Nigeria has recorded its 1^st death from the novel coronavirus also known as COVID19.

The case was a 67-year old male who recently returned to the country after a medical procedure in the United Kingdom identified as Engineer Suleiman Achimugu.

Engineer Achimugu was a former Managing Director of the Petroleum Products Pricing and Regulatory Commission, PPPRC.

According to the NCDC, he had underlying medical conditions- multiple myeloma & diabetes, and was undergoing chemotherapy.