PRESIDENT Muhammadu Buhari will address the nation today Monday, April 27, 2020 at 8pm on the way forward vis-à-vis the fight against the dreadful coronavirus pandemic.
The Special Adviser to the President (Media & Publicity), Femi Adesina confirmed this in a statement on Monday.
The statement added that television, radio and other electronic media stations are enjoined to hook up to the network services of the Nigerian Television Authority (NTA) and Federal Radio Corporation of Nigeria (FRCN) respectively for the broadcast.
The President had on Sunday received formal briefing from Minister of Health, Dr. Osagie Ehanire and the Director General of the National Centre for Disease Control (NCDC), Chikwe Ihekweazu for situation report at the State House, Abuja.
On 26th April, 91 new cases of COVID-19 were reported; 43-Lagos 8-Sokoto 6-Taraba 5-Kaduna 5-Gombe 3-Ondo 3-FCT 3-Edo 3-Oyo 3-Rivers 3-Bauchi 2-Osun 1-Akwa Ibom 1-Bayelsa 1-Ebonyi 1-Kebbi.
Thus, as at 11:50pm on 26th April, 1273 confirmed cases of COVID-19 with 239 discharged persons while total deaths stands at 40 were reported in Nigeria.
