The first Coronavirus death in Nigeria has been recorded at the University of Abuja Teaching Hospital, Gwagwalada. This was announced by the Nigeria Center for Disease Control (NCDC) through their official twitter handle @NCDCgov on 23rd March 2020. 

Son of Nigeria's former Vice President and Presidential aspirant in the 2019 general elections, Atiku Abubakar has tested positive to Coronavirus. The former Vice President made this disclosure through his official verified Twitter handle on Sunday.