The Federal Government has officially mandated the compulsory use of face masks for all Nigerians. This was disclosed by the Secretary to the Government of The Federation (SGF), and Chairman Presidential Task Force (PTF) on COVID-19, Boss Mustapha at the 31st joint national briefing of the taskforce in Abuja on Thursday.

Coronavirus: Confirmed Cases In Nigeria Now 4151 – NCDC

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has confirmed an additional 239 new coronavirus cases in the country.

Coronavirus: 195 Confirmed New Cases Recorded In Nigeria, Toll Now 3,145

The Nigerian government had on Wednesday recorded 195 new cases of coronavirus, bringing the total number of confirmed cases in the country to 3,145.

The World Health Organisation (WHO) will commence trial drug testing in Lagos Ogun, Kano, FCT and Sokoto as part of the "solidarity trial treatment" for the COVID-19. This makes Nigeria among the 100 countries participating in the testings.

The World Health Organization (WHO) has informed that about 29 million to 44 million Africans may get infected with the Coronavirus disease in the first year of the pandemic if containment measures fail, according to a study.

Ease On Lockdown: FG Issue New Guidlines

The Federal Government has dished out new guidelines that would guide the general public for the new phase of containment of the coronavirus from May 04th to May 17, 2020.