COVID-19: China planning vaccine production in Nigeria – Envoy
Ambassador of the People’s Republic of China to Nigeria, Mr Cui Jianchun, says plans are underway to lead Nigeria in producing the Chinese COVID-19 vaccines
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Omicron: Lagos to begin errant inbound passengers’ prosecution to curb spread
The Lagos State Government has concluded plans to prosecute inbound international passengers who fail to submit themselves for Day 2 and Day 7 PCR tests
Nigeria records 385 new COVID-19 cases – NCDC
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) said 385 additional COVID-19 infections were recorded on Monday across 11 states of the federation and the Federal
Over 1.9m doses of COVID-19 vaccines administered in Lagos
The Lagos State Commissioner for Health, Prof. Akin Abayomi, says 1,912,394 doses of AstraZeneca and Moderna COVID-19 vaccines had been administered in the state.. Abayomi
Increase taxes on alcohol, cigarette, World Bank tells FG
The World Bank has called on the Federal Government to impose special taxes on alcohol, cigarettes and sugar-sweetened beverages to improve primary healthcare. The World
Omicron: FG to ban flights from UK, Canada, Saudi Arabia, Argentina
The Federal Government is to ban flights from the United Kingdom, Canada, Argentina and Saudi Arabia in retaliation against their decisions to have included Nigeria
Nigeria records 533 new COVID-19 infections
Ten states and the FCT recorded 533 COVID-19 infections on Friday, the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) stated on Saturday. It stated also that
Omicron: Obasanjo, Wandira-Kazibwe lambast West for red listing African countries
Former President Olusegun Obasanjo and the former Vice President of Uganda, Specioza Wandira-Kazibwe, have condemned the travel ban on African countries over concerns relating to
CSOs lament shortage of manpower in health sector
*Fault Bauchi’s number of nurses The Forum of Executive Directors of Civil Society Organisations in Bauchi State have lamented the shortage of manpower in the
COVID-19: Fourth wave imminent as Nigeria records 754 new infections, one death Thursday
The last time Nigeria recorded such a high number of cases was on October 17, 2021, when 35 deaths and 376 fresh cases were announced.
