COVID-19 bulletin No. 102​ – Nigeria

October 21, 2020​

​​​​​​Important notice: This report was prepared after researching publicly accessible information currently available to the Research Directorate within time constraints. This report is not, and does not purport to be, conclusive as to the merit of any particular claim for refugee protection.

Statistics

Please consult the following sources for the most recent data:

Number of reported cases

Daily new confirmed COVID-19 cases per million people (seven day rolling average) as of October 21, 2020

Data source: Our World in Data. 21 October 2020. "Daily New Confirmed COVID-19 Cases per Million People." [Accessed 21 Oct. 2020]

Text format
DateDaily new cases per million people
1-Mar-200.001
2-Mar-200.001
3-Mar-200.001
4-Mar-200.001
5-Mar-200.001
6-Mar-200
7-Mar-200
8-Mar-200
9-Mar-200
10-Mar-200.001
11-Mar-200.001
12-Mar-200.001
13-Mar-200.001
14-Mar-200.001
15-Mar-200.001
16-Mar-200.001
17-Mar-200
18-Mar-200.001
19-Mar-200.004
20-Mar-200.004
21-Mar-200.007
22-Mar-200.014
23-Mar-200.019
24-Mar-200.026
25-Mar-200.028
26-Mar-200.03
27-Mar-200.04
28-Mar-200.048
29-Mar-200.052
30-Mar-200.046
31-Mar-200.063
1-Apr-200.06
2-Apr-200.069
3-Apr-200.076
4-Apr-200.076
5-Apr-200.078
6-Apr-200.094
7-Apr-200.074
8-Apr-200.085
9-Apr-200.087
10-Apr-200.079
11-Apr-200.08
12-Apr-200.075
13-Apr-200.063
14-Apr-200.073
15-Apr-200.082
16-Apr-200.091
17-Apr-200.107
18-Apr-200.13
19-Apr-200.155
20-Apr-200.211
21-Apr-200.223
22-Apr-200.283
23-Apr-200.323
24-Apr-200.374
25-Apr-200.417
26-Apr-200.444
27-Apr-200.448
28-Apr-200.466
29-Apr-200.52
30-Apr-200.593
1-May-200.659
2-May-200.745
3-May-200.836
4-May-200.891
5-May-201.015
6-May-200.983
7-May-200.982
8-May-201.105
9-May-201.207
10-May-201.222
11-May-201.276
12-May-201.274
13-May-201.273
14-May-201.265
15-May-201.134
16-May-201.062
17-May-201.019
18-May-201.081
19-May-201.063
20-May-201.119
21-May-201.182
22-May-201.285
23-May-201.259
24-May-201.32
25-May-201.303
26-May-201.312
27-May-201.347
28-May-201.425
29-May-201.316
30-May-201.414
31-May-201.614
1-Jun-201.61
2-Jun-201.739
3-Jun-201.715
4-Jun-201.686
5-Jun-201.803
6-Jun-201.762
7-Jun-201.648
8-Jun-201.611
9-Jun-201.541
10-Jun-201.833
11-Jun-201.876
12-Jun-202.105
13-Jun-202.313
14-Jun-202.39
15-Jun-202.494
16-Jun-202.673
17-Jun-202.553
18-Jun-202.676
19-Jun-202.721
20-Jun-202.748
21-Jun-202.859
22-Jun-202.882
23-Jun-202.953
24-Jun-202.927
25-Jun-202.97
26-Jun-202.865
27-Jun-202.877
28-Jun-202.958
29-Jun-202.996
30-Jun-202.92
1-Jul-202.996
2-Jul-203.094
3-Jul-203.116
4-Jul-202.956
5-Jul-202.834
6-Jul-202.872
7-Jul-202.878
8-Jul-202.838
9-Jul-202.609
10-Jul-202.521
11-Jul-202.605
12-Jul-202.647
13-Jul-202.666
14-Jul-202.68
15-Jul-202.652
16-Jul-202.779
17-Jul-202.846
18-Jul-202.863
19-Jul-202.855
20-Jul-202.845
21-Jul-202.822
22-Jul-202.9
23-Jul-202.831
24-Jul-202.837
25-Jul-202.831
26-Jul-202.682
27-Jul-202.681
28-Jul-202.741
29-Jul-202.774
30-Jul-202.678
31-Jul-202.593
1-Aug-202.503
2-Aug-202.467
3-Aug-202.293
4-Aug-202.044
5-Aug-201.822
6-Aug-201.859
7-Aug-201.771
8-Aug-201.757
9-Aug-201.804
10-Aug-201.896
11-Aug-201.897
12-Aug-201.98
13-Aug-201.977
14-Aug-201.99
15-Aug-201.911
16-Aug-201.823
17-Aug-201.726
18-Aug-201.814
19-Aug-201.805
20-Aug-201.902
21-Aug-201.974
22-Aug-201.981
23-Aug-202.173
24-Aug-202.189
25-Aug-202.123
26-Aug-202.013
27-Aug-201.755
28-Aug-201.631
29-Aug-201.506
30-Aug-201.263
31-Aug-201.135
1-Sep-201.012
2-Sep-201.003
3-Sep-200.999
4-Sep-200.88
5-Sep-200.877
6-Sep-200.816
7-Sep-200.79
8-Sep-200.798
9-Sep-200.838
10-Sep-200.81
11-Sep-200.861
12-Sep-200.883
13-Sep-200.882
14-Sep-200.867
15-Sep-200.851
16-Sep-200.708
17-Sep-200.674
18-Sep-200.628
19-Sep-200.651
20-Sep-200.671
21-Sep-200.683
22-Sep-200.727
23-Sep-200.787
24-Sep-200.776
25-Sep-200.772
26-Sep-200.766
27-Sep-200.73
28-Sep-200.75
29-Sep-200.709
30-Sep-200.717
1-Oct-200.779
2-Oct-200.798
3-Oct-200.738
4-Oct-200.755
5-Oct-200.708
6-Oct-200.696
7-Oct-200.649
8-Oct-200.617
9-Oct-200.582
10-Oct-200.599
11-Oct-200.565
12-Oct-200.638
13-Oct-200.669
14-Oct-200.743
15-Oct-200.76
16-Oct-200.688
17-Oct-200.833
18-Oct-200.834
19-Oct-200.814
20-Oct-200.782
21-Oct-200.676

Breakdown by state/province/region

Number of confirmed cases, deaths, recoveries and active cases per state, as of 13 October 2020

State
Confirmed casesDischarged casesDeathsTotal active casesDays since last reported case
totalnewtotalnewtotalnew
Lagos20,5553719,4144,161 A20739340
FCT5,91065,289
07905420
Plateau3,580113,170253303770
Oyo3,40902,55504008141
Rivers2,69672,5848590530
Edo2,64332,51101070250
Kaduna2,550162,45524421530
Ogun1,980111,752102802000
Delta1,81221,7370490260
Kano1,74111,681054060
Ondo1,65401,5850360332
Enugu1,31341,2690210230
Kwara1,050098202504310
Ebonyi1,04901,011030082
Osun90808287200601
Katsina9020877024011
Abia89808720801814
Gombe8830747025011118
Borno74507050360418
Bauchi7100690014067
Imo58925643120130
Benue48414130100610
Nasarawa476032501301383
Bayelsa4030379021036
Ekiti329031506082
Jigawa32503080110622
Akwa Ibom295028408038
Anambra27502290190273
Niger27342491120120
Adamawa24802290190017
Sokoto16201450170022
Taraba1178103146080
Kebbi93084080150
Cross River87074090423
Yobe7906608057
Zamfara79073050115
Kogi5030200106
Total 61,307 113 56,557 4,253 1,123 4 3,627 

States, including FCT, are arranged in descending order by number of total confirmed cases and then alphabetical order

Nigeria. 17 October 2020. Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC). COVID-19 Situation Report 232. [Accessed 17 Oct. 2020]

Testing rate

The share of COVID-19 tests that are positive ("positive rate"*) (%)

Our World in Data. 20 October 2020. "Nigeria: The Share of COVID-19 Tests that Are Positive." [Accessed 21 Oct. 2020]

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DatePositive rate
15-Apr-208.3
16-Apr-209.1
17-Apr-208.8
18-Apr-209.3
19-Apr-209.8
20-Apr-2011.8
21-Apr-2011.3
22-Apr-2013
23-Apr-2013.7
24-Apr-2016.1
25-Apr-2018.3
26-Apr-2020.3
27-Apr-2021.3
28-Apr-2023.1
29-Apr-2023
30-Apr-2020.2
1-May-2018
2-May-2020.4
3-May-2022.7
4-May-2018.6
5-May-2019.5
6-May-2016.9
7-May-2017.3
8-May-2019.7
9-May-2019.9
10-May-2018.7
11-May-2021.6
12-May-2020.7
13-May-2022.4
14-May-2022.4
15-May-2020.5
16-May-2019.1
17-May-2018.4
18-May-2018.9
19-May-2018.1
20-May-2018.3
21-May-2018.1
22-May-2018.3
23-May-2017.5
24-May-2018.2
25-May-2018.2
26-May-2019.1
27-May-2018.8
28-May-2020.8
29-May-2011.3
30-May-2011.7
31-May-2013
1-Jun-2012.8
2-Jun-2013.2
3-Jun-2011.6
4-Jun-2011.4
5-Jun-2018.1
6-Jun-2017.9
7-Jun-2016.5
8-Jun-2016.2
9-Jun-2015.8
10-Jun-2020.1
11-Jun-2019.3
12-Jun-2020.5
13-Jun-2021.6
14-Jun-2021.4
15-Jun-2022.4
16-Jun-2023.4
17-Jun-2020.2
18-Jun-2018.7
19-Jun-2019
20-Jun-2019.3
21-Jun-2020
22-Jun-2019.4
23-Jun-2020.1
24-Jun-2022.3
25-Jun-2026.5
26-Jun-2025.7
27-Jun-2025.8
28-Jun-2025.7
29-Jun-2026.1
30-Jun-2025.3
1-Jul-2023.6
2-Jul-2023
3-Jul-2022.3
4-Jul-2020.3
5-Jul-2019.5
6-Jul-2020.1
7-Jul-2015.4
8-Jul-2013.1
9-Jul-2012.4
10-Jul-2011.8
11-Jul-2012.5
12-Jul-2012.7
13-Jul-2012.7
14-Jul-2012.9
15-Jul-2013
16-Jul-2013.3
17-Jul-2013.3
18-Jul-2013.2
19-Jul-2013.3
20-Jul-2012.9
21-Jul-2015
22-Jul-208.6
23-Jul-208.2
24-Jul-208.3
25-Jul-208.2
26-Jul-207.7
27-Jul-207.4
28-Jul-207.3
29-Jul-2014.2
30-Jul-2013.9
31-Jul-2013.9
1-Aug-2013.6
2-Aug-2014.3
3-Aug-2015.5
4-Aug-209.4
5-Aug-208.9
6-Aug-209.9
7-Aug-209.2
8-Aug-208.9
9-Aug-208.7
10-Aug-208.9
11-Aug-2011.1
12-Aug-208.8
13-Aug-208.3
14-Aug-208.5
15-Aug-208.4
16-Aug-207.9
17-Aug-207.6
18-Aug-2010
19-Aug-2010.3
20-Aug-2011.1
21-Aug-2011.2
22-Aug-2010.8
23-Aug-2011.4
24-Aug-2011.7
25-Aug-2011
26-Aug-2011.6
27-Aug-2010
28-Aug-209.6
29-Aug-209
30-Aug-207.6
31-Aug-206.9
1-Sep-206.1
2-Sep-206.4
3-Sep-206.6
4-Sep-206.1
5-Sep-206.6
6-Sep-206.4
7-Sep-205.5
8-Sep-205.9
9-Sep-206.2
10-Sep-205.9
11-Sep-205.9
12-Sep-206.1
13-Sep-206.5
14-Sep-207
15-Sep-207.1
16-Sep-204.5
17-Sep-203.3
18-Sep-202.5
19-Sep-202.5
20-Sep-202.6
21-Sep-202.5
22-Sep-202.7
23-Sep-203.7
24-Sep-204.2
25-Sep-205
26-Sep-204
27-Sep-203.9
28-Sep-204.1
29-Sep-203.8
30-Sep-203.7
1-Oct-204.3
2-Oct-204.9
3-Oct-205.8
4-Oct-203.9
5-Oct-203.4
6-Oct-203.3
7-Oct-203
8-Oct-202.9
9-Oct-202.8
10-Oct-202.8
11-Oct-204
12-Oct-205.3
13-Oct-205.3
14-Oct-205
15-Oct-204.9
16-Oct-204.1
17-Oct-204.8
18-Oct-204.7
19-Oct-203.8
20-Oct-203.5
21-Oct-20

* According to the World Health Organization (WHO)'s Public health criteria to adjust public health and social measures in the context of COVID-19, published on 12 May 2020, “[l]ess than 5% of samples positive for COVID-19, at least for the last 2 weeks, assuming that surveillance for suspected cases is comprehensive,” is one of the indications that the epidemic is "controlled".

Government measures

Entry/exit, quarantine measures and internal mobility

Refer to the United Nations (UN)'s World Food Programme (WFP) COVID-19 Global Travel Restrictions and Airline Information for the most up-to-date information on entry and exit restrictions, quarantine measures, and internal mobility in Nigeria.

The United Nations (UN)'s International Organization for Migration (IOM)'s Mobility Impacts COVID-19 portal provides regularly updated data on the restrictions and procedures applicable at specific points of entry (international and regional airports, border crossings and checkpoints).

Entry/exit

  • The United Nations (UN)'s World Food Programme (WFP) COVID-19 Global Travel Restrictions and Airline Information provides the following summary of entry and exit restrictions, as reported by various sources:
    • International commercial flights resumed in Abuja and Lagos on 5 September. UNHAS Ops still running. National land borders are not yet opened. The Nigerian Immigration Service announced the resumption of passport and migrant registration on 1 July.
    • Nigerian government lifts ban on Emirates Airlines flights to, from Nigeria (AllAfrica, 01.10.2020).
    • Government bars Air France, KLM Royal Dutch, Lufthansa, Etihad Airways, RwandAir, Air Namibia, Royal Air Maroc and TAAG Angola from entering country (CGTN Africa, 06.09.2020)

    United Nations (UN). 14 October 2020. World Food Programme (WFP). "COVID-19 Global Travel Restrictions and Airline Information: Nigeria." [Accessed 14 Oct. 2020]

  • The International Air Transport Association (IATA)'s COVID-19 Travel Regulations Map provides details on individuals for whom the international travel restrictions do not apply.

Quarantine measures/procedures at port-of-entry

  • The United Nations (UN)'s World Food Programme (WFP) COVID-19 Global Travel Restrictions and Airline Information provides the following summary of procedures at arrival and quarantine measures, as reported by various sources:
    • COVID-19 negative certification required for entering the country. Prior to departure, passengers travelling to Nigeria must complete the on-line pre-boarding health declaration at the Nigeria International Travel Portal. They must also have tested negative for COVID-19 within 120 hours of their departure to Nigeria, and have uploaded their PCR test certificate to the on-line Travel Portal. Passengers must also carry evidence of the test and result when they travel. Only a COVID-19 PCR test is acceptable to the Nigerian authorities. Also before travel, passengers must book and pay for a repeat PCR test for day 7 of their arrival in Nigeria at the Nigeria International Travel Portal– evidence of the booking will be required on arrival. On arrival all passengers will be screened by Port Health Officials and be required to provide full contact details, including their address in Nigeria.
    • Passengers are subject to 14 days quarantine upon arrival. All new arrivals are expected to self-isolate at one location in the city of their arrival for 14 days where they will be remotely monitored by the Nigerian authorities. At the end of the 14-day period of self-isolation an exit interview will be conducted by Nigerian authorities. If the authorities are satisfied that there are no indications of COVID-19 they will authorise the release of the retained passport. Anyone that has developed symptoms of coronavirus during their travel or later tests positive will be managed according to national guidelines for COVID-19 treatment. This may require quarantine at a government-monitored treatment centre.

    United Nations (UN). 14 October 2020. World Food Programme (WFP). "COVID-19 Global Travel Restrictions and Airline Information: Nigeria." [Accessed 14 Oct. 2020]

  • The Nigerian Center for Disease Control provides the following advisory on measures taken upon arrival in Nigeria:
    • Return passengers must show evidence of payment/appointment for a repeat PCR test, in-country
    • Passengers will be cleared through the Nigeria Immigration System’s Migrants Identification Data Analysis System (MIDAS). Passenger’s biodata page and picture will be forwarded to all COVID-19 PCR Sample Collection Centers to enable proper identification before sample collection
    • Return passengers must proceed on a 7-day self-isolation as per protocol and present at the designated sample collection sites on the 7th day of arrival.
    • Positive cases will be managed based on National Guidelines for COVID-19 treatment.
    • Passengers who test negative after 7 days will end self- isolation on the 8th day.

    Nigeria. 15 October 2020. Nigeria Center for Disease Control (NCDC). "Public Health Advisory on COVID-19." [Accessed 15 Oct. 2020]

Internal m​obility

  • The United Nations (UN)'s World Food Programme (WFP) COVID-19 Global Travel Restrictions and Airline Information provides the following summary of internal restrictions, as reported by various sources:
    • Domestic flights resumed.
    • Most states in Nigeria have introduced their own restrictions on movement. All travellers and residents in Nigeria are encouraged to monitor announcements by the Nigerian authorities on further restrictions, which may be introduced at short notice.
    • The Federal Government has relaxed the lockdown restrictions in place in Abuja and Lagos and replaced them with new requirements, including a nationwide daily night time curfew between 10:00pm and 04:00am and the mandatory use of face masks in public.

    United Nations (UN). 14 October 2020. World Food Programme (WFP). "COVID-19 Global Travel Restrictions and Airline Information: Nigeria." [Accessed 14 Oct. 2020]