Trouble looms as Nigeria faces another possible lockdown ahead of the festive period



The Nigeria Center for Disease Control (NCDC) announced the highest ever daily increase of Covid-19 on the 16th December 2020.

930 new cases of covid-19 was recorded in Nigeria, this is the highest ever new cases of Coronavirus to be recorded in the country since the outbreak of Coronavirus in Nigeria, back in February.


In December 2020, over 7,000 new cases has recorded. With records of highest new cases broken twice (796 new cases on 11th December 2020, and now 930 new cases on 16 December 2020).

Below is the new cases recorded in each states in Nigeria;

Lagos state -279


FCT (Abuja) -179

Plateau state-62


Kaduna state-54

Kano state-52



Katsina state-52

Imo state-42

Jigawa state-42

Rivers state-38

Kwara state-30

Nasarawa state-19

Yobe state-15

Ogun state-13

Borno state-10

Oyo state -9

Niger state-9

Ebonyi state -6

Bauchi state-6

Edo state-5

Taraba state-4

Sokoto state -2

Cross River state -2.

Lagos State has the highest new cases with 279 new cases recorded the mega city, while the country's capital (Abuja) has 179 new cases. 20 states in Nigeria recorded below 100 new cases. The total number of Covid-19 cases now is 75,062.


7,505 new cases has been confirmed since the 1st of December 2020 till date (16th December 2020). This is the highest number of new cases Nigeria has recorded within a short period of time (16days).

3,493 patients has been discharged so far in December, while 27 deaths has been recorded.

Kogi state still yet to record any new case(s) of covid-19 in more than 4 months now. The state remain the only state free of Covid-19 in Nigeria.

Plateau state and Kaduna state now have the 3rd and 4th highest new cases in Nigeria. Overtaking Oyo, Rivers and Edo states that previously occupied the position.

Recall some states in Nigeria (Lagos, Ogun and Abuja) has been on Lockdown since March 2020 due to the covid-19 outbreak I'm the country, while all other states joined in April 2020. Later in July/August the lockdown was gradually eased to regain the economy little by little.

With he sudden rise of cases of covid-19 what will you advise the government to do?

Enforce another Lockdown to curb the spread of the virus or ensure everyone follow the guidelines to prevent he virus while everyone still continue with their daily hustles.

Another lockdown would be deadly on the economy and the masses


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Will people comply

Lockdown ke ....

God please help us oh

Wen bank are struggling....dey should lockdown and let pipu loot again.Baztardz

They wan give people vaccine by fire by force.