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‘We will have infections because of what happened today,’ NCDC DG says Nigeria could go back into lockdown

Ihekweazu says initial reports about the easing of the lockdown ‘are not too pleasing’. The Minister of Health, Osagie Ehanire believes President Muhammadu Buhari took a wise decision by easing restrictions [Twitter/@NCDCgov]The Minister of Health, Osagie Ehanire, noted during the briefing that Buhari’s decision to ease the restriction was to ensure that people didn’t completely lose […]

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Full text update of President Buhari’s coronavirus broadcast to Nigerians.

Fellow Nigerians I will start by commending you all for the resilience and patriotism that you have shown in our collective fight against the biggest health challenge of our generation. As at yesterday, 26th April 2020, some 3 million confirmed cases of COVID-19 have been recorded globally with about 900,000 recoveries. Unfortunately, some 200,000 people […]