The donation was in line with its unconditional defence of fair, equitable, and universal access to vaccines against COVID-19 Altogether, the EU and EU countries had donated 30m vaccines to Nigeria so far EDITOR’S PICK Again, EFCC Storms Okorocha’s Residence To Arrest Him [PHOTOS] EFCC Re-arraigns Dasuki, Yuguda, Others Over N23.3bn Fraud Okorocha Home Invasion: … Read more
…the government was now focused on getting more people to take the COVID-19 vaccines. EKO HOT BLOG reports that Lagos State has declared an end to the fourth wave of the COVID-19 pandemic triggered by the Omicron variant. State Commissioner for Health, Professor Akin Abayomi said the government is now focused on getting more people … Read more
…the government has also confirmed today that over 30 million vaccines have been delivered so far as part of the UK’s pledge… EKO HOT BLOG reports that the UK Foreign Secretary, Liz Truss, has pledged up to £105 million of UK emergency aid to help vulnerable countries tackle the Omicron Covid-19 variant, with a particular … Read more
On the new Omnicron variant of COVID-19, the DG said that studies on the variant were still ongoing globally EKO HOT BLOG reports that the Director General of the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC), Prof. Mojisola Adeyeye, has said the agency is working with international partners to ensure Nigeria gets … Read more
The batches of the vaccine destroyed got expired in November EKO HOT BLOG reports that the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control, (NAFDAC) alongside the National Primary Health Care Development Agency (NPHCDA) has destroyed one million, sixty-six thousand, two hundred and fourteen (1,066,214) doses of the AstraZeneca vaccine. These are part of … Read more
…Nigeria has utilised most of the over 10 million short-shelf-life doses of COVID-19 vaccines so far supplied to it… EKO HOT BLOG reports that the Federal Government has began rejecting COVID-19 vaccines with short shelf life or those that cannot be delivered on time. Minister of Health, Dr Osagie Ehanire, said this while reacting to … Read more
The President said the pledges should be fulfilled in a timely manner… EKO HOT BLOG reports that President Muhammadu Buhari, on Thursday in France, urged world leaders and global health institutions to follow a regime of enabling access to the COVID-19 vaccines, admonishing that sidelining countries in terms of reach will undermine the entire effort … Read more
Von der Leyen said that 87 million of the doses had been funnelled through the WHO-led Covax scheme… EKO HOT BLOG reports that the European Union has exported “over one billion” doses of Covid-19 vaccines in the past 10 months, the bloc’s chief Ursula von der Leyen said on Monday. “Very clearly, the European Union … Read more
…the Nigerian Government had received millions of doses of vaccines by different manufacturers… The British High Commissioner to Nigeria, Catriona Laing, has debunked claims that the United Kingdom does not approve of the COVID-19 vaccines used in the country. In previous months, the Nigerian Government has received millions of doses of vaccines by different manufacturers … Read more
This came after a Federal High Court sitting in Port Harcourt, Rivers State, on Tuesday, barred the Edo State Governor, Godwin Obaseki, from enforcing compulsory COVID-19 vaccination in the state. The Nigerian Medical Association (NMA) and health workers under the umbrella of the Joint Health Sector Union (JOHESU), have faulted the move by the Federal … Read more
In Edo and Ondo States, the state governments had already announced restrictions regarding some public places that those who have not taken COVID-19 vaccine cannot have access to. The Federal Government is considering sanction on eligible Nigerians who refuse COVID-19 vaccination. This was disclosed by the Executive Director of the National Primary Healthcare Development Agency, … Read more
The vaccines are expected to boost Nigeria’s COVID-19 fight with the deadlier Delta variant sparking fears of a third wave of the pandemic The Federal Government has made a 15 per cent deposit for the procurement of the 29 million doses of the Johnson and Johnson (J&J) COVID-19 vaccines at $7, 50 cents per dose. … Read more
Nigeria has run out of COVID-19 vaccines after an initial four million doses of AstraZeneca… The National Primary Health Care Development Agency (NPHCDA) has announced that Nigeria will receive about 4.8 million doses of Moderna COVID-19 Vaccines on Monday. Executive Director of NPHCDA , Dr. Faisal Shuaib, in a memo issued to pressmen in Abuja … Read more
Shuaib said the AstraZeneca and Pfizer COVID-19 vaccines are expected through the COVID-19 Vaccines Global Assess Facility (COVAX) The federal government has disclosed that it is expecting 41,282,770 doses of COVID-19 vaccines by the end of September 2021. Executive Director of the National Primary Health Care Development Agency (NPHCDA), Faisal Shuaib, disclosed at a briefing … Read more
India’s Federal Government on Wednesday said there was no shortage of COVID-19 vaccines with states, pledging to continuously replenish supplies to the states. The comments were made by senior federal Health ministry official Rajesh Bhushan during a meeting to review the COVID-19 vaccination drive and preparations for the third phase scheduled for April 1. From … Read more
Nnamdi Azikwe International Airport, Abuja, designated as the only point of entry for imported COVID-19 vaccines. Fake COVID-19 vaccines are already in circulation in Africa – FG The federal government has warned Nigerians against buying and using any COVID-19 vaccine advertised for sale in the country. The warning was contained in a memo by Adebimpe … Read more
The Kaduna State Ministry for Health has said that 51,447 persons have so far received the AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine in the state. The State Commissioner for Health, Amina Mohammed-Baloni disclosed on Friday in Kaduna. She said 71 percent of health workers have so far been vaccinated as of March 25, while 54 percent of the … Read more
ILagos, Ogun and Ekiti States have since taken delivery of their own portion of the vaccine doses The distribution of doses of COVID-19 vaccines continues across the country as Kwara, Ondo, and Benue State took delivery of the vaccines on Tuesday evening. The Executive Secretary of the Kwara State Primary Health Services, Nusirat Elelu took … Read more
The Presidential Task Force (PTF) on COVID-19 says it is expecting three types of vaccines to cater to the needs of Nigerians. The Minister of State for Health, Sen. Olorunnimbe Mamora, gave the hint at the PTF briefing on COVID-19 on Monday in Abuja. Mamora said that Nigeria has the option to increase supply if … Read more
The Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Mr Boss Mustapha, has confirmed that Nigeria will on Tuesday, March 2, receive the first tranche of COVID-19 vaccines. Mustapha, who is also the chairman, Presidential Task Force on COVID-19, made the disclosure on Saturday in Abuja while evaluating the country’s fight against the disease, Eko hot … Read more