COVID-19: CASE SUMMARY IN NIGERIA AS AT APRIL 18TH 2020
April 19, 20200307
• On the 18th of April 2020, 48 new confirmed cases of COVID-19 were recorded in Nigeria • Till date, 541 cases have been confirmed, 166 cases have been discharged and nineteen deaths have been recorded in Nigeria • The 48 new cases are reported from six states- Lagos (23), FCT (12),Kano (10), Ogun (2), Oyo (1). • A multi-sectoral national emergency operations centre (EOC), activated at Level 3, continues to coordinate the national response activities
• Fears over election security
Six weeks to the general election, there is anxiety over the expected retirement of the Inspector General of Police (IGP), Alkali Usman Daba, three Deputy Inspectors
[dropcap]A[/dropcap]bout 70 per cent of children born in Nigeria are not registered, according to the nation's National Population Commission (NPopC)'s Drector in Bauchi, Mallam Musa Rashid.
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Edo State House of Assembly has been shut down for 14 days for fumigation of the Assembly complex.
In a statement, Acting Director, Administration and Supplies, Stephen U. Guobadia, on behalf of t
