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The Minister of Health, Dr Osagie Ehanire, is giving an update on COVID-19 after Nigeria recorded the first death as a result of the disease. The press briefing is ongoing at the Federal Ministry of Health in Abuja, the Federal Capital Territory (FCT). Details later… States Numbers     States Numbers Abuja FCT 6 Abia 0 Adamawa 0 Akwa Ibom 0 Anambra 0 Bauchi 0 Bayelsa 0 Benue 0 Borno 0 Cross River 0 Delta 0 Ebonyi 0 Enugu 0 Edo 1 Ekiti 1 Gombe 0 Imo 0 Jigawa 0 Kaduna 0 Kano 0 Katsina 0 Kebbi 0 Kogi 0 Kwara 0 Lagos 25 Nasarawa 0 Niger 0 Ogun 2 Ondo 0 Osun 0 Oyo 1 Plateau 0 Rivers 0 Sokoto 0 Taraba 0 Yobe 0 Zamfara 0

Niger State Governor, Abubakar Bello, The Niger State Governor, Abubakar Bello, has directed all civil servants to stay at home. He ordered civil servants, from level 1-12, to stay off work except those providing essential services. The governor gave the instructions on Monday while addressing the residents of the state, following the spread of the coronavirus. According to him, the state has no record of the virus but the government is putting in place measures to curb any possible spread. He also directed the closure of all Almajiri schools in the state with immediate effect from today, Monday 23. Governor Abubakar further declared a curfew from 8:00AM to 8:00PM effective from Wednesday, March 25. “All public gatherings have been banned from today,” he said. “Only those carrying out essential services will be allowed.” Below is the Governor’s full speech  BROADCAST BY ALHAJI (DR.) ABUBAKAR SANI BELLO, GOVERNOR OF NIGER STATE AND CHAIRMAN NORTH CENTRAL GOVE...

Nigeria has recorded the first case of death to the COVID-19 pandemic. The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) announced this on Monday via its verified Twitter handle. According to NCDC, the case was a 67-year-old male who returned home following medical treatment in the UK. He had underlying medical conditions- multiple myeloma and diabetes and was undergoing chemotherapy. The 1st  #COVID19  death in Nigeria has been recorded. The case was a 67 year old male who returned home following medical treatment in UK He had underlying medical conditions- multiple myeloma & diabetes & was undergoing chemotherapy Our thoughts are with his family  pic.twitter.com/A7STOjTQeW — NCDC (@NCDCgov)  March 23, 2020 Meanwhile, the family of the victim has released a statement identifying him as Suleiman Achimugu, a former Managing Director of Pipeline and Product Marketing Company (PPMC). The statement which was signed by Abubakar Achimugu s...

A file photo of the NCDC Director-General, Chikwe Ihekweazu. The number of confirmed cases of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) in Nigeria has risen to 36. The figure rose after the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) announced on Monday that six new cases had been confirmed. According to the health agency, this is the latest update on the disease as of 10:35am on March 23, 2020. As of 9:45am, a breakdown of the figure showed that two cases were confirmed in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) and Lagos respectively, while one case was confirmed in Edo State. Of the total figure of 35 reported earlier, Lagos State and the FCT recorded 24 and six confirmed cases of COVID-19, being the highest in the country. Similarly, Ogun State has confirmed two cases while Ekiti, Oyo, and Edo States have recorded one case each. In tweets on its verified handle on Monday, the NCDC explained that 33 of the confirmed cases were active while the other two had been discharged. ...

Friends have a drink as a projection is shown of a live press conference held by Chief Executive Carrie Lam, wearing a face mask as a precautionary measure against the COVID-19 coronavirus, in Hong Kong on March 23, 2020. Anthony WALLACE / AFP Hong Kong will ban all non-residents from entering the financial hub from midnight on Tuesday evening in a bid to halt the coronavirus, its leader said Monday, as she also ordered restaurants and bars to stop serving alcohol. Despite its proximity to the Chinese mainland, Hong Kong has managed to stave off a runaway outbreak of the deadly virus partly thanks to the public overwhelmingly embracing face masks, hand hygiene and social distancing. Yet in the last two weeks, the number of cases has more than doubled to 356 infections after locals and foreign residents flooded back once the pandemic spread to Europe and North America. On Monday chief executive Carrie Lam announced a raft of measures designed to stymie the rising number of inf...

Edo State has recorded its first confirmed coronavirus case. The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) announced this on Monday via its verified Twitter handle. NCDC in the tweet also reports an additional five cases of Coronavirus. This brings the total number of cases in the country to 35. More to follow…

The number of confirmed cases of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) in Nigeria has risen to 35. The figure rose after the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) announced on Monday that five new cases had been confirmed. According to the health agency, this is the latest update on the disease as of 9:45am on March 23, 2020. A breakdown of the figure shows that two cases were confirmed in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) and Lagos respectively, while one case was confirmed in Edo State. Of the total figure, Lagos State and the FCT have recorded 24 and six confirmed cases of COVID-19 being the highest in the country. Similarly, Ogun State has confirmed two cases while Ekiti, Oyo, and Edo States have recorded one case each. In tweets on its verified handle on Monday, the NCDC explained that 33 of the confirmed cases were active while the other two had been discharged. See NCDC’s tweets below : For a breakdown of cases by states in real time, please see  ht...

Netflix will reduce the quality of its streaming in Europe to ease pressure on the internet, the firm said, as demand soars across the continent where millions are confined to their homes over coronavirus fears.   The streaming giant will “begin reducing bit rates across all our streams in Europe for 30 days,” a spokesperson said in a statement. “We estimate that this will reduce Netflix traffic on European networks by around 25 percent while also ensuring a good quality service for our members,” the statement added. With wide-ranging lockdowns and quarantines, schools, shops and borders closed and gatherings banned, people across Europe are increasingly turning to the internet to stave off boredom. But the huge file sizes of high definition offerings from web giants like Netflix, Disney Plus, Hulu, HBO and Amazon are slowing the web, Thierry Breton, the EU commissioner for the internal market and digital economy warned. “Teleworking and streaming help a lot but infra...