COVID-19 Vaccines Arrive Nigeria
The much-expected COVID-19 vaccines, COVAX, on Tuesday arrived in Abuja, the Federal Capital Territory, ABN TV reports. The Oxford-Astrazeneca vaccines were brought into the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja, by the Emirates Airline flight around noon. READ ALSO: Terrorists Attack UN Base In Borno — Report The shipment is the first batch of the World Health Organisation’s backed COVID-19 vaccination which the...
COVID-19: AstraZeneca Vaccine Unsafe Unless… Ohanaeze Youths Warn Ndigbo
The Ohanaeze Youth Council, OYC, the apex Youth body of Ohanaeze Ndigbo says the recently imported AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccines is not safe for human consumption until scientifically proven by Igbo medical experts around the globe. OYC says the importation of Covid-19 Vaccine has raised concern among some well-meaning Nigerians especially the Igbo extractions. The council further warned that the vaccines should...
FG Raises Alarm Over Fake COVID-19 Vaccines From China
The Federal Government has raised alarm over three thousand doses of fake COVID-19 vaccines sent to Africa from China. The Director of Hospital Services of the Federal Ministry of Health (FMoH), Dr. Adebimpe Adebiyi, made this known in a letter dated March 26, 2021, to the Chief Medical Directors/Medical Directors of Federal Tertiary Health Institutions. “The Ministry is in receipt of...
Group Carpets EFCC Chairman, Bawa Over Sen. Kalu’s Retrial, Says He’s Seeking Public Clap
A group, Concerned Abia Professionals has condemned the Chairman of Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC Abdulrasheed Bawa over his comment that the Senate Chief Whip, Sen. Orji Uzor will be retried, describing it as a deliberate attempt to attract public applause. The group wondered why the EFCC Chairman, Bawa is not aware that Sen. Kalu's retrial has since commenced...
FG Orders Reactivation Of COVID-19 Isolation Centres Nationwide
Nigeria’s federal government has directed all Covid-19 Isolation Centres across the country to immediately activate their facilities in anticipation of a possible spike in infection. Minister of Health, Dr. Osagie Ehanire, gave the directive on Monday in Abuja at a media briefing on COVID-19 update. The move came as the government said it had identified 10 positive cases of COVID-19...
FG Receives 4 Million Doses Of Moderna Vaccines From US
The United States government has boosted the efforts to curb the spread of COVID-19 in Nigeria by donating over four million and eighty thousand doses of Moderna Vaccines to the federal government. The Director-General National Primary Health Care Development Agency (NPHCDA) Dr. Faisal Shuaib announced on Monday that the 4.80 million doses were donated through the COVAX facilities. While briefing the...
Nigerians Travelling To UK Will Still Be Isolated For Seven Days
The National Primary Health Care Development Agency has said that Nigerians travelling to Britain will still be isolated for seven days as UK Government is yet to comprehensively review Nigeria’s vaccination certification programme. The Executive Director of NPHCDA, Dr. Faisal Shuaib disclosed this on Tuesday in Abuja at a press conference. He briefed the press on progress of COVID-19 vaccination in...
President Buhari Receives South African President Ramaphosa In Aso Rock Amid Omicron COVID-19 Concerns
President Muhammadu Buhari has received the South African President, Cyril Ramaphosa, at the Presidential Villa, Abuja. Ramaphosa arrived at the Villa at about 10 am on Wednesday and was received by Buhari. He, thereafter, inspected a guard of honour and was treated to a 21-gun salute. His visit to the Villa is coming hours after the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control...
BREAKING: Social Life Slowly Picks In UK As 6 People Can Now Meet Outdoor
The UK Prime Minister, Boris Johnson has declared that up to six people can now meet outdoors after the government's five coronavirus tests for loosening lockdown were met. The PM revealed that the draconian restrictions are being eased slightly from next week after the ferocity of the outbreak subsided. He is formally reducing the country's COVID 'alert' status from four to...
BREAKING: Get Ready For Isolation Of COVID-19 Patients – FG Tells Hotels, Schools
The federal government says in the event of the overflow of hospitals, hotels, and schools will be used for isolating COVID-19 patients. Speaking at the briefing of the presidential task force on COVID-19 on Thursday, Osagie Ehanire, minister of health, asked schools and hotels to be prepared. Nigeria has confirmed a total of 8,733 COVID-19 patients and there have been complaints...
