The Sultan of Sokoto, Alhaji Muhammad Sa’ad Abubakar, has said insecurity and other factors hinder Northern children from accessing immunisation. The sultan, who was in Kaduna on Wednesday, chaired a strategic meeting with traditional leaders and development partners to chart…
The National Primary Health Care Development Agency (NPHCDA) says approximately 10 million Nigerians have received first dose of COVID-19 vaccine. The Executive Director, Dr. Faisal Shuaib gave the update in an interview with the Newsmen on Monday. Shuaib said Lagos,…
The Federal Government has made a 15 per cent deposit for the procurement of the 29 million doses of the Johnson and Johnson (J&J) COVID-19 vaccines which costs $7, 50 cents per dose. Chief Executive Officer for the National Primary…
The National Primary Health Care Development Agency (NPHCDA) has announced that Nigeria is to receive 3.92 million additional doses of Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccines from COVAX, by the end of July 2021. The Executive Director, NPHCDA, Dr. Faisal Shuaib, made the announcement…
The National Primary Health Care Development Agency (NPHCDA) has identified Abia and Taraba states, as having the lowest number of COVID-19 vaccinated people, even as over 800,000 people had so far been vaccinated in the country, the NPHCDA said on…
President Muhammadu Buhari and his vice, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo will receive their COVID-19 vaccine publicly on Saturday. This was disclosed by the Executive Director, National Primary Health Care Development Agency (NPHCDA), Dr. Faisal Shuaib on Thursday at a news conference…
The National Primary Health Care Development Agency (NPHCDA) says it is expecting the final confirmation for coronavirus vaccine from Covax Initiative backed by Gavi Vaccine Alliance, World Health Organisation and Coalition for Epidemic Preparedness Innovations. The Executive Director, NPHCDA, Dr…
