Coronavirus

The complainant, Tope Akinyode, accused the defendants of violating the coronavirus protocols on April 18 during Mr Kyari's burial.

“He has mild symptoms and has been self-isolating and working from a secure location off site," the White House said.

The governor said the gesture would go a long way in curbing the spread of the pandemic.

About 555 COVID-19 cases and two fatalities were recorded in the country on Sunday.

While a total of 4,107 new infections were recorded in the previous week, Nigeria recorded 3,870 new cases last week.

The WHO declared the coronavirus a pandemic on March 11, when there were 118,000 confirmed cases and 4,000 had died.

South Africa is now among the worst-hit countries in the world.

Nigeria has continued to record hundreds of new COVID-19 cases daily.

Mr El-Rufai said COVID-19 infections are rising and the fastest way to get it is onboard a congested train.

Brazil’s far-right populist president, Jair Bolsonaro, had initially downplayed the novel coronavirus as “a little flu."

The new cases brought the total number of COVID-19 cases in Nigeria to 39,359.

Kwara government says the cancellation of the Sallah prayer is necessitated by the spike in the COVID-19 cases in the...

WHO says COVID-19 outbreak has continued to evolve in Africa since it was first detected in Algeria on February 25.

“This comes as COVID-19 cases in Africa appear to be gathering pace. There are now more than 750,000 cases, with...

The protesters, estimated at more than 200, gathered outside the parliamentary precinct, holding placards with such slogans as “Jobs Save...

According to the agency, 604 new cases of coronavirus were recorded on Thursday.

“While the preparation at high dose showed activity in reducing the frequency of cough, it did not show any evidence...

All states in Nigeria, including the FCT, have reported at least a case of the COVID-19 virus.

The commissioner earlier said the state will record between 90,000 to 120,000 positive cases by July or August.

Gov. Abdullahi Sule requested the Assembly to reduce the 2020 budget from N108.4 billion to N62.96 due to the effects...

The project would mitigate the negative impact of COVID-19 on the economy and farmers.

The pandemic is gathering pace in Africa, with some 750,000 cases and more than 15,000 deaths across the continent, according...

West African Health Organisation (WAHO) says Nigeria, Ghana, Cote d’Ivoire, Senegal and Guinea recorded 84,118 cases out of the 96,936...

Mr Fayemi on Wednesday had announced on his Twitter handle that the third result of his COVID- 19 tests had...

Nigeria's target of testing two million people in three months has failed.