The two-day exercise was conducted by officials of the National Primary Health Care Development Agency (NPHCDA) in collaboration with the Lagos State Ministry of Health. Lagos State Government has vaccinated 1,700 intending pilgrims embarking on the year 2021 holy pilgrimage to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. The two-day exercise was conducted by officials of the … Read more
The Chairman, Jema’a Local Government area Council, Hon Peter Danjuma Averik has assured of the effectiveness and safety of the Astrazeneca COVID-19 Vaccine. Mr. Averik stated this on Monday shortly After the vaccine was administered on him at the local government council’s secretariat in Kafanchan Kaduna State- Nigeria The Jema’a Local government chairman assured people … Read more
A Chieftain of People’s Democratic Party (PDP) and former federal lawmaker, Sen. Dino Melaye, has on Sunday night tackled the Kogi State Governor, Yahaya Bello, for refusing to take the COVID-19 vaccines Bello has continued to downplay the severity of the COVID-19 pandemic in Kogi State. He also vowed not to subject the people of … Read more
Dr Olorunnibe Mamora, the Minister of State for health, said the Federal Government will appeal, rather than force anyone to take the Oxford AstraZeneca Vaccines for COVID -19 Mamora made the disclosure, on Friday, in Asaba, while fielding questions from newsmen shortly after he inaugurated some projects at the Federal Medical Centre (FMC) Asaba. His … Read more
Edo State government has released guidelines for the roll out of the coronavirus vaccine in the state, following the arrival of the first batch of 81, 080 doses of the Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine. Eko Hot Blog gathered that the state received its allotment of the vaccines, meant for about 40,000 persons in the state, from the … Read more
Enugu State Government on Wednesday took delivery of an undisclosed quantity of AstraZeneca Coronavirus (COVID-19) vaccines. The vaccines arrived the Akanu Ibiam International Airport, Enugu through Allied Air E.Cargo Flight 5N-JRT by 2:44pm. The Head of UNICEF, Enugu Field Office, Mr Ibrahim Conteh, who received the consignment, said that he was delighted that the vaccines … Read more
Akeredolu assured Nigerians that the vaccine is safe. The governor took the first jab alongside his deputy, Lucky Ayedatiwa, and some traditional rulers, on Wednesday in Akure, the Ondo state capital. According to the governor, the state received a total of 73,570 doses of the vaccines from the Federal Government on Tuesday, March 9, 2021. … Read more
Ekiti State government says it has received doses of COVID-19 vaccines. A statement issued on the official Twitter handle of the state government made this known. The statement has it that the Governor, Kayode Fayemi, and his deputy, Otunba Bisi Egbeyemi, would be leading the rest of the state in receiving their vaccine. “Ekiti State … Read more
The vaccine was delivered this evening through Akure Airport and received by officials of the Ondo state Primary Health Care Development Agency on behalf of the state government. The Ondo state government has received doses of the Oxford-AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccines from the Federal Government. EKO HOT BLOG gathered that the vaccine was delivered this evening … Read more
The federal government has described as untrue reports that it has budgeted ₦10 billion for transportation and distribution of COVID-19 vaccine. PUNCH had, in a report on Saturday, claimed that the federal government had budgeted N10.6 billion for the transportation of COVID-19 vaccines to the 36 states of the federation and the federal capital territory. … Read more
Chief Executive Officer of an indigenous airline, Arik Air, Capt. Roy Ilegbodu has urged the Federal Government to prioritise aviation workers as Nigeria is set to begin vaccination against Covid-19. The airline boss spoke on Wednesday when he met travel and tourism expert, Ikechi Uko, in his office in Ikeja, Lagos. Uko was at the … Read more
The federal government has announced the opening of a portal for COVID-19 vaccination e-registration. The government announced the development on Monday, asking to register for COVID-19 vaccination via the portal of the National Primary Health Care Development Agency (NPHCDA). Nigeria is expected to receive 3.92m doses of the AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine on Tuesday, March 2, … Read more
Federal Government says Russia has agreed to supply Nigeria with her Sputnik V vaccine. A vaccine that has an efficacy of 91%. Minister of Health, Dr. Osagie Ehanire, made this known on Monday at the weekly press briefing of the Presidential Task Force (PTF) on COVID-19, in Abuja. Ehanire said that the Nations have had … Read more
The World Health Organization (WHO) says it didn’t deny Nigeria access to COVID-19 vaccines. The world health organisation said this in reaction to reports that Nigeria has been disqualified from the list of countries that are eligible for the free COVID-19 vaccines. According to the report, Nigeria and eight other African countries were disqualified due … Read more
Federal Government says the first batch of 100,000 doses of the Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine against COVID-19 is delayed because of “politics and logistics due to no fault of Nigeria.” The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed disclosed this in Abuja on Sunday. He said the issue of the vaccine was a serious one to … Read more
Atiku Abubakar, has received second dose of the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine. This comes barely two weeks after the former Nigerian vice president received the first vaccine. YOU MAY ALSO LIKE: Chaos In Delta Community As Gunmen Shoot Three Persons Dead Service Chiefs: Buhari’s Appointment Is Illegal, Unconstitutional – Femi Falana Delta Gov., Ifeanyi Okowa, Loses … Read more
Vaccine, Pandemic Russian President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday warned that unequal global access to coronavirus vaccines risks protracting the pandemic and resulting in continued hotspots around the world. You May Also Like Bill Gates To FG: Fix Health Sector Instead Of Buying COVID-19 Vaccines Governors’ Forum Faults Gov. Bello On COVID-19 Vaccines Putin gave the … Read more
Nigeria will access COVID-19 vaccine by the end of February. Governor Kayode Fayemi claimed efforts are ongoing with the World Bank to ensure Nigeria accesses the vaccines Nigeria expects to take delivery of its first coronavirus vaccine doses in February. The Nigeria Governors Forum, has said the country could access it’s COVID-19 vaccine by the … Read more
Plateau State Would Criminalize denial of COVID-19 in the state Plateau State records higher cases of COVID-19 Daily In spite of the morbid apprehension in the minds of Nigerians over the efficacy of the much expected COVID-19 vaccine, Plateau State governor Simon Lalong said he would be among the volunteers to take the drug before … Read more
A senior official of the United State (US) identified as Moncef Slaoui said the country is expected to approve the AstraZeneca/Oxford Covid-19 vaccine in April. Moncef Slaoui, the chief advisor to Operation Warp Speed who stated this added that the US trials and assessments would be complete for approval “sometime in early April.” “Several tens … Read more