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- 8 Aug 2021
FG Postpones Second Batch of COVID-19 Vaccination
Presidential Steering Committee on COVID-19 (PSC), on Sunday announced the postponement of the kick off of the second phase of vaccination for COVID-19. The second phase of the vaccination is to be…
- 12 Dec 2021
Europe Ships 1m Near-Expired Doses of COVID-19 Vaccine to Nigeria
As many as 1 million doses of AstraZeneca’s covid-19 vaccine reportedly expired before they could be used in Nigeria, a country of more than 200 million where less than 2% of the population is fully…
- 15 Feb 2021
All You Need to Know About Four Organisations Supporting Nigeria with COVID Vaccines
The Federal Government of Nigeria has announced its goal to vaccinate 50 percent of the Nigerian population against COVID-19 in 2021. In order to achieve this goal and augment its efforts, it has…
- 28 Mar 2021
FG on High Alert over Fake COVID-19 Vaccines from China
Nigerian government has placed its agencies on alert following speculations of fake COVID-19 vaccines reportedly dispatched to Africa. The authorities also allayed fears that harmful jabs were being…
- 16 Apr 2021
Nigeria Begins Clinical Trials of Two 2 COVID-19 Vaccines Developed Locally
Nigeria has begun clinical trials for the two COVID-19 vaccines developed in the country. Boss Mustapha, chairman of the presidential task force on COVID-19, said that the vaccines will be used after…
- 8 Jun 2021
Mastercard Foundation to Deploy $1.3B in Partnership with Africa CDC to Save Lives
The MasterCard Foundation has announced that it will deploy $1.3 billion over the next three years in partnership with the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) to save the…
- 6 Jul 2021
NPHCDA Dismisses Rumours of Electromagnetic Ingredients in COVID-19 Vaccines
National Primary Health Care Development Agency (NPHCDA) has said that COVID-19 vaccines do not contain electromagnetic ingredients that can cause side effects. Dr Faisal Shuaib, executive director,…
- 7 Dec 2021
Gricd Partners NPHCDA to Deliver 4.2 million Doses of Moderna COVID-19 Vaccines
Gricd, a cold chain technology company that uses the Internet of Things to enable last mile delivery of temperature-sensitive products, has teamed up with Nigeria’s National Primary Health Care…
- 6 Jan 2022
Buhari Says Nigeria is Working on COVID-19 Vaccine
Nigeria is working to develop a COVID-19 vaccine, President Muhammadu Buhari said in a televised interview on Thursday, as the country battles growing cases of the virus. Health experts say Nigeria…
- 1 Mar 2021
FG Begins Online Registration of Nigerians for COVID-19 Vaccines
Nigerian Government has began online registration of Nigerians interested in taking the COVID-19 vaccine. The first batch of the vaccine is expected to land in the country on Tuesday. The online…
- 23 Mar 2021
Nigeria Takes Delivery of First Set of MTN’s 1.4 Million Doses of Vaccines
The Nigerian government has taken delivery of the first set of 300,000 doses of COVID-19 vaccines out of a total of 1.4 million doses designated for Nigeria by the AU. The vaccines are a combination…