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FG: No COVID-19 Vaccine For States Without Cold Stores’ Security

Vice President Yemi Osinbajo and Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), Mr. Boss Mustapha
Govs adopt NPHCDA sharing formula, to take vaccine March 9 The Federal Government yesterday foreclosed access to the Oxford-AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine it received on Tuesday to states without adequate securityRead More

FG Targets Vaccinating 109 Million Nigerians In Two Years

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The Federal Government said it expects to vaccinate about 109 million Nigerians over the next two years against COVID-19. The Executive Director, National Primary Health Care Development Agency (NPHCDA), Dr.Read More

Nigeria Pre-qualified For COVID-19 Vaccines, Not Disqualified, Says WHO

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Country to get 16m doses of AstraZeneca vaccines Israeli hospital allegedly finds cure for virus The World Health Organisation (WHO) has said Nigeria is among countries pre-qualified to access COVID-19Read More

Fake COVID-19 Vaccines Now In Nigeria, NAFDAC Alert

National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC)
Lagos reopens 2 isolation centres Global deaths surpass 2 million The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) yesterday said it has reports of the importation ofRead More

No Provision Yet For COVID-19 Vaccines In 2021 Budget, Says Finance Minister

Minister of Finance, Budget and National Planning, Mrs Zainab Ahmed
Finance Act exempts N30,000 minimum wage earners from income tax New law extends Procurement Act to N’Assembly, judiciary Minister of Finance, Budget and National Planning, Mrs. Zainab Ahmed, has saidRead More

WHO Endorses Pfizer Vaccine For COVID-19 Immunisation In Nigeria

World Health Organisation (WHO)
Nigeria opens talks with China on vaccine acquisition FG to revoke visas of errant visitors As Nigeria prepares to take delivery of COVID-19 vaccines by the end of January, theRead More

China Approves First Homegrown Coronavirus Vaccine, Developed By Sinopharm

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China’s Sinopharm says its Covid-19 vaccine is 79% effective Chinese regulators have approved the country’s first homegrown coronavirus vaccine, developed by state-owned pharmaceutical giant Sinopharm, officials announced Thursday. The approvalRead More

Vaccine Will End COVID-19 – Nigerian-born Pfizer Researcher

Nigerian-American researcher and medical doctor, Dr. Onyema Ogbuagu
Allays fears of long-term adverse effects The Nigerian-American researcher and medical doctor, Dr. Onyema Ogbuagu, has said Pfizer and BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine will eradicate the COVID-19 pandemic. Ogbuagu, at aRead More

Pfizer, Moderna To Make Up To $32 Billion In COVID-19 Vaccine Sales In 2021

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As the US Government prepares to authorize immediate distribution of Covid-19 vaccine, Wall Street analysts are projecting pharmaceutical companies Pfizer and Moderna will generate $32 billion in COVID-19 vaccine revenue,Read More

Crude Oil Price Hits $50 On COVID-19 Vaccine Rollout

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New price portends higher cost of petrol Brent crude hit $50 a barrel yesterday, for the first time since oil prices crashed in early March, as hopes of swifter-than-thought COVID-19Read More