Global Vaccine Plan essential as COVID death toll passes 4m- UN chief
UN Secretary-General António Guterres has emphasised urgent need for the world to put a Global Vaccine Plan in place to get the pandemic under control […]
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Senate passes N895.8 bn supplementary budget, approves N2.343 trn external borrowing for FG
By Haruna Salami The Senate on Wednesday passed President Muhammadu Buhari’s N895.8 billion supplementary budget for 2021. This followed the consideration of the report of […]
Yobe acquires 6,000 doses of anti-rabies vaccines, begins free vaccinations – official
Dr Idriss Madaki, Manager, Yobe Pilot Livestock Development Programme, on Friday said the project had acquired over 6,000 doses of vaccines for a free mass […]
COVID-19 cases in Africa increase by 52% — WHO
World Health Organisation (WHO) Director-General Tedros Ghebreyesus says every region has countries facing a steep increase in COVID-19 cases and deaths, with cases in Africa […]
Biden, G7 leaders to donate 1bn COVID-19 vaccines
U.S. President Joe Biden, on Friday joined leaders of the G7 and guest countries to make a commitment of providing more than one billion additional […]
Kaduna commences Phase II of Covid vaccination
Deputy Governor of Kaduna state, Dr. Hadiza Balarabe has advised citizens who took the first dose of Covid-19 vaccine in March, to take the second […]
Speedy vaccination will stall emerging COVID-19 variants – AIDS Foundation
The AIDS Healthcare Foundation (AHF) has emphasised the need for fast global vaccination to avert spread of the new variants of COVID-19 that might not […]
EU chooses Ghana as possible manufacturing hub for COVID-19 vaccines
The European Commission has named Ghana as one of its possible manufacturing hubs of COVID-19 vaccines in Africa. A statement signed on Friday by Mr. […]
Coronavirus: G20 leaders call for urgent, immediate action to overcome pandemic
World leaders met in Geneva, Switzerland, on Friday at the Global Health Summit, co-hosted by the European Commission and Italy, to adopt an agenda to overcome the […]
COVID-19: NCDC announces 49 new cases, total now 165,661
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has announced 49 new COVID-19 infections, bringing the total number of cases in the country to 165,661. The […]
FG proposes 65 yrs retirement age for doctors, healthworkers
The Federal Government has proposed 65 years retirement age for doctors, health workers and 70 years for consultants in the country. The Minister of Labour […]
COVID-19: Nigeria records 62 new cases, zero deaths
Nigeria on Thursday recorded 62 new COVID-19 infections in 10 states. The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) made this known via its verified Twitter […]
Lagos to develop infectious disease research centre
Lagos State Government is working on developing an infectious disease research centre to enable local researchers develop vaccines in response to epidemics. The state Gov. […]
No fewer than 1.13m AstraZeneca shots administered – NPHCDA
No fewer than 1.13 million shots of AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccines have been administered across the 36 States of the Federation and the FCT. The National […]
Turkish citizens above 55 queue up for COVID-19 vaccines
Turkish citizens aged 55 and over flocked the hospitals after Health Minister, Fahrettin Koca, announced that the group was allowed to receive their COVID-19 vaccines, […]
27, 000 persons receive COVID-19 vaccine in C/River – Official
The Director-General, Cross River Primary Healthcare Development Agency, Dr Janet Ekpenyong, says no fewer than 27,000 residents have taken a jab the AstraZeneca vaccine in […]
COVID-19: NPHCDA crosses 1m vaccination threshold
The National Primary Health Care Development Agency (NPHCDA) said 30,452 Nigerian residents have received shots of COVID-19 vaccine on Friday bringing the number of jabs […]
Kwara govt. acquires inverter freezers to preserve vaccines
The Kwara government has acquired interverter freezers, generators and stabilizers for the State Cold Store, to preserve vaccines across the 16 Local Government Areas. Dr […]
ALGON seeks FG’s inclusion of vaccines in rural areas
The Association of Local Governments of Nigeria (ALGON) has called for specific inclusion of rural communities in the distribution of COVID-19 vaccines.The call followed a […]
COAS Attahiru gets COVID-19 jab, urges personnel to do same
The Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Lt.-Gen. Ibrahim Attahiru, on Friday received the COVID-19 vaccine jab in his office alongside some principal staff officers of […]
Ugwuanyi gets COVID 19 Vaccine, says it’s safe, free for citizens
Gov Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi of Enugu State, on Tuesday inaugurated the COVID-19 Oxford Astrazeneca vaccination saying that it was safe and free of charge for all […]
“Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine is safe”–NCDC DG reassures Nigerians
The Director General of the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) Dr Chikwe Ihekweazu has assured Nigerians of the safety and efficacy of the Oxford-AstraZeneca […]
Facebook to label all posts about COVID-19 vaccines
Facebook Inc, on Monday said it had started adding labels to posts that discussed the safety of the shots and would soon label all posts […]
FCTA gives reasons for eligible Nigerians to get COVID-19 vaccine
The Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) Health and Human Services Secretariat has advised every eligible Nigerian to take the COVID-19 vaccine to curtail further spread […]
Sanwo-Olu, deputy take COVID-19 vaccine
Lagos State Governor, Mr Babajide Sanwo-Olu and his Deputy, Dr Obafemi Hamzat, on Friday took the first injection of the Astra Zeneca COVID-19 vaccine. Sanwo-Olu […]