COVID-19 vaccine
COVID-19: Nigeria receives $9.2m vaccination grant from Canadian Govt
In a bid to scale-up COVID-19 vaccine service delivery among high-priority risk groups and strengthen health systems in Nigeria, the Federal Government says...
Fortify yourselves against COVID, don’t stigmatize it, urges Peterside, who tested positive after taking the jabs
Mr Atedo N A Peterside, the Chairman, Anap Foundation COVID-19 Think Tank, has urged Nigerians to fortify and get themselves “well-prepared’’ against...
Buhari gets COVID-19 booster shot
President Muhammadu Buhari has received the booster shot of the COVID-19 vaccine. The vaccine was administered on him on...
COVID-19: FG to destroy over a million doses of expired AstraZeneca vaccines
Following the expiration of over one million doses of COVID-19 vaccine still in the store, the Federal Government has announced that the...
Nigeria kicks off 2nd phase of COVID-19 vaccination
…warned against hoarding the vaccines, especially now that the number of cases of infection are soaring The Federal Government on Monday kicked...
Nigeria ranks 4th best globally in COVID-19 response, says WHO
By Ajuma Edwina Ameh Nigeria’s COVID-19 response has been ranked as the fourth-best in the world by the World Health Organisation (WHO)....
COVID-19: 177,600 doses of Johnson & Johnson vaccines delivered to Nigeria, confirms Shuaib
By Ajuma Edwina Ameh Barely seven days after Nigeria received about 4 million doses of Moderna vaccines, donated by the...
FG to invest $200m on COVID-19 vaccines production, other pharmaceuticals
The Federal Government, through the National Sovereign Investment Authority (NSIA) in collaboration with other partners, intends to raise $200 million for pharmaceuticals...
$1.5m clinical trial cost threatens local production of COVID-19 vaccine by FG — Minister
The plan by the Federal Government to produce COVID-19 vaccine locally appears to be threatened by the $1.5 million cost of clinical trial...
Supplementary budget for additional COVID-19 vaccines not ready, says Health Minister
“The figures are still in rough stages and would soon be fine tuned. Government wants to get a clearer picture of the different...
COVID-19: India donates 100, 000 doses of vaccines to Nigeria
By Ajuma Edwina Ameh The government of India has donated 100,000 doses of Made-in-India Covishield vaccines, to Nigeria. The vaccines which...
Buhari, Osinbajo take COVID-19 vaccine publicly
A day after Covid-19 vaccination exercise was launched in Nigeria, President Muhammadu Buhari and Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo (SAN) have received the;vaccine....
Nigeria to receive first batch of COVID-19 vaccine in few days, says FG
By Ajuma Edwina Ameh The Minister of Finance, Budget and National Planning, Mrs Zainab Ahmed, says the Federal Government is mobilizing...
Nigerian Governors Forum disowns governor over ill-fated comment on COVID-19 vaccine
The Nigerian Governors Forum (NGF) has distanced itself from a statement credited to a state governor on COVID-19 vaccine, saying the NGF...
COVID-19 vaccine will be administered on Buhari, Osinbajo, others publicly, says government official
As part of efforts to convince Nigerians that the COVID-19 vaccine is safe, President Muhammadu Buhari, Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo and other...
