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The Lagos State government is engaging the private sector to fund the production of COVID-19 vaccines According to the Governor, LASG is talking to Pfizer, Moderna YOU MAY ALSO LIKE Buhari Pledges $100m To Combat Terrorism In ECOWAS Sub-Region El-Zakzaky’s Wife Not Infected With COVID-19 – NCoS Woman Dies After Her Lover Allegedly Pushed Her … Read more
Team of expert to be led by Prof. Oyewale Tomori Team will advise NGF members on procurement and administration of COVID-19 vaccines. YOU MAY ALSO LIKE NGF Disowns Yahaya Bello’s Claim On COVID-19 COVID-19 Vaccine Is Meant To Kill People – Yahaya Bello COVID-19: NCDC Confirms 14 Fatalities, 1,386 New Cases The Nigerian Governors Forum … Read more
Nigeria expects a delivery of its first batch of COVID-19 vaccines at the end of January However, NAFDAC has said that the administration of the vaccine is subject to its approval The Federal Government said it has released the sum of ₦10billion to bankroll domestic production of COVID-19 vaccines. Minister of Health, Osagie Ehanire, who … Read more
“If they say they are taking the vaccines in the public allow them” Pfizer polio vaccines crippled and killed our children – Bello Yahaya Bello, governor of Kogi state, has yet again belittled the severity and malignance of the COVID-19 infection. Ekohotblog reports that the loquacious governor has on many occasions made series of flippant … Read more
The Nigeria Primary Healthcare Development Agency (NPHCDA), has said that the first batch of COVID-19 vaccines to be received by Nigeria will be administered at no cost and in four phases, an official has said. This was disclosed on Saturday by the Director, Infectious Disease Control and Immunisation at the Agency, Bassey Okposen. According to … Read more
Nigeria is expecting a delivery of 100,000 vaccines at the end of January The WHO granted emergency approval to the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine late last year which signalled procurement by many countries in Europe The Director-General of the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC), Mojisola Adeyeye, has warned against using any … Read more
Many African countries, including Nigeria are still struggling to vaccinate their citizens unlike their counterparts in Europe Nigeria is expected to take delivery of some 100,000 vaccine shots by the end of January which is relatively small compared to the country’s over 200 million population Vice President Yemi Osinbajo on Thursday said that Nigerians should … Read more
Ahead of the arrival of COVID-19 vaccines in Nigeria, the Federal Government through the National Orientation Agency (NOA) has reassured Nigerians that the COVID-19 vaccine does not alter DNA. The NOA said the vaccine will only help in the fight against the virus which has claimed over 1,300 lives in the country. Read also: FG … Read more
Pope Francis has called opposition to the coronavirus vaccine “suicidal denial” urging people to get the jab and saying he would get vaccinated himself next week, AFP reports. “Next week, we will start to do it here (in the Vatican) and I made an appointment, we must do it,” he told Canale 5 in segments … Read more
The Chairman of the Nigerian Governors Forum (NGF) and Ekiti State Governor, Kayode Fayemi, has stated that governors will take the COVID-19 vaccine on live television to demonstrate to encourage residents to follow suit, Eko Hot Blog has learnt. Fayemi disclosed this on Friday while speaking to State House correspondents after a closed-door meeting with … Read more
The Federal Government has admonished Nigerians not to lower their guards in defence of the virulent COVID-19 infection. The government said the best way to check the spread of the virus is to adhere to health advisories and COVID-19 protocols. Speaking on Thursday at the Presidential Task Force on COVID-19 briefing in Abuja, Minister of … Read more
FG urges Nigerians to take COVID-19 vaccine The Federal Government has appealed to Nigerians not to be hesitant to take the COVID-19 vaccine when it gets to Nigeria. Dr Faisal Shuaib, the Executive Director of National Primary Health Care Development Agency ( NPHCDA), made the appeal at the Presidential Task Force (PTF) briefing on COVID-19 … Read more
A white social media influencer who goes by the name Tracy Zille has launched a sustained tirade on the entire African continent amid a somewhat pervasive COVID-19 conspiracy theories, Ekohotblog reports. Zille in a series of controversial social media post alleged that some Africans are insinuating that developed countries are planning on killing Africans and … Read more
The federal government says talks are underway with China for procurement of COVID-19 vaccines for Nigeria. Addressing newsmen after a bilateral meeting with Wang Yi, Chinese foreign minister, on Tuesday Geoffery Onyeama, minister of foreign affairs, said China has provided great assistance to Nigeria in the area of medical equipment which has been of immense … Read more
A coronavirus vaccine developed by pharmaceutical firm, AstraZeneca and Oxford University has been approved for use in the UK, the government announced on Wednesday, adding the mass rollout will start on January 4. The vaccine can be stored, transported and handled at normal refrigerated conditions, and is therefore cheaper and easier to administer than the … Read more
Popular American news outlet The Daily Beast has said a Russia-linked propaganda machine is operating in Africa, using social media platforms, including WhatsApp, to misinform Africans about COVID-19 vaccines emanating from America. In a two-part investigation on Russian political activities on the continent, the outlet said false messages are being flooded into Africa by “a … Read more
The Nigerian Medical Association (NMA) has said that COVID-19 vaccines meant for Nigerians must undergo clinical trial before it is administered. President of the NMA, Professor Innocent Ujah, who stated this on Monday while speaking on Channels Television’s flagship programme, Sunrise Daily, said reactions to vaccines differ among races. “If the vaccines come to Nigeria, … Read more
The federal government on Wednesday disclosed that Nigerians would not have to pay for COVID-19 vaccine as it would be administered for free when vaccination eventually commences. Eko Hot Blog reports that Sani Aliyu, national coordinator, presidential taskforce on COVID-19 (PTF), made the disclosure when featured on Channel TV’s Sunrise Daily. Aliyu said the GAVI … Read more
The federal government says Nigeria will begin to take custody of coronavirus vaccine by January 2021. Eko Hot Blog understands that Osagie Ehanire, minister of health, made this known the end of Wednesday’s federal executive council (FEC) meeting. He said Nigeria has signed up with World Health Organisation and the GAVI Alliance in order to … Read more