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Nigeria has recorded 195 new cases of coronavirus , bringing the total number of confirmed infections in the country to 1532 . This was announced by the Nigeria Disease for Disease Control on Tuesday . The NCDC also said that four new COVID- 19 fatalities were recorded in the country. It said , “ 195 new cases of # COVID19 reported – 80 in Lagos , Kano – 38 , Ogun – 15 , Bauchi – 15 , Borno – 11 , Gombe – 10 , Sokoto – nine , Edo – five, Jigawa – five, Zamfara – two , Rivers – one , Enugu – one , Delta – one , FCT – one , and Nasarawa – one . “ As of 11 : 50 pm on the 28 th April, 1532 confirmed cases of # COVID19 reported in Nigeria . Discharged : 255 , Deaths : 44 . ” Details later …

The President , Major General Muhammadu Buhari ( retd . ), on Tuesday , discussed with his US counterpart , Donald Trump , on the telephone . The PUNCH gathered that their discussion was centred on the fight against coronavirus . The Personal Assistant to the President , Bashir Ahmad , disclosed this on his Twitter handle . He tweeted , “ President Muhammadu Buhari had a phone conversation with the US President Donald Trump today , the two leaders discussed Nigeria ’ s efforts to defeat the COVID– 19 Pandemic , and President Trump pledged US support and solidarity . # COVID19 Nigeria ” Also confirming the telephone conversation , the Minister of Information and Culture , Lai Muhammed , said it was on the request of Trump. He described the conversation between the presidents as cordial . He said , “ President @ MBuhari today had a phone conversation with President Donald Trump , at the request of the American President . The conversation centred on Nigeria ’ s response to the # CO...

9'   Full speech of Buhari’s national address on COVID-19 pandemic ON  APRIL 27, 2020 8:05 PM IN  CORONAVIRUS UPDATES ADDRESS BY H.E. MUHAMMADU BUHARI, PRESIDENT OF THE FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA ON THE CUMULATIVE LOCKDOWN ORDER OF LAGOS AND OGUN STATES AS WELL AS THE FEDERAL CAPITAL TERRITORY ON COVID- 19 PANDEMIC AT THE STATE HOUSE, ABUJA, MONDAY, 27th APRIL, 2020 1. Fellow Nigerians 2. I will start by commending you all for the resilience and patriotism that you have shown in our collective fight against the biggest health challenge of our generation. 3. As at yesterday, 26th April 2020, some 3 million confirmed cases of COVID-19 have been recorded globally with about 900,000 recoveries. Unfortunately, some 200,000 people have passed away as a result of this pandemic. 4. The health systems and economies of many nations continue to struggle as a result of the coronavirus pandemic. 5. Nigeria continues to adapt t...