CORONAVIRUS
Obasanjo Reveals He Once Tested Positive For COVID-19
A former President of Nigeria, Olusegun Obasanjo has revealed that he once tested positive for the deadly Coronavirus but was able to recover within 72 hours. The former president disclosed this in Abeokuta while making his remarks at a colloquium put in place to celebrate his 84 birthday at the…
Read More »I Won’t Take COVID-19 Vaccine – Yahaya Bello Insists
Governor of Kogi State, Yahaya Bello, has stated clearly that he won’t be taking the COVID-19 vaccine. Bello says he has no reason to do so because he’s hale and healthy. The Kogi governor made this clarification on Politics Today on Channels TV while answering questions When asked if he’s…
Read More »COVID-19: Until Everyone Is Vaccinated, No One Is Safe – FG
The Federal Goverment has stated that nobody is safe from COVID-19 infection until everyone is vaccinated in the country. Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF) and Chairman of the Presidential Task Force n COVID-19, Boss Mustapha said this during the formal rollout of COVID-19 vaccines at the National…
Read More »COVID-19: Gbajabiamila Warns Against Politicizing Vaccines
The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Femi Gbajabiamila, has advised that politics should steer clear of COVID-19 vaccines which arrived in the country on Tuesday. Gbajabiamila stated this on Friday during the formal Roll Out of the COVID-19 vaccines at the National Hospital in Abuja. According to him, “We…
Read More »JUST IN: Nigeria Begins COVID-19 Vaccination
Nigeria on Friday began vaccinating its citizens. a medical doctor, Dr Cyprian Ngong, of the National Hospital, Abuja, became the first to officially receive a jab of the AstraZeneca/Oxford COVID-19 vaccine in the country. The Chairman of the Presidential Task Force on COVID-19 and Secretary to the Government of the…
Read More »COVID-19: Nigeria To Begin Vaccination On Friday
Olamide Fadoju Covid-19 vaccinations in Nigeria will begin on Friday. The Federal Government has revealed. Two days after receiving the first batch of the Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccines, the Executive Director of the National Primary Health Care Development Agency (NPHCDA), Dr Faisal Shuaib disclosed that the vaccination exercise will kick off with…
Read More »COVID-19: We Won’t Force Nigerians To Use Vaccines – FG
The Federal Government have said Nigerians will not be forced to take the COVID-19 vaccines when vacination kicks off in the country. The Minister of State for Health, Olorunnimbe Mamora told newsmen in Abuja that the vaccine will be optional for all Nigerians. Mamora however pointed out that some countries might…
Read More »COVID-19: Buhari, Osinbajo to be vaccinated Saturday – PTF
The Executive Director, National Primary Health Care Development Agency, NPHCDA, Dr. Faisal Shuaib, had disclosed that President Muhammadu Buhari and Vice President Yemi Osinbajo are expected to receive first COVID-19 vaccine doses on Saturday. Recall that on Tuesday Nigeria had taken the delivery of 3.9 million doses of AstraZeneca vaccine, the…
Read More »2.3m Persons Registered For COVID-19 Vaccination In Less Than 24 Hours – NPHCDA
The National Primary Health Care Development Agency (NPHCDA) on Wednesday revealed that up to 2.3m Nigerians have indicated an interest in taking the Covid-19 vaccines. THis laid to rest fears that people may not want to be vaccinated against the virus Despite fears over the safety of the vaccines, the…
Read More »Nigeria receives first batch of COVID-19 vaccines
Nigeria on Tuesday received nearly four million doses of the COVID-19 vaccine, shipped via the COVAX Facility, a partnership between CEPI, Gavi, UNICEF and WHO. According to report, COVAX shipped 3.94 million doses of the AstraZeneca/Oxford vaccine which was manufactured in China by the Serum Institute of India. The vaccines…
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