Faisal_Shuaib By Kazeem Biriowo – Abuja National Primary Health Care Development Agency (NPHCDA) has disclosed that Nigeria will receive 41,282,770 doses of Oxford/Astrazeneca, Pfizer-Bio-N Tech and Johnson & Johnson (Jassen)…
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WE EXPECT CORONAVIRUS VACCINES IN 10 DAYS – OHANIRE
Dr Osagie Ehanire, Minister of Health By Abiodun Azi Minister of Health, Dr Osagie Ehanire, said in Lagos on Saturday that Nigeria might get COVID-19 vaccines in the next 10…
FG TO ROLL OUT COVID-19 VACCINE FOR NIGERIANS IN MARCH
The federal government says COVID-19 vaccine is expected to be rolled out from late March or April 2021. Minister of Health, Osagie Ehanire made this known on Monday at the…
NIGERIA’S FIRST SET TO CORONAVIRUS VACCINES MAY BE WASTED IF……… EXPERTS WARN
Friday Olokor, Dayo Ojerinde and Wale Oyewale Virologists and other medical experts have warned that 100,000 doses of the COVID-19 vaccine the country is expecting may become useless, if proper…
STATES MAKE ARRANGEMENTS TO BUY THEIR OWN CORONAVIRUS VACCINES
file photo Our Reporters The Nigerian Medical Association, the National Association of Nigerian Nurses and Midwives and a coalition of labour and civil society organisations, the Alliance for the…
HOW FG SHUT DOWN VACCINE PRODUCTION CENTRE IN 1991 AFTER 60 YEARS SUCCESS STORY, AND WHY WE CANNOT PRODUCE CORONAVIRUS JAB NOW BY NPCHDA
The Executive Director of the National Primary Health Care Development Agency (NPHCDA), Faisal Shuaib, has explained why Nigeria cannot produce COVID-19 vaccines or other vaccines. Mr Shuaib, while speaking at…
NAFDAC SAYS NO CLINICAL TRIALS FOR COVID-19 DRUGS IN NIGERIA, EXPERTS DISAGREE, SAY TRIALS WILL CURB MORTALITY
Our Reporters The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control has ruled out the possibility of conducting a local clinical trial on the proposed N400bn vaccines before administering…
CORONAVIRUS: HOW 20 DOCTORS DIED IN ONE WEEK-NMA
Friday Olokor, Abuja No fewer than 20 Nigerian doctors have died from complications arising from COVID-19 in the last one week, the Nigeria Medical Association, said on Friday. The chairman…
AKWA IBOM CANCELS 2020 EDITION OF ANNUAL CHRISTMAS CAROL
The Akwa Ibom Government has cancelled the hosting of this year’s annual Christmas Carol festival to curtail the spread of coronavirus in the state. The cancellation was made known in…
UK APPROVES PFIZER VACCINE FOR CORONAVIRUS, TO MAKE IT AVAILABLE NEXT WEEK FOR ITS CITIZENS
Vaccine to be made available across UK from next week, says government. The UK on Wednesday became the first country in the world to approve the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine for use…
BRITISH PRIME MINISTER BORIS JOHNSON GOES INTO SELF ISOLATION AFTER EXPOSURE TO COVID-19 POSITIVE PATIENT
Boris Johnson British Prime Minister Boris Johnson said he was self-isolating late Sunday, after coming into contact with someone who later tested positive for the coronavirus. “I have no symptoms,…
181 STUDENTS, STAFF TEST POSITIVE WITH CORONAVIRUS IN LAGOS BOARDING SCHOOL
One hundred and eighty one students and staff of a private boarding school in Lekki, Lagos have tested positive for coronavirus. Lagos Commissioner for Health, Prof. Akin Abayomi, said the…
CRISTIANO RONALDO TESTS POSITIVE TO CORONAVIRUS
Cristiano Ronaldo. Photo: AFP Portugal and Juventus forward Cristiano Ronaldo has tested positive for coronavirus, the Portuguese football federation announced on Tuesday. Ronaldo “is asymptomatic” and “will not…
OGUN SCHOOLS SET TO RESUME, SEE DATES FIXED FOR PRIMARY, SECONDARY OTHERS
Here are recent tweets from the OGSG Twitter handle pertaining to schools resumption Re: Ogun State Announces Monday 21st September 2020 For Reopening Of Schools by austin4real(m): 9:11pm On Sep…
LASSA FEVER, COVID-19 KILL 111 PEOPLE IN ONDO
Omolola Afolabi One hundred and eleven people were killed by Lassa fever and Coronavirus in Ondo State within the last eight months. Available records showed that 31 deaths were recorded…
NIGERIA GOVERNORS FORUM MEET TODAY OVER 1BIL FG COVID FUND SUPPORT FOR 32 STATES, OTHER ISSUES
Eric Ikhilae, Abuja GOVERNORS are meeting today on some important national issues, including Federal Government’s N1 billion COVID-19 support fund for 32 states. The meeting of Nigeria Governors’ Forum…
PLATEAU CONTINUES TO RECORD HIGH NEW CASES AS NCDC ADDS ANOTHER 143 TO THE COUNTRY’S COVID-19 TALLY
Adeyinka Akintunde Nigeria now has 54,008 confirmed cases of the Coronavirus, with 143 new cases recorded on Monday night According to a tweet from the Nigeria Center for Disease…
PLATEAU NOW THE EPICENTRE OF COVID-19 IN NIGERIA SAYS PTF
The Presidential Task Force on COVID-19 has said the epicentre of the dreaded virus has shifted from states such as Lagos, Kano, Ogun and Oyo to Plateau State. The Chairman…
COVID-19 FATALITY FIGURES ARE REDUCING SAYS FG
The Nigerian government on Monday said the Case Fatality Rate, CFR, amid the COVID-19 outbreak is on the decline in the country. Boss Mustapha, Secretary to the Government of the…
60-YR OLD FAKE DOCTOR WHO TREATS CORONAVIRUS IN HIS HOME ARRESTED IN ABUJA
The Medical and Dental Council of Nigeria and the police, on Thursday, arrested an alleged fake medical doctor, identified as Charles George, 60, said to be treating COVID-19 patients. George…