President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the immediate ease of the lockdown imposed on Kano State as part of measures to limit the spread of the COVID-19 virus.
The Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), Boss Mustapha, made this known at the daily Presidential Task Force on COVID-19 briefing on Monday.
He said phase one of the eased lockdown will be introduced.
READ ALSO: Coronavirus: African countries record over 3,500 deaths
“The president has approved easing of the total lockdown of Kano State and introduction of Phase One of the Eased Lockdown, ” he said.
Mr Buhari had in an address to the nation on April 27 ordered a two weeks lockdown in the North West state.
The president subsequently extended the lockdown by another two weeks.
As of June 1, Kano accounts for 954 of the 10,162 COVID-19 cases in the country.
Advertisement
![A man is being tested for COVID-19 in Nigeria [PHOTO: TW: @NCDCgov]](https://i0.wp.com/media.premiumtimesng.com/wp-content/files/2020/08/EevF243X0AEt286.jpg?resize=120%2C86&ssl=1)
![Map of countries affected by the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) 29.03.2020 [PHOTO: Africanarguments.org]](https://i0.wp.com/media.premiumtimesng.com/wp-content/files/2020/03/Coronavirus-in-africa-map-tracker-1-130x130@2x.png?resize=75%2C75&ssl=1){kind=tracking}
