Director-General of the National Agency for Food Drugs and Administration Control (NAFDAC), Prof. Mojisola Adeyeye, has said her agency was not invited to test the rice given to Oyo State by the Federal Government.

The Ekiti State Governor, Dr Kayode Fayemi has extended the current lockdown in the state for six days till Sunday, May 3, 2020.

An employee of APM Terminals Apapa has tested positive for COVID-19, an official said Tuesday.

The Trade Union Congress of Nigeria (TUC) has urged Lagos State Government to ensure the safety and health of people of Lagos, and the frontline health workers in view of the spread of the Novel Coronavirus.

Nigerian health workers on the frontline of the battle against the coronavirus pandemic got a major boost on Monday.

The Federal Government has said the bags of rice distributed to Oyo and other Southwestern states were inspected and certified fit for human consumption by the National Agency for Food Drugs and Administration Control (NAFDAC)

President Muhammadu Buhari, has stated that the safety and security of Nigerians remains a primary concern of his administration “especially in these difficult and uncertain times”.

President Muhammadu Buhari on Monday signed the Proclamation Order on the General Management of Covid-19 in Lagos, Ogun, Kano, the Federal Capital Territory and other States in Nigeria as contained in his national broadcast of April 27, 2020.