Gov. Douye Diri of Bayelsa has dedicated distinguished COVID-19 Response Champion Award to the state’s COVID-19 committee in appreciation of its hard work and sacrifice in fighting against the scourge. The award was conferred on the governor in Abuja by…
Mr Folorunsho Coker, Director-General, Nigerian Tourism Development Corporation (NTDC) says the restriction of people from trveling abroad due to COVID-19 pandemic is a blessing to the nation’s domestic tourism. Coker spoke to a correspondent in Abuja on Wednesday on the…
The Kano State Pilgrims Welfare Board (KSPWB), said 2,300 intending pilgrims who deposited money for the 2021 Hajj pilgrimage will be refunded of their deposits. Report states that the Government of Saudi on June 12, said no foreign pilgrims will…
Federal Government has commenced the rollout of its second batch of Coronavirus vaccine, the 4,000,080 Moderna vaccine doses donated by the United States of America. The National Primary Health Care Development Agency (NPHCDA) said at the launch on Monday at…
The Nigerian High Commission in London has been closed for 10 days after two officials tested positive for COVID-19. The High Commission stated this in a statement on Thursday night. “This afternoon, the Head of Immigration Section and two other…
…Rules out lockdown despite surge in infections By Ariemu Ogaga, Abuja The federal government on Thursday said N122 billion was spent to procure 29 million doses of the single-shot Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine. This is coming on the heels…
The Federal Government says the ravaging third wave Delta variant of COVID-19 can be defeated if all citizens play their part in the fight against the pandemic. The Minister of Health, Dr Osagie Ehanire, stated this on Thursday in Abuja…
The National Primary Health Care Development Agency (NPHCDA) and other partners have inspected the first shipment of 177,600 Johnson and Johnson single-shot vaccines from the African Union (AU), under the African Vaccine Acquisition Trust (AVAT). Reports state that Nigeria is…
The Federal Government on Thursday said it was not considering a lockdown despite rising cases of COVID-19 infections across the country. Speaking at the weekly ministerial briefing organized at the State House in Abuja, Minister of Health, Dr Osagie Ehanire,…
Nigeria has recorded 790 cases of COVID-19 pandemic with one death, the highest in six months. This is according to the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC). In the agency’s latest report on Thursday morning, the infections were recorded on…
