The COVID-19 strain, which is currently ravaging India, has been found in Nigeria, The PUNCH has learnt. The strain was detected by the African Centre of Excellence for...
The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) on Monday authorized the use of the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine for children aged 12 to 15 years old. “This...
The Minister of Health, Dr Osagie Ehanire, has said that local production of COVID-19 vaccines cannot start now in Nigeria. Ehanire made this known in Abuja,...
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control has announced 49 more cases of COVID-19 in Lagos, Enugu, Oyo and the Federal Capital Territory Abuja. The development brings...
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has announced 37 new cases of COVID-19, bringing the total number of infections in the country to 165,419. The...
The Bauchi State Government, on Saturday, identified two local government areas of the state, Bauchi and Toro, as the epicentres of Avian Influenza, also known as...
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The Nigeria Center for Disease Control (NCDC), recorded 39 new COVID-19 infections and zero death in the past 24 hours in the country. It said the...
The federal government is committed to procuring 29.588 million doses of the Johnson & Johnson vaccine through the AVAT initiative, coordinated by Afreximbank, the Minister of...
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) says it registered 34 new cases of COVID-19 in three states of the federation and the Federal Capital Territory...
An Islamic cleric, Sheik Ahmad Gumi, on Tuesday urged the government not to take the threat by the kidnappers of students of Greenfield University, Kaduna lightly....
Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has recorded 18 new coronavirus infections, with zero COVID-19 related death in four states and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT)...
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has discharged additional 252 people after testing negative to the COVID-19 virus following treatment in the country. The NCDC...
The Association of Resident Doctors (ARD), University College Hospital (UCH) Ibadan, has embarked on an indefinite strike over unpaid salary. Dr Temitope Hussein revealed this to...
The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) said it has approved the use of the Pfizer-BioTech COVID-19 vaccine for use in Nigeria....
President Muhammadu Buhari has commended the resilience of Nigerian medical doctors despite the country’s fragile healthcare system, noting that the doctors have continued to rise up...
The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control has approved Pfizer-BionTech COVID-19 vaccines for emergency use in Nigeria. The approval was announced on Friday...
British pharmaceuticals giant AstraZeneca reported on Friday $275 million (227 million euros) in sales from its Covid vaccine in the first three months of the year....
The wife of Governor Willie Obiano of Anambra, Ebelechukwu Obiano, has called for mandatory genotype tests for all intending couples. Mrs Obiano, who is also the...
A total of 1,175,285 eligible Nigerians have so far received the first dose of the COVID19 vaccine. From the statistics released yesterday by the National Primary...
The European Union said Monday it has launched legal action against pharmaceutical giant AstraZeneca over coronavirus vaccine delivery shortfalls that hampered efforts to kickstart inoculations across...
A physician, Dr. Olukunle Teemi has charged Nigerians to be watchful of their lifestyle and what they eat as such may contribute to gradual killing of...
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control, NCDC, on Monday night, confirmed 37 fresh cases of COVID-19 in six states. This brings the total number of recorded...
The Federal Government has again warned Nigerians against patronising fake COVID-19 vaccines said to be in circulation in the country. Minister of Health, Dr Osagie Ehanire,...
A 31-year-old volunteer worker, Goselle Manya, is lying critically ill in hospital after receiving the AstraZeneca vaccine for the prevention of COVID-19 in Nasarawa state. Manya,...
Nigeria has recorded 45 new COVID-19 cases with no deaths reported in the last 24 hours. In its latest update released on Friday night by the...
Minister of State, Ministry of Budget and National Planning Prince Clem Agba, on Thursday gave a breakdown of the COVID-19 expenditure in the country. Agba revealed...
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control, NCDC, has confirmed 100 new cases of COVID-19 in 8 states and the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja. This brings the...
The Lagos State government has closed all COVID-19 vaccination centers across the state, despite the fact that the first phase of the COVID-19 vaccination campaign was...
The total active cases of coronavirus, COVID-19 being managed across the country has risen to 7,986. This is following the confirmation of 65 fresh cases by...
A policeman was reportedly being treated for blood clots on Wednesday in the Australian state of Queensland after receiving the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine on Sunday. Deputy...
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control, NCDC, has confirmed 120 new cases of coronavirus, COVID-19 in seven states and the Federal Capital Territory, FCT Abuja. NCDC...
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control, NCDC, has confirmed 70 new cases of coronavirus (COVID-19) in five states. The development brings the total number of active...
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control has recorded 26 new cases of COVID-19, bringing the total number of infections in the country to 164,233. The NCDC...
Bishop David Oyedepo has shared his thoughts about the COVID-19 vaccination which is currently ongoing in the country. The Founder of the Living Faith Church Worldwide (aka...
his is Ayah (born on January 15, 2020), a bubbly little princess who likes to smile a lot. Ayah has a rare genetic and degenerative disorder called SMA (Spinal Muscular...
The Nigerian Government has said a total of 8,439 cases of mild, adverse effects have occurred over the application of the AstraZeneca vaccine in the country....
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