According to South African mining sector it has lost 213 employees in 2020 and 162 in the first quarter of 2021 due to COVID-19. The Minerals Council of South Africa said this on Wednesday. The Minerals Council said that of the industry’s 473,750
The Federal Government has dispelled the possibility of any fake COVID-19 vaccines being administered or sold by unauthorised institution in the country. This is contained in a circular by Dr Adebimpe Adebiyi, the Director, Department of Hospital Service, Federal Ministry of Health, on
AstraZeneca said its COVID-19 vaccine was 76 percent effective at preventing symptomatic illness in a new analysis of its key trial in the United States slightly lower than the level 79% announced earlier this week in a report that was criticized for using
Kano residents are not willing to take the AstraZenica Vaccine, a survey by newsmen showed on Thursday. Most of the centres designated for administration of the vaccine were visibly deserted. Medical personnel charged with the responsibility of administering the vaccine were also not
The Federal Government has not authorised private importation of COVID-19 vaccines, the Minister of Health, Dr. Osagie Ehanire, has said. Enahire, who stated this during the Presidential Tasks Force (PTF) briefing on COVID-19 in Abuja, said: ”Private importation of COVID-19 vaccines has not
The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has destroyed counterfeit drugs and vaccines, as well as cosmetics and expired food items worth over N2 billion. A statement by its Resident Media Consultant, Sayo Akintola, said the destruction exercise took
Operatives of the Lagos Police Command have arrested 113 suspects in two Lagos nightclubs for allegedly flouting COVID-19 protocols. The suspects, who were arrested at Garbana Nightclub in Ajao Estate and DNA Nightclub, Victoria Island at the odd hours of Sunday, were paraded
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
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
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
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Nigerian afrobeats singer David Adeleke, aka Davido, has hinted at quitting music. The ‘Unavailable’ crooner
The Leader of INRI Evangelical Spiritual Church, Primate Elijah Ayodele on Friday asked President Bola
The Federal Capital Territory High Court in Abuja, on Thursday, barred the immediate-past Minister of