…The 5-day free healthcare services witnessed hundreds of women and children The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) has commenced free medical healthcare outreach to women and children in seven local government areas ravaged by 2022 flood in Anambra State. The 5-day free healthcare services which witnessed hundreds of women and children on the first day
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The General Overseer of the Omega Fire Ministries International, Apostle Johnson Suleman, has said he and his family will not take the AstraZeneca/Oxford COVID-19 Vaccine. In a viral video, Apostle Suleman also stated that members of his church should not take the vaccine, adding that his decision was based on something he saw medically about it. He
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The Minister of State for Health, Olorunnibe Mamora, said on Friday the Federal Government would not compel any state in the country to take the COVID-19 vaccine. Mamora stated this while fielding questions from journalists shortly after he inaugurated some projects at the Federal Medical Centre (FMC), Asaba, Delta State. The minister was reacting to
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Governors of the 36 states in Nigeria would hold an emergency meeting on Thursday to deliberate on issues relating to the rollout of the COVID-19 vaccines and fuel subsidy in the country. The Head of Media and Public Affairs at the Nigerian Governors Forum (NGF) Abdulrazaque Bello-Barkindo, disclosed this in a statement on Monday in
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President Muhammadu Buhari, Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, the Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), Boss Mustapha and other prominent Nigerians will be among the first set of Nigerians to receive the COVID-19 vaccine on live television. They are expected to receive the first dose of the vaccine on Saturday, March 6. The Executive
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The executive director, National Primary Health Care Development (NPHCDA), Faisal Shuaib, on Monday announced that registration of Nigerians for COVID-19 vaccination will begin this week. Shuaib said a URL link will be deployed this week for the online registration of health workers and other eligible Nigerians aged 18 years and above to appropriately schedule them
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The Governor of Kogi State, Yahaya Bello, has claimed that COVID-19 vaccine is meant to bring about a disease that would kill people. Following the second wave of the pandemic, many countries of the world including Nigeria, are currently demanding for the newly invented vaccines to prevent the spread of the pandemic. However, Governor Bello,
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The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) on Friday stated that it has not approved any COVID-19 vaccine. It warned fake vaccines have started circulating in the country, urging the public not to purchase such drugs as they can cause COVID-19-like illnesses and can lead to death. It also urged government
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The World Health Organization (WHO) has said that Nigeria has expressed interest to be part of the global solidarity trial of the vaccines being developed to tackle COVID 19 pandemic and efforts are underway to start the process in the country. The Officer in charge, WHO Nigeria and member of the Presidential Task Force (PTF)
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A COVID-19 vaccine may be the only thing that can bring back “normalcy,” UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said Wednesday, hoping for just that before the end of the year. “A safe and effective vaccine may be the only tool that can return the world to a sense of ‘normalcy,’ saving millions of lives and countless
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