President Buhari declares nationwide curfew effective 4th May 2020 | Felix Omoko's Blog

Muhammadu Buhari
Nigeria's President Muhammadu Buhari has declared an overnight curfew effective from Monday 4th May, 2020 from 8pm to 6am as part of measures to prevent further spread of corona virus disease.


The president has also imposed total lockdown in Kano state immediately for two weeks because of the increased number of death recorded in the last two weeks.

Parts of the measures to be adopted nationwide as from Monday 4th May, 2020 include the following, while lockdown in Lagos, Ogun States and FCT remain until the new measures take effects.

Also, the COVID-19 cases has reached 32 states and the FCT with over 1337 confirmed cases, 255 discharged and 40 death recorded.

The New nationwide measures to be introduced are as follows;

a. There will be an overnight curfew from 8pm to 6am. This means all movements will be prohibited during this period except for essential services;

b. There will be a ban on non-essential inter-state passenger travel until further notice;

c. Partial and controlled interstate movement of goods and services will be allowed for the movement of goods and services from producers to consumers; and

d. We will strictly ensure the mandatory use of face masks or coverings in public in addition to maintaining physical distancing and personal hygiene. Furthermore, the restrictions on social and religious gatherings shall remain in place. State Governments, corporate organisations and philanthropists are encouraged to support the production of cloth masks for citizens.

New nationwide measures are to be introduced as follows;

a. There will be an overnight curfew from 8pm to 6am. This means all movements will be prohibited during this period except for essential services;

b. There will be a ban on non-essential inter-state passenger travel until further notice;

c. Partial and controlled interstate movement of goods and services will be allowed for the movement of goods and services from producers to consumers; and

d. We will strictly ensure the mandatory use of face masks or coverings in public in addition to maintaining physical distancing and personal hygiene. 

Furthermore, the restrictions on social and religious gatherings shall remain in place. State Governments, corporate organisations and philanthropists are encouraged to support the production of cloth masks for citizens.

Summary of COVID-19 Cases in Nigeria as at Monday 27th April, 2020.

Lagos State
No. of Cases (Lab Confirmed) 764
No. of Active Cases 602
No. Discharged 143
No of Deaths 19

Abuja FCT 
No. of Cases (Lab Confirmed) 157
No. of Active Cases 118
No. Discharged 36
No of Deaths 3

Kano  77  76  0  1
Borno  41  39  0  2
Gombe  37  37  0  0
Ogun  35  29  5  1
Osun  34   14  18   2
Katsina  30  24  4  2
Edo  25  14  8  3
Oyo 21  10  9  2
Kaduna  15  9  6  0
Bauchi  14  8  6  0
Akwa Ibom  12  2  9  1
Sokoto  10  10  0  0
Kwara  11  9  2  0
Ekiti  8  5   2   1

Ondo  
No. of Cases (Lab Confirmed) 8
No. of Active Cases 6
No. Discharged 2
No of Deaths 0

Delta
6
5
0
1

Rivers
No. of Cases (Lab Confirmed) 6
No. of Active Cases 2
No. Discharged 2
No of Deaths 2

Taraba
8
8
0
0

Abia
2
2
0
0

Enugu
2
0
2
0

Niger
2
2
0
0

Jigawa
2
2
0
0

Zamfara
2
2
0
0

Benue
1
1
0
0

Anambra
1
0
1
0

Adamawa
1
1
0
0

Plateau 1 1 0 0 
Imo 1 1 0 0
Bayelsa 1 1 0 0
Ebonyi 1 1 0 0
Kebbi 1 1 0 0 

Total
Total Sample Tested =10918
No. of Cases (Lab Confirmed) 1337
No. of Active Cases 1042
No. Discharged 255
No of Deaths 40.