Pascal Arogorn Ibe
- Medical
- February 3, 2021
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COVAX donates 16m doses of COVID-19 vaccine to Nigeria
COVAX, the global alliance against COVID-19, has donated a total of 16,008,000 doses of COVID-19 vaccine to Nigeria. In a distribution forecast published on Wednesday, the coalition said the AstraZaneca/Oxford…
- Medical
- February 3, 2021
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Nigeria doesn’t need N400bn for COVID-19 vaccines — Peter Obi
Former governor of Anambra State, Peter Obi, said yesterday that Nigeria doesn’t need more than N150 billion to procure COVID-19 vaccines. Osagie Ehanire, Minister of Health, said in December 2020…
- Medical
- February 2, 2021
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Nigeria to receive 16 million doses of COVID-19 vaccine this month – Official
Nigeria will receive 16 million doses of the AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccines before the end of February, an official has said. This will replace the initial 100,000 doses of the Pfizer…
- Medical
- January 31, 2021
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Why Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine is delayed — FG
Nigeria 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…
- Medical
- January 31, 2021
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COVID-19 vaccine: Nigeria’s procurement suffers setback over budget delay
The Federal Ministry of Health has yet to submit a budget proposal to the National Assembly for the procurement of COVID – 19 vaccines — over one month after the…
- Medical
- January 28, 2021
- 352 views
Nigeria Secures Additional 41 Million COVID-19 Vaccine Doses
Nigeria has secured an additional 41 million doses of COVID-19 vaccines, the Minister of Health, Osagie Ehanire, said on Thursday. However, the date of the vaccine’s delivery into the country…
- Medical
- January 27, 2021
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NASS Orders Ministry Of Health To Halt Spending N10bn On COVID-19 Vaccine Production
The National Assembly Joint Committee on Health has asked the Ministry of Health to suspend further action on the plans to utilize the N10 billion released to them by the…
- Medical
- January 27, 2021
- 334 views
Bill Gates advises FG against paying high price for COVID-19 vaccines
American philanthropist, Bill Gates, has advised the Federal Government (FG) against diverting its limited health fund into trying to pay a high price for COVID-19 vaccines. The News Agency of…
- Medical
- January 21, 2021
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COVID-19: FG Releases N6.45bn For New Oxygen Plants In 38 Locations Nationwide
The Federal Government has approved N6.45 billion for the setting up of gas plants in 38 locations nationwide in a bid to enhance the treatment of COVID-19 patients who need…
- Medical
- January 20, 2021
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Again, FG Allays Fears Over COVID-19 Vaccines
Executive Secretary, National Primary Healthcare Development Agency (NPHCDA), Faisal Shuaib, Tuesday against assured Nigerians on the effectiveness of COVID-19 vaccines outside the storage facility. He spoke in Abuja during the…
- Medical
- January 19, 2021
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COVID-19 2nd Wave: Demand For Oxygen Hits Over 300 Cylinders Daily, Says Sanwo-Olu
Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu of Lagos State Tueday said that the demand for oxygen at the COVID-19 isolation centres to in the state has risen to over 300 daily, calling on…
- Medical
- January 19, 2021
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Nigeria Can Store Up To 400,000 Doses Of COVID-19 Vaccine – FG
The Federal Government on Tuesday said the country has the capacity to store up to 400,000 doses of the expected COVID-19 vaccine. The Executive Director of the National Primary Health…
- Medical
- January 18, 2021
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‘God forbid’ — Yahaya Bello rejects COVID-19 vaccine, says it is meant to kill
Yahaya Bello, governor of Kogi state, has discouraged the use of COVID-19 vaccine, falsely stating that the jabs are meant to kill people. Like several other countries, Nigeria has recorded…
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- January 18, 2021
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No COVID-19 test required for resumption of students ― FG
The federal government, Monday, declared that no COVID-19 test was required for returning students to be admitted into their schools. But the government, in a terse statement by the Federal…
- Health , Medical
- January 17, 2021
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Covid-19 Pandemic: Consult TB Joshua now, Activist tells FG
A human rights activist and author, Comrade Paul Ikechukwu Njoku, has urged the Federal Government of Nigeria, the Director-General of the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) Dr. Chikwe Ihekweazu…
