The President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari , has urged Nigerians to comply with the restrictions in order to defeat the coronavirus while promising more interventions for vulnerable citizens.
reports that the lockdown order of the President in Lagos and Ogun State, as well as the Federal Capital Territory Abuja, enters day 12 on Saturday.
According to the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control as of the time of filing this report, over 300 cases of the infection have been recorded in Nigeria.
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