Coronavirus

A government official says a mobile truck with medical officers will drive through streets to collect samples from people voluntarily.

"Over 13,000 health care workers have been trained at the national training of trainers in the first phase."

The 655 cases on Wednesday raises the total number of infections in the country to 153,842.

The vaccine had a 72 per cent overall efficacy rate in the United States and 64 per cent in South...

This is the first time Nigeria will record less than 700 cases for five consecutive days since the country began...

The aid is a clear manifestation of the China-Africa traditional friendship, an official said.

Nigeria on Sunday recorded its lowest daily tally this year with 521 infections.

Nigeria is set to receive four million doses of the approved Oxford-AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccines as the first batch of vaccines...

The survey was conducted by the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC).

An official said the variant, which has spread to a few other countries, has not been classified as a variant...

A total of eight deaths were also recorded from COVID-19 on Sunday.

Low testing figures in many states has limited Nigeria's ability to determine the true extent of the spread of COVID-19.

Deaths from COVID-19 in Africa have surged by 40 per cent in the past month.

"Member States are advised against the use of Ivermectin for the prevention and treatment of COVID-19."

The venue of the inauguration originally sits 1,800 guests

An average of about 1,000 cases has been reported daily since the beginning of 2021.

The Oxford AstraZeneca vaccine, also known as ChAdOx1 nCoV-`9, or

The 869 new COVID-19 cases were reported from 24 states.

No tests have yet been carried out to ascertain whether the two vaccines also protect against the strain originating in...

Many businesses that were hit by the pandemic have appealed to the government to urge financial institutions to readjust their...

NCDC says it is improving the quality of data and ensuring laboratories can focus on testing of samples

The 6, 422 new cases recorded last week represent a 26 per cent drop from the 8,685 cases recorded in...

With 574 new cases on Monday, 146,928 people have now been infected with the disease.

An official said said the Nigerian government plans to vaccinate all eligible population from 18 years and above, including pregnant...

The NCDC on Monday released an update which now includes 170 new cases and one death from Lagos.