Tag: Covid-19
Commissioner charges community devt. officers in Kwara to brace up
The Kwara Commissioner for Environment, Malam Shehu Ndanusa, has charged Community Development Officers (CDOs) from the state’s 16 Local Government Areas (LGAs) to be...
NCDC has achieved significant milestones in its 5 years, DG says
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC), has reached a significant milestone as it celebrates its fifth anniversary, according to Dr Ifedayo...
Reps issues 72-hour ultimatum to AGF to submit report on N100bn COVID-19 funds
The House of Representatives has given a 72-hour ultimatum to the Accountant General of the Federation, Mrs Oluwatoyin Madein, demanding a comprehensive report on...
Nigeria has potential to become a hub for vaccine production, distribution in Africa –...
The Coordinating Minister of Health and Social Welfare, Prof. Muhammad Pate, has that Nigeria has the potential to become a hub for local vaccine production...
COVID-19: WHO says number of reported cases globally continues to decline
The World Health Organisation (WHO) says the number of COVID-19 reported cases, hospitalizations and deaths globally has continued to decline.
Dr Tedros Ghebreyesus, WHO Director-General,...
COVID-19: UNICEF report says 67m children missed immunization in 2 years
The UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) says some 67 million children globally missed out entirely or partially on routine immunization from 2019 to 2021 due...
Biden pays tributes to Martin Lurther king, COVID-19 victims
U.S. President Joe Biden on Tuesday honoured the memories of Dr Martin Luther King, Jr., late American Presidents and COVID-19 victims as well as...
How COVID-19 pandemic, Ukraine crisis exposed Africa’s vulnerability – Afreximbank chairman
Prof. Benedict Oramah, President and Chairman of the Board of Directors of African Export-Import Bank (“Afreximbank) says the COVID-19 pandemic and Ukraine crisis exposed...
JOHESU strike grounds clinical, academic activities at ABUTH
Clinical and academic activities have been grounded at Ahmadu Bello University Teaching Hospital (ABUTH), Zaria, as the nationwide strike embarked by the Joint Health...
COVID-19: FG disburses N900 million under world bank funded NG-CARES
The Federal Government says more than N900 million have been disbursed in Borno to mitigate COVID-19 impact under the country’s Action Recovery and Economic...