The Italian diagnosed of coronavirus travelled to Ogun State for business a day after he arrived in Nigeria from Milan, Lagos State Government has said. The patient, an unnamed Italian, arrived in Lagos, Nigeria, on Monday from Milan and was reported ill on 26th February. He was transferred to Lagos State Biosecurity Facilities for isolation…

This morning, NAN reports that Nigeria has just announced its first case of coronavirus. The third confirmed case in Africa. The patient, an Italian national returned to Nigeria from Italy and has been placed in isolation. This news has generated a lot of reactions from people and different precautions and news of prevention are being…

Nigeria's economic hub Lagos confirmed a case of new coronavirus on Friday, stirring memories of the fears sparked six years ago when West Africa's Ebola epidemic hit the chaotic megacity of 20 million.

Lagos State governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu Friday said the State Emergency Operations Centre has been activated to attend to the first case of novel coronavirus reported in Nigeria. The patient, an unnamed Italian, arrived in Lagos, Nigeria, on Wednesday from Milan and was reported ill on 26th February. He was transferred to Lagos State Biosecurity Facilities…

Nigeria on Thursday confirmed its first case of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Lagos State.