By Bankole Taiwo, Abeokuta Ogun State Government said that the administration of booster dose to persons fully vaccinated with either two doses of AstraZeneca or Moderna vaccine began yesterday, Monday, 13th December, 2021. The Commissioner for Health, Dr. Tomi Coker,…
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has confirmed 418 additional COVID-19 infections across 12 states as the country’s infections surged since the detection of six cases of the Omicron variant. The NCDC made this known on its verified website…
The United States has announced the donation of 2.5 million Pfizer vaccine doses to Nigeria. This was disclosed in a statement by the U.S Embassy on Thursday. According to the statement, the vaccine doses arrived in Abuja this week and…
Nigeria recorded 268 new COVID-19 infections in 10 states on Wednesday, the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has stated. The new infection figure indicated an increase of 161 from the 107 infections reported on Tuesday. NCDC stated on Thursday…
By Gloria Akudoro, Abuja The Federal Ministry of Health has disclosed that Nigeria has utilized over 10 million short-shelf-life doses of COVID-19 vaccines supplied by foreign donors before expiration and saved about N16.4 billion (over $40 million) in foreign exchange.…
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has confirmed additional three cases of the Omicron COVID-19 variant in the country. NCDC’s Director-General, Dr Ifedayo Adetifa, said in a statement that the new cases brought to six the number of people…
Dr. Anthony Fauci, Director, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, Maryland, U.S has assured Nigerians of the efficacy of booster shots in the fight against COVID-19. Fauci is also the Chief Medical Adviser to the President of the United…
Worried by non compliance by some Federal Government workers with the COVID-19 safety protocols, Heads of Ministries and Agencies in Oyo State, are set to ensure urgent enforcement at the Secretariat. On Monday reports that many workers had lowered their…
The Federal Government has called on the British Authority to immediately rescind its ban on foreign travels from Nigeria over the discovery of cases of Omicron variant of COVID-19 in the country. The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai…
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control, NCDC, has confirmed two cases of COVID-19 Omicron variant in the country. A statement signed by the NCDC Director-General, Dr Ifedayo Adetifa said the two cases were discovered through genomic sequencing. Adetifa said the…
