Abba Kyari, Chief of Staff to President Muhammadu Buhari, has tested positive for Coronavirus.
Kyari was seriously ill and suspected of having Coronavirus.
A test conducted by the Nigerian Center for Disease Control on Monday has indicated that Kyari is positive for the virus while President Buhari tested negative.
A top government source had on Monday told SaharaReporters that Kyari had been seriously “down” since returning from a trip abroad.
Kyari visited Germany and Egypt and only returned this week.
Egypt has 327 confirmed cases of Coronavirus and 14 deaths while Germany has 29,056 infections and 123 deaths.