Health

The Federal Government has confirmed that within the last month, some COVID-19 vaccines expired in the country. However, according to the government, the vaccines are said to have been withdrawn and will be destroyed by the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC). In a press statement …

An Expert has called on the media and other relevant stakeholders to take covid-19 vaccination more seriously than the unnecessary information seen in media spaces about the novel coronavirus. The call was made during an online webinar organised by one of Nigeria’s fastest growing non-governmental organisation known as Gabriel Ajama …

Biotechnology company and COVID-19 vaccine maker Moderna says “it will build a state-of-the-art mRNA facility in Africa with the goal of producing up to 500 million doses of vaccines each year.” In a statement released on Thursday, the company said it anticipates “investing up to $500 million in this new …

Nigeria’s COVID-19 death toll rose to 2,701 on Wednesday after six more people battling the disease lost the fight. The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) confirmed this in an early-morning Facebook post on Thursday while giving an update on the outbreak of the disease in the country. Four hundred …

Nigeria on Tuesday confirmed 626 new COVID-19 cases, as the Federal Government said it is mulling actions against vaccine skeptics. The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) disclosed the number of new cases in an update on its Facebook page. According to the NCDC, the new cases were recorded in …

Nigeria witnessed a spike in COVID-19 cases on Wednesday, recording its highest daily cases in seven months. The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control confirmed 1,149 fresh infections for the day, three times higher than the 357 cases confirmed on Tuesday. Wednesday’s figures also marks the first time the country is …

Nigeria has confirmed 357 new cases of COVID-19 in 11 states and the Federal Capital Territory Abuja, according to the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC). In its latest update on the outbreak, the agency disclosed that six more deaths were also recorded. Unlike the previous days, the NCDC did …

New restrictions aimed at curbing the spread of Covid took effect in Israel on Wednesday, after the largely vaccinated country saw the highest daily infection rate since January. The measures, announced Sunday, require vaccination certificates or negative coronavirus tests to enter a range of public spaces, including restaurants and bars, …

The Federal Government has received 699,760 doses of the AstraZeneca vaccine, donated by the UK government. According to the Acting British High Commissioner to Nigeria, Gill Atkinson, the donation is part of the 80 million doses the country had pledged to support the COVID-19 fight. “The UK was one of …

The Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF) Boss Mustapha has urged striking resident doctors to accept every invitation for negotiation with the Federal Government. Boss Mustapha made the call on Monday while flagging off the second phase of the COVID-19 vaccination at the Federal Medical Centre in Jabi, …