1. 35 almajirai recover from COVID-19 in Kaduna

Malam Nasir El-Rufai, the Kaduna State Governor, has made known via his Twitter handle that 35 almajiri children undergoing treatment for coronavirus in Kaduna State have been discharged after testing negative for the virus twice.

2. PTF says Airlifting Madagascar’s COVID-19 organic is not its priority

Mr Boss Mustapha, The Chairman of the task force and Secretary to the Government of the Federation, has said Nigeria did not order for the Madagascar herbal mixture for the cure of coronavirus.

Mustapha stated this at the press briefing of the Presidential Task Force on COVID-19.

3. EFCC hands over Diezani’s property to Lagos as isolation centre

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has handed over a property forfeited by former Minister of Petroleum Resources, Diezani Allison-Madueke, to the Lagos State government for use as an isolation centre for COVID-19 patients.

The property consisting of six flats of three bedrooms and a boys’ quarter was forfeited by Allison-Madueke following an order of the Federal High in 2017.

4. Residents divided as LASG conducts poll on lockdown

Social media users have been divided on the question of whether Lagos State should be on lockdown due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the punch reports.

The Lagos State Government had put the question to a vote on Facebook and Twitter.