The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control, NCDC has confirmed a total of 389 new cases of COVID-19 in the country.
This brings the total number of confirmed cases in Nigeria to 8,733.
NCDC says the figure is the highest that the country has recorded in a single day.
Out of the 389 new cases, Lagos State recorded 256 of them.
However, Kogi State, recorded its first two cases of the virus.
Pastor OSAGIE IZE-IYAMU has emerged the consensus candidate of the All Progressives Congress, APC faction believed to be loyal to National Chairman of the party, Comrade ADAMS OSHIOMHOLE.
IZE-IYAMU, a former Secretary to Edo State Government, SSG emerged on Tuesday night in Abuja through consensus arrangement.
He is expected to slug it out with Governor GODWIN OBASEKI for the direct primary of the party slated for June 22.
Meanwhile, IZE-IYAMU has however collected the nomination form for the governorship ticket of the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC at the national secretariat of the party in Abuja.
Edo state governorship election is slated for September 19, 2020.
Kaduna state Governor NASIR EL-RUFA’I, has warned that parents who enrol their children into the Almajiri education system stand the risk of prosecution and up to two years in jail.
EL-RUFA’I handed down the warning when he visited some 200 Almajiri children repatriated from Nasarawa State and undergoing rehabilitation at the Government College, Kurmin Mashi, Kaduna.
Almajiri are children enrolled to be taught Islamic knowledge under Islamic Clerics, but who loiter on the streets with bowls begging for alms and food.
EL-RUFAI insists the ban on Almajiri practice in the state is still in force.
Nigeria has recorded 276 new cases of coronavirus in fifteen states of the federation.
With the latest cases, the total infection in the country has risen to 8344.
In its breakdown of the latest results, the NCDC said Lagos reported 161 of the new cases, Rivers with 36, Edo with 27, Kaduna with 19, Nasarawa with 10, and Oyo with 6.
Other states with new cases include; 4 in Kano, 3 each in Delta and Ebonyi, 2 in Gombe and one each in Ogun, Ondo, Borno, Abia, and Bauchi.
The number of discharged cases rose from 2,311 on Monday to 2,385.
However, 16 more deaths were recorded, taking the nation’s toll to 249.
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