Nigeria on Thursday night recorded the highest number of Coronavirus (Covid-19) cases since the outbreak  of the pandemic as  Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC)  confirmed 381 new infections

A breakdown of cases by states showed that Lagos recorded the highest with 183 cases, followed by Kano 55, 44-Jigawa, 19-Zamfara,19-Bauchi, and 11-Katsina.
Others include 9-Borno, 8-Kwara, 7-Kaduna, 6-Gombe 5-Ogun, 4-Sokoto, 3-Oyo, 3-Rivers, 2-Niger, 1-Akwa Ibom, 1-Enugu, and 1-Plateau.

 

With the latest update announced by the NCDC total confirmed cases is now 3526, with 601 cases discharged and 107 deaths.

 

Hope Moses-Ashike is an Associate Editor, Banking and Finance, with more than a decade of experience reporting on Nigeria’s financial system and broader economy. She closely tracks market movements, monetary policy decisions, company disclosures, regulatory actions, economic indicators, and global developments, and interprets what they mean for businesses, investors, policymakers, and households. Her reporting helps readers understand complex issues such as inflation trends, foreign exchange market dynamics, interest rate decisions, bank performance, and investment risks. She also covers major international events and periodically travels to Washington, D.C., to report on the World Bank/IMF Spring and Annual Meetings. Her dedication to financial journalism has earned her multiple recognitions and invitations to high-level professional development programmes. She is an alumna of the International Visitors Leadership Programme (IVLP) in the United States and holds an Advanced Financial Journalism Certificate from the Press Association Training in London, UK. Her other notable achievements include completing the Lagos Business School CMC Programme, the Bloomberg Media Africa Initiative Programme, and a Master Class in Journalism at Rhodes University in South Africa.

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