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Nigeria:
Govt Considers Compulsory Use of Masks As COVID-19 Cases Rise to 139
This Day, 1 April 2020
The federal government is considering compulsory use of face masks by all Nigerians to stop the spread of COVID-19, whose cases rose by eight yesterday to hit 139. Read more »
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Nigeria:
Senators Contribute Half Salaries in Fight Against Coronavirus
This Day, 30 March 2020
All the 109 senators in the National Assembly will from this month earn half of their salaries, while the balance will be contributed to the federal government's purse to fight the… Read more »
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Nigeria:
Senators Donate 50% of Salaries to Fight COVID-19
Vanguard, 30 March 2020
The Nigerian senators have announced the decision to contribute 50 percent of their salaries to the efforts to respond to the spread and treatment of coronavirus in Nigeria. Read more »
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Nigeria:
Reps Donate Two Months' Salary to Combat Coronavirus
Premium Times, 31 March 2020
The entire members of the House of Representatives have resolved to donate their two months salary to the fight against the COVID-19 pandemic in Nigeria. Read more »
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Nigeria:
Coronavirus - How Ministers, Lawmakers Elsewhere Are Helping Compared With Nigerian Counterparts
Premium Times, 30 March 2020
Hit by the impact of coronavirus, Nigeria, like other countries, has been mopping up funds from every means possible to fight the plague and support its shaky economy. Read more »
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Nigeria:
Senators Mull Donation of 50% of Their March Salary to Govt
This Day, 30 March 2020
The upper legislative chamber of the National Assembly is considering the possibility of donating half of the Senators' salaries in March 2020 to the federal government to help in… Read more »
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Nigeria:
Coronavirus Cases Rise to 139
Premium Times, 31 March 2020
The Nigerian government has announced four new cases of COVID-19 in the country. Read more »
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Nigeria:
Govt to Test 1,500 Daily for COVID-19
Daily Trust, 31 March 2020
The federal government on Tuesday said it would increase its capacity to test for the novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) to 1,500 per day from the present 500 tests daily. Read more »