Lagos begins house-to-house search for COVID-19 patients Lagos State Government has commenced house-to-house case identification to detect possible cases of COVID-19 in the State. This was contained in a statement from the Lagos Ministry of Health on Thursday. The statement quoted the Commissioner for Health, Prof. Akin Abayomi, as saying this during a joint ministerial press briefing on COVID-19 intervention …

Buhari’s Minister reacts to fire outbreak at Accountant-General’s office, reveals suspected cause Nigeria’s Minister of State for Finance, Clem Agba, has said no records were lost in the fire, which saw a section of the Treasury House razed on Wednesday. However, the cooling system of the data centre was damaged by the fire, before it was eventually contained. The fire …

U.S. Evacuates citizens from Nigeria. COVID-19: US Mission evacuates 997 citizens from Nigeria The United States Mission in Nigeria has evacuated 997 Americans home to be reunited with their families and friends following the outbreak of coronavirus in the country. The US Consul General in Nigeria, Claire Pierangelo, who disclosed this in a statement on Thursday, said from April 6 …