Health
Breaking: AstraZeneca-Oxford vaccine arrives Nigeria
By Sola Ogundipe The long-awaited AstraZeneca – Oxford Covid-19 vaccines have arrived Nigeria. The vaccines arrived the Nnamdi Azikiwe international Airport, Abuja around noon on Tuesday, onboard an Emirates airline.
BREAKING: Nigeria Takes Delivery of 3.92m Doses of AstraZeneca Vaccines
An Emirate airline has touched down at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja, the Nigerian capital with 3.92 million doses of AstraZeneca vaccine. Nigeria becomes the third country in Africa
Chinese Vaccines Sweep Much of the World, Despite Western Concerns
The plane laden with vaccines had just rolled to a stop at Santiago’s airport in late January, and Chile’s president, Sebastián Piñera, was beaming. “Today,” he said, “is a day
No COVID-19 vaccines for under-18 — PTF
The Presidential Task Force (PTF) on COVID-19 has said that Nigerians under the age of 18 years will not receive the COVID-19 vaccines in the country. The Minister of State
COVID-19: FG to adopt polio immunisation strategy in vaccinating eligible citizens
….Says Nigerians who received vaccines abroad must get tested upon arrival ….Begins online registration of Nigerians for vaccination By Joseph Erunke AS Nigeria receives its first batch of 3.92 million
Covid-19: Nigeria to Vaccinate 70% of Population Before 2022, SGF Mustapha Says
The Nigerian government says it plans to vaccinate 70 percent of the country’s 209 million population before the end of 2022. Chairman of the Presidential Task Force (PTF) on COVID-19,
Ghana’s President Akufo-Addo Becomes First Recipient of Covid Vaccine from COVAX
Ghana President Nana Akufo-Addo has become the world’s first recipient of the coronavirus vaccine from Covax, a scheme to procure and distribute inoculations for poorer countries. “It is important that I set
One in four people will have hearing problems by 2050: WHO
One in four of the world’s population will suffer from hearing problems by 2050, the World Health Organization warned Tuesday, calling for extra investment in prevention and treatment. The first-ever
COVID-19 vaccines: Lawan, Gbajabiamila, SGF, others take jabs March 8
By Omeiza Ajayi – Abuja As Nigeria today (Tuesday) takes delivery of nearly four million doses of Oxford/AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine, Senate President, Ahmad Lawan and House Speaker, Femi Gbajabiamila have
FG begins online registration for COVID-19 vaccination
By Sola Ogundipe Ahead of the delivery of 3,924,000 doses of the AstraZeneca-Oxford COVID-19 vaccine, Nigerians can now register online for vaccination via the website of the National Primary Health
