The National Centre for Disease Control says Nigeria has recorded eight new cases of the novel Coronavirus infection.
The agency made this known on its official twitter handle on Saturday.
In the situation report and update released by the agency, it said of the eight new cases, two are in Abuja, four in Oyo, one in Osun and one in Kaduna.
LagosTimes had reported earlier that Kaduna state governor, Nasir El Rufai tested positive for the virulent infection.Nasir El Rufai tested positive for the virulent infection.
The new cases bring the total number of coronavirus patients in Nigeria to 97.