May 14, 2026

Nigeria records 23 new coronavirus cases, total now 174

By Muhammad A. Aliyu

The National Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has announced that twenty-three new cases of coronavirus (COVID-19) have been reported in Nigeria: 9 in Lagos, 7 in the FCT, 5 in Akwa Ibom, 1 in Kaduna and 1 in Bauchi State.

NCDC disclosed on Twitter that as at 08:00 pm 1st April there are 174 cases of confirmed #COVID19 reported in Nigeria.

9 persons have been discharged with 2 deaths.

At the moment, here is a breakdown of cases in states underneath:

Lagos- 91, FCT- 35, Osun- 14, Oyo- 8, Ogun- 4, Edo- 4, Kaduna- 4, Bauchi- 3, Enugu- 2, Ekiti- 2, Rivers-1, Benue- 1 and Akwa Ibom- 5.

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