the COVID-19 have…

President Muhammadu Buhari has been appointed the “Champion for COVID-19 response” of African sub-region by the leaders of the Economic Community of West African States, OYOGist.com has learnt.

A Deputy Commissioner of Police attached to the Zone 5 headquarters in Benin, Edo State, Francis Bissong,  has died of COVID-19. It…

The Nigeria Center for Disease Control (NCDC) has reported 91 new confirmed cases on Coronavirus in Nigeria with Lagos taking the lead with 74 new cases, OYOGist.com has gathered.

The Head of the Oyo State COVID-19 Task Force, Governor Seyi Makinde has reported the first COVID-19-related death to be recorded in Oyo State after a positive case died in the state, OYOGist.com has gathered.

Kaduna State Governor, Nasir El-Rufai, has recovered from coronavirus. He made this known via his Twitter handle on Wednesday. El-Rufai, who said…

The Nigeria Center for Disease Control (NCDC) has reported 117 new confirmed COVID-19 cases in Nigeria on Tuesday, 21st of April, 2020, OYOGist.com reports.

The Lagos State Commissioner for Health, Prof Akin Abayomi on Tuesday 21st of April confirmed two new Coronavirus-related deaths, despite having no new record of confirmed cases in the last 24 hours, OYOGist.com is aware.

The Lagos State Governor, His Excellency, Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu announced on Monday, 20th of April the plan to start mandating wearing facemasks in public as community cases begin to rise, OYOGist.com has learned.