The federal government has launch the Scales 2.0 strategy, which entails the integration of COVID-19 vaccination with childhood routine immunisation for eligible adults, 18 years and children -zero to two years, respectively. The Minister of Health, Dr. Osagie Ehanire said this during the “Launch of the Scales 2.0 Strategy with the use of Johnson and Johnson single dose vaccine and Read More
In furtherance of its effort to combat different diseases affecting children and adults in Nigeria, the National Primary Health-Care Development Agency (NPHCDA) has introduced the immunisation of children and other primary health care (PHC) services at COVID-19 vaccination sites. Addressing journalists Tuesday in Abuja, the Executive Director/CEO of NPHCDA, Dr. Faisal Shuaib, urged parents or guardians with children aged zero Read More
Nigeria is currently witnessing a surge in cases of Covid-19 Omicron variant amidst vaccine hesitancy among the citizens. SAMSON BENJAMIN in this report examines the reasons for the hesitancy and the way out. Data released by the World Health Organization (WHO) recently showed that Nigeria missed the 40 percent vaccination target set by the World Health Assembly, the highest health Read More
The Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA), Monday, commenced aggressive enforcement of ‘no COVID-19 jab, no entry’ to all its office premises. Senior Special Assistant on Monitoring, Inspection and Enforcement to FCT Minister, Ikharo Attah, who led the enforcement team to all FCTA Secretariats, Departments and Agencies, clarified that while no staff or visitors are being forced to take the vaccines, Read More
The World Health Organisation (WHO) will miss its target to vaccinate 40 per cent of the population in every country by the end of the year, with the shortfalls especially in Africa. WHO’s 194 member countries, about half of them, will not meet the goal, according to report on the pandemic. It said in about 40 countries, not even 10 Read More
The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has saidshowing of full evidence of vaccination against COVID-19 is compulsory for all persons who want to enter its facilities or do business with it nationwide. This was contained in the board’s weekly magazine,JAMBulletin published, Monday. “In line with the extant protocols rolled out by the Nigeria Centrefor Disease Control (NCDC), the Joint Read More
The federal government has said it intends to vaccinate 70% of the Nigerian population before the end of 2022, chairman of the Presidential Steering Committee on COVID-19, Mr. Boss Mustapha, has said. He stated this during the COVID-19 summit 2021 in Abuja with the theme : “Pushing through the Last Mile to End the Pandemic and Build Back Better”. He Read More
The National Primary Health Care Development Agency (NPHCDA) has disclosed that 3,487, 298 eligible people in Nigeria had been fully vaccinated against Covid-19, having received their second jabs. The Agency’s executive director, Dr. Faisal Shuaib, made the disclosure during the inauguration of mass vaccination exercise for Nasarawa state on Friday in Lafia. Shuaib said as of Friday, a total of Read More
The National Primary Healthcare Development Agency (NPHCDA) is to vaccinate 50 million Nigerians against COVID-19 before the end of January 2022. Executive Director of the agency, Dr Faisal Shuaibu, said this in Bauchi while speaking at the launching of the COVID-19 Mass Vaccination campaign in the state held at Emir’s palace, Bauchi. Represented by the head of communications of the Read More
The Federal Capital Territory Administration(FCTA), has flagged off mass vaccination campaign against the spread of COVID-19 pandemic, targeting over 1.5 million residents in the next 50 days across the six area councils. FCT Minister of State, Dr. Ramatu Tijjani Aliyu, while performing the exercise at the Old Parade ground in Abuja, noted that the rapid spread of the virus emphasises Read More
The federal government Monday raised the alarm over a ‘black market’ procurement of illegal vaccination certificates in the country. Chairman of the Presidential Steering Committee (PSC) on COVID-19 and Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), Mr Boss Mustapha, said this at a media briefing in Abuja. Mustapha said the committee had reliable intelligence that an illegal market had Read More
The National Primary Healthcare Development Agency (NPHCDA) has vaccinated 5,770,899 persons with the first dose of the COVID-19 and 3,146,885 have taken the second dose, Director, Planning Research and Statistics, Dr. Abdullahi Bulama Garba has said. He stated this during the Ministerial Press Briefing update on COVID-19 vaccination, Monday. He added that there were over eight million doses of vaccines Read More
The Nigerian Labour Congress (NLC) Monday called on workers to take COVID -19 jab. At a press conference held at the headquarters of the congress in Abuja, the president of the congress who is also president of the International Trade Union Confederation (ITUC), Comrade Ayuba Wabba, argued that the COVID-19 vaccine has given all humans the chance to fight the Read More
Ondo state government has directed all civil servants in the state to get Covid-19 vaccination or be ready to thrown out from the gate as from November 1, 2021. A statement issued by Abooluwa Famakinwa and made available to |Blueprint, Wednesday, the Permanent Ministry of Local Government and Chieftaincy Affairs in the state, Chief Segun Odusanya, stated that the staste Read More
Following the outbreak of malaria in Bauchi state in recent time, the Bauchi State Environmental Protection Agency (BASEPA) has begun fumigation of six local governments in the state against mosquitos. The Director General of the agency Dr Ibrahim Kabir who flagged off the exercise Saturday at government house Bauchi explained that the fumigation was part of efforts to kill mosquitos Read More
When the driver takes an unfamiliar road we all remove our earphones to see properly! Rumours They get started by certain people that run their mouths without the facts, they take a story they’ve overheard and begin to add to it or subtract, now the original story gets ‘twisted’ and the believers are agitated because the stories they’ve just been Read More
The United States has donated over 3.5 million dozes of COVID-19 vaccine to Nigeria through the worldwide initiative ensuring equitable access to COVID-19 vaccines, COVAX. A press statement by US embassy, Thursday, read in part: “The U.S. Mission in Nigeria is pleased to announce the arrival of 3,577,860 doses of Pfizer vaccine for the public health and benefit of the Read More
The federal government has directed all its employees to get vaccinated against the COVID-19 virus as this will soon become a prerequisite for gaining access into the various offices. Chairman of the Presidential Steering Committee (PSC) on COVID-19, Boss Mustapha, announced the new directive at its briefing on Wednesday. Mustapha said beginning from December 1, 2021 all federal government employees Read More
Six months after Nigeria commenced vaccination of citizens against the rampaging coronavirus, 1.6 million eligible persons have been fully vaccinated. The Executive-Director of the National Primary Health Care Development Agency (NPHCDA), Faisal Shuaib, stated this at a briefing by the Presidential Steering Committee (PSC) Monday. Shuaib said 1,692,315 persons have received two doses of the Oxford-AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccines, as approved Read More
A nurse in Auchi, Etsako West local government area of Edo state, has reportedly died of coronavirus-related illness. The unnamed health worker, 56 (male), was said to be a staff of Auchi General Hospital until his death on September 10, 2021. The state team leader on Covid-19, Dr. Ebomwonyi Osagie, who disclosed this during the daily update of the pandemic, Read More
Any public school teacher in Edo state who is yet to take the coronavirus vaccines by the middle of September will either choose between work or stay at home, the state government has said. The permanent secretary in the Ministry of Health, Dr. Osamuyi Irowa, stated Thursday during the daily update of COVID-19 that the directive also apply to health Read More
The global community was still smarting under the weight of the first and second waves of COVID-19 when a deadlier scourge, referred to as the Delta variant, crept in. This variant, believed to kill faster without its victims exhibiting notable symptoms has sucked mankind into a state of despair. The frustration currently faced by researchers all over the world is Read More
As part of efforts to stem the spread and mortality of the COVID-19 pandemic, Edo state government has deployed mobile medical team to various locations and on request to vaccinate residents. Permanent Secretary Ministry of Health, Dr. Osamwonyi Irowa, disclosed this during the state’s COVID-19 daily review update in Benin City. Irowa expressed concern that some persons with partial vaccination Read More
Nigeria President Mohamadu Buhari, opened the 47th African Insurance Organisation Monday in Lagos via virtual platform with bundles of commendation for the African insurance market with a privilege endorsement of the Nigerian insurance market for the support and solidarity vent it opened for the government to draw from during the pandemic lockdown and up and until now. It is also Read More
India has given more than 10 million Covid-19 jabs in a single day for the first time, authorities said Saturday, as the South Asian giant bolsters its defences for a predicted new surge. The health ministry said the 10 million landmark was passed on Friday, beating the country’s previous daily record of 9.2 million. The government has been stung by Read More
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