Uzodimma Flags-Off Administration Of COVID-19 Vaccination

Governor of Imo State, Senator Hope Uzodimma on Friday flagged-off the administration of Covid-19 vaccination and commended the Federal Government for the approval of the vaccine. Performing the flagging-off ceremony at Imo State Primary Health Development Agency ISPHCDA along Umuguma Road New Owerri,

Oxford-AstraZeneca: Countries Suspend Vaccine ‘As A Precaution’

The National Primary Health Care Development Agency (NPHCDA) on Thursday said Nigeria has not observed any adverse reactions to the Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine. It said the batch suspended by some European countries was different from what the country got. Denmark and Norway were among

FEC Approves N190.5m For Research Equipment in UI

The Federal executive Council has approved the sum of N190.5 million for the purchase of a microscope by the University of Ibadan, Oyo State. Minister of State for Education, Emeka Nwajiuba, disclosed this to State House Correspondents at the end of the weekly

Supreme Court Justice Ngwuta Dies 23 Days To Retirement

President Muhammadu Buhari and Ebonyi State Governor yesterday mourned Supreme Court Justice Sylvester Nwali Ngwuta, who died in the early hours of yesterday. The jurist was to retire on March 30. Chief Registrar of the Supreme Court, Hadizatu Uwani Mustapha, said Justice Ngwuta

N10.6BN COVID-19 Vaccine Logistics Cost Claim Is False – FG

The federal government has debunked media report claiming that not less than N10.6 billion had been earmarked for the transportation of COVID-19 vaccines across the country. A national daily had on Saturday, in its report, claimed to have cited a document put together

Generator Fume Kills Two Students In Imo

Two students of the Federal University of Technology Owerri (FUTO) have died after apparently inhaling noxious fumes from their power generator while asleep, police and witnesses said on Saturday. The victims fell asleep on Thursday in a locked room in their Jabulani Hostel,

BREAKING: Buhari, Osinbajo Receive COVID-19 vaccine Jabs

President Muhammadu Buhari and Vice President, Professor Yemi Osinbajo (SAN), have just received their COVID-19 vaccine jab at the Old Banquet Hall of the State House in Abuja. The President was injected with the vaccine by his Chief Personal Physician, Dr Shuaib Rafindadi

Gbajabiamila To Nigerians: Don’t Play Politics With COVID-19 Vaccines

Speaker of the House of Representatives, Femi Gbajabiamila, has asked Nigerians not to play politics with the issue of Covid-19 vaccination as only a collective effort devoid of politics and conspiracy theories could guarantee a successful war against the virus A statement signed

Rwanda Becomes First In Africa To Use Pfizer COVID-19 Vaccine

Rwanda began its COVID-19 vaccine campaign on Friday, becoming the first nation in Africa to use pharmaceutical company Pfizer’s doses that require ultra-cold storage. Authorities began transporting Pfizer and AstraZeneca shots round the hilly nation of 12 million people after they arrived earlier

Imo Govt Bans Cash Payments In MDAs

– To Receive Covid-19 Vaccine This Week The Imo State Executive Council rose on Wednesday from its regular meeting presided over by Governor Hope Uzodimma, and directed that cash payments will no longer be accepted in the ministries, departments and agencies of government.