The private sector-led coalition against COVID-19 (CACOVID) says payment for AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccines for Nigeria was not done by BUA group alone. There has been a face-off between BUA and CACOVID regarding the issue of payment for vaccine. The development has been tinged with accusation and counter accusations, engendering an unpleasant impasse that could threaten … Read more
BUA Group has said some persons of the Coalition Against COVID-19 (CACOVID), a private sector group of which BUA is a member, are angered and embittered by the steps it has taken to ensure Nigeria gets the COVID-19 vaccines which will put it in good stead to tackle the spread of the virulent infection. The … Read more
Nigerian Governors’ Forum (NGF) 22nd teleconference meeting is scheduled to hold tomorrow as governors look to examine new measures for addressing the nation’s security challenges. Spokesman of the NGF, Abdulrazaque Bello-Barkindo, dsiclosed this while announcing the agenda of the virtual meeting. Bello-Barkindo said the governors would be “seeking to evolve a new national security order … Read more
A private sector led coalition against COVID-19 (CACOVID) says it has earmarked ₦150 billion for social intervention and various empowerment programme in the country. The coalition made this known in a statement on Thursday. It said the ₦150 billion fund will be channelled into technical and vocational education development program to empower 4 million youth, … Read more
The coalition against COVID-19 (CACOVID) has pledged a sum of ₦100 billion to the Nigerian police force. The coalition said the fund would go into rebuilding police formations that were destroyed during the crisis that trailed the #EndSARS protest. The private sector-led coalition made this known in a statement on Wednesday. In October, thousands of … Read more
Palliatives Two members of the Coalition Against COVID-19 (CACOVID) have clarified the delay in the distribution of palliatives by state governments. CACOVID is a private sector-led organization established to assist the government in combating the Coronavirus disease in the Nigeria. Read Also: Niger Governor Tests Positive To COVID-19 CACOVID members, Mr Osita Nwasinobi and Dr … Read more
Nigeria has recorded new Coronavirus cases with the NCDC announcing 416 new cases of Coronavirus in Nigeria. Ekohotblog reports that the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) confirmed 416 new Coronavirus cases in a tweet on the micro-blogging site, Twitter on Monday evening, June 1. READ ALSO: COVID-19: South Africans Rush to Liquor Stores As … Read more