The President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, Muhammadu Buhari will address Nigerians later today in a live broadcast over the outbreak of COVID-19.
The live broadcast is scheduled for 7 pm.
FirstNigeriaTV gathered that the new development was disclosed by the Special Adviser on Media and Publicity to the President, Femi Adesina on Sunday afternoon, March 29.
Adesina said the live broadcast of the President will be on the Nigerian Television Authority (NTA) and Federal Radio Corporation of Nigeria (FRCN).
The Special Adviser on Media and Publicity to the President has asked all television, radio and other electronic media outlets to hook up to the networks.
Worthy of note however is that the President of Nigeria’s live broadcast will be coming a day after the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control(NCDC) had announced that the number of coronavirus in the country is risen to ninety-seven (97).
According to the NCDC report as at 10:40pm, March 28, “Eight new cases of #COVID19 have been reported in Nigeria; 2 in FCT, 4 in Oyo, 1 in Kaduna and 1 in Osun State. There are 97 confirmed cases of #COVID19 reported in Nigeria with 1 death.
“Currently; Lagos- 59 FCT- 16 Ogun- 3 Enugu- 2 Ekiti- 1 Oyo- 7 Edo- 2 Bauchi- 2 Osun-2 Rivers-1 Benue- 1 Kaduna- 1,” the tweet added.
