The mandate of the Presidential Task Force on COVID-19 has expired but President Muhammadu Buhari has approved its transformation into a new Presidential Steering Committee (PSC) with modified responsibilities. This followed the terminal report of the PTF submitted to the president in March at the end of its initial tenure. […]
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The Federal Neuro-Psychiatric Hospital Kaduna has executed projects worth hundreds of millions of naira aim at combating COVID-19 and mental illness. Projects executed are in two categories COVID 19 and other projects executed via internally generated revenue and Government assisted. COVID 19 projects include provision of Personal Protective Equipment to […]
No fewer than 513,626 Nigerians across the country have so far taken their first jabs of the COVID-19 vaccine as of Sunday. The National Primary Health Care Development Agency disclosed this in a document prepared by the agency, which also revealed that Nigeria has attained 25.5 per cent proportion vaccinated. […]
Confusion as Brazil faces COVID-19 surge with two health ministers As Brazil struggles with surging Covid-19 cases, President Jair Bolsonaro’s government can’t figure out who the health minister is: the one sacked last week or the still-unofficial replacement. The country has recorded the second-most coronavirus deaths, after the United States, […]
Pharmaceutical giant AstraZeneca said Monday that trials showed its Covid-19 vaccine is 100 percent effective in preventing severe disease, as a row simmered between Britain and the EU over much-needed supplies of the jab. The AstraZeneca shot is cheaper and easier to store than many of its rivals, but several […]
….says 35 states, FCT already captured Federal Government says the COVID-19 Oxford-Astrazeneca vaccines have now been delivered to every state in the country except one, Kogi. Executive Director of the National Primary Health Care Development Agency, Dr Faisal Shuaib, in his presentation to Council, said “all states except Kogi have […]
All frontline workers will receive COVID-19 vaccine to ensure their safety as the state government commences vaccination. Executive Chairman of Adamawa state Primary Health Care Development Agency (ADSPHCDA), Dr. Bashir Suleiman disclosed the development in Yola, Wednesday at a one-day media orientation and engagement meeting on COVID 19 roll out. […]
The EU’s drug regulator said Tuesday it remained “firmly convinced” of the benefits of AstraZeneca’s coronavirus vaccine despite several countries suspending its use over blood clot fears. “We are still firmly convinced that the benefits of the AstraZeneca vaccine in preventing COVID-19 with its associated risk of hospitalisation and death […]
Bala Mohammed Abdulkadir, Bauchi State Governor, Deputy Governor, Sen. Baba Tela who is also the Chairman, Task Force on Coronavirus and other diseases, and the first lady, Hajiya Aisha Bala Mohammed have on Saturday received the AstraZeneca covid-19 jab. Governor Mohammed at the official flag off of the vaccine held […]
Federal Government has reacted to reports on the side effect of the COVID-19 vaccine on people who have been vaccinated. There have been fears in Nigeria following the report, especially as the particular vaccine allegedly having side effect on people is said to be AstraZeneca vaccine. But reacting to that […]
….Health Ministry Targets Frontline Workers, Others in phase 1 of exercise Gombe State Government has received delivery of its share of AstraZeneca covid-19 vaccine doses, enough to cover 35,000 individuals slated for the first phase of the vaccination exercise in the State, including frontline workers and others. The Commissioner of […]
Boss Mustapha, SGF/Chairman presidential task force on covid-19 took to his twitter handles called on world stakeholders to be fair in the distribution and administration of covid-19 vaccines globally. Boss said Only together we can overcome the pandemic and be safe. “I join the UN to call for fair and […]
The Kebbi State Government has received delivery of 57,810 doses of Astra Zeneca COVID-19 vaccines from the Federal Government. The State Commissioner for Health, Alhaji Muhammad Ja’afar Zuru, who disclosed this while briefing newsmen stated that, the state had received the first batch of Astra Zeneca COVID-19 Vaccines early morning […]
Gov. Ahmadu Fintiri of Adamawa says taking COVID-19 vaccine is important but not compulsory for residents of the state. Fintiri stated this while answering questions from newsmen shortly after taking the COVID-19 jab at the Yola Specialist Hospital on Thursday. He said that taking the vaccine was a major solution […]
Only five countries out of 217 destinations worldwide are fully open to foreigners, as they lifted all coronavirus-related travel restrictions, the latest report by the World Tourism Organisation said on Monday. The countries are Albania, Costa Rica, Dominican Republic, North Macedonia, and Tanzania. “All COVID-19 travel restrictions lifted … (in) […]
Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), Boss Mustapha says nobody is safe from COVID-19 infection until everyone is vaccinated. The SGF said this on Friday during the formal rollout of COVID-19 vaccines at the National Hospital in Abuja, the nation’s capital. “For us in Nigeria and indeed nations […]
President Muhammadu Buhari has been vaccinated against COVID-19 with AstraZeneca vaccine which arrived in Nigeria on Tuesday. Buhari was vaccinated by his personal physician on Saturday at about 11:51 am at a brief ceremony witnessed by top government officials at the New Banquet Hall of the Presidential Villa, Abuja. He […]
Governor of Kogi State, Yahaya Bello, on Friday maintained his stand against the world’s current most dreaded disease, the coronavirus. The Kogi State governor described COVID-19 as an imported disease that is being forced on people for no just cause and meant to shorten the lifespan of people. He maintained […]
Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has said that he once tested positive for COVID-19 and after 72 hours tested negative for the virus. He disclosed this while marking his 84th birthday on Friday. “It will surprise you that I was tested positive for COVID-19. “I called them to come and test […]
According to a NAN report of Friday that the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has announced 708 new cases of Coronavirus (COVID-19), taking the total number of infected people in the country to 157,671. According to it, Adamawa recorded 180 new infections, Lagos confirmed 141, Ondo reported 60 and […]
Saudi Arabia has announced that taking of COVID-19 vaccine would be compulsory for those wishing to participate in the Hajj this season. The Saudi Minister of Health, Dr Tawfiq Al-Rabiah, stated this via a circular on Monday evening. He said, “You must prepare early to secure the manpower required to […]
Officers of Nigeria Police Force, at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Lagos State have arrested five COVID-19 certificate forgery suspects. Suspect are Moses Samuel, Achibong Idonrenyin, Popoola Adewala, Abdulmalik Ibrahim and Wale Aderele. Two of the suspects, Shehu Imam and Adeola Darlington are at large. According to Bature Umar, the […]
The President Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo and the secretary to the Government of the federation, Barr Boss Mustapha will receive shots of AstraZeneca/Oxford COVID-19 vaccines on Saturday. Dr Faisal Shuaib, the Executive Director, National Primary Health Care Development Agency disclosed this at a State House briefing in Abuja […]
Nigeria, Pakistan and Indonesia will be among the biggest recipients of free COVID-19 vaccines before June. In an announcement on Tuesday, the COVAX scheme said the counties would receive more than 10 million doses each. Some 238.2 million doses will be distributed around the world by the end of May […]
Professor of Virology, Oyewale Tomori, says government officials should be among the first set of Nigerians to take the COVID-19 vaccines whenever the country takes delivery of its own supply. Tomori said such an arrangement would convince Nigerians about the safety of the vaccines expected to arrive on Monday. The […]
Federal Government, on Monday, asked Nigerians to register for COVID-19 vaccination via the portal of the National Primary Health Care Development Agency. Nigeria is expected to receive 3.92m doses of the AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine on Tuesday, March 2, from COVAX. NPHCDA said the delivery of the AstraZeneca vaccine is part […]
Ghana has become the first African country to receive the Oxford-AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine from COVAX. This was announced by the World Health Organisation (WHO) on Tuesday. According to WHO, the country received 600,000 doses of the vaccine from COVAX. “Ghana becomes the first African country to receive #COVID19 vaccines from […]
The Taraba State Chapter of the Association of Resident Doctors (ARD) on Monday suspended the two months old strike. The association in the State had on December 24th, 2020 embarked on an indefinite strike action over what they termed Government’s inability to honour and implement the Memorandom Of Understanding signed […]
FG moves to block foreign herdsmen from penetrating Nigeria Bandits attack Niger state again, women, children abducted Tonto, Churchill and Rosy: my two kobo sense on the matter The Minister of Health, Osagie Ehanire on Saturday said that Nigeria had put all facilities in place to receive the COVID-19 vaccine […]
The World Health Organisation has urged COVID-19 vaccine manufacturers to make good on their commitments as the planet’s poorest countries await their first doses. WHO Director-General, Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said the Covax facility – the global COVID-19 vaccine procurement and distribution effort ensuring poorer countries can access doses – was […]
Federal Government says Nigeria will soon receive over 42 million doses of COVID-19 vaccines expected to cover an estimated 45 per cent of the country’s population. According to the FG, Nigeria subscribed to two multilateral vaccine access platforms; the first being the COVAX facility that will supply members, including Nigeria, […]
A Republican congressman from Texas who was being treated for Covid-19 has died, his office said Monday, the first sitting member to lose his life after battling the coronavirus. House of Representatives lawmaker Ron Wright, 67, who had also suffered from cancer in recent years, died Sunday in a Dallas […]
World Health Organization experts on Wednesday inspected a Chinese laboratory in Wuhan that some US officials said could have been the source of the coronavirus, as global vaccine hopes rose with strong results reported for Russia’s Sputnik V jab. The Covid-19 pandemic has shown no signs of slowing down even […]
The House of Representatives Committee on Public Accounts is set to probe how the N83.9 billion meant to fight COVID-19 in Nigeria was utilised. The funds were handed to the Presidential Task Force (PTF) on COVID-19, states as well as the MDAs to use and fight the pandemic. According to […]
Oyo Police Command has confirmed the death of former Commissioner of Police, Yomi Onashile. Onashile reportedly died of coronavirus at the state’s Isolation centre, Olodo, Oyo State, at the weekend. FirstNews gathered that Onashile had been on admission at the COVID-19 Isolation Centre since Sunday, January 24, 2021 before his […]
Wake up now, fight banditry in your backyard, Obasanjo tells Buhari Former President Olusegun Obasanjo says President Muhammadu Buhari must rise to fight banditry and sundry crimes, especially, in the Northern part of the country. He also expressed worries over happenings in the North-West region of the country where President […]
COVID-19: UK imposes travel ban on 30 countries, exempts Nigeria Nigeria has been exempted from a list of 30 countries that have been banned from entering the United Kingdom over rising COVID-19 cases. With over 3.7 million cases and more than 100,000 deaths, the UK is one of the top […]
It’s time to prepare for the next pandemic, says Bill Gates Bill Gates, the co-chair of the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation (BMGF), says governments around the world, including Nigeria, need to start preparing for the next pandemic. Responding to a question by TheCable, Gates said a country like Nigeria […]
Sultan of Sokoto, Muhammad Sa’ad Abubakar, says nobody is under compulsion to receive the COVID-19 vaccine. The Sultan, therefore, advised that questions should be asked on storage capacity whenever the vaccine eventually get to Nigeria. Abubakar, who is the President-General, Nigeria’s Supreme Council for Islamic Affairs, stated this during the […]
Former Vice-President Atiku Abubakar has taken a second dose of Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine. The former vice president took the first jab of the vaccine on January 6, 2020, in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. Atiku’s spokesman, Paul Ibe, shared pictures of his principal receiving the vaccine. (1stnewsonline)
