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Nigeria won’t take expired vaccines again — NAFDAC
Prof. Mojisola Adeyeye, Director-General of National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC), says the agency is working with international partners to ensure Nigeria gets vaccines with long expiration date.
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Kaduna earmarks N6bn to upgrade, equip General Hospitals in 2022
The Kaduna State Government has earmarked N6 billion for the upgrading and equipping of General Hospitals across the state in 2022.
This is contained in the 2022 budget of N278.6 billion signed into law by Gov. Nasir El-Rufai on Dec. 22,…
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Stop patronising herbal concoctions from hawkers, NAFDAC warns
The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has again warned Nigerians against patronising hawkers of herbal concoctions because the medicines lacked storage standards.
The Director-General of NAFDAC, Prof.…
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COVID-19 kills 21 persons on Christmas day in Nigeria-NCDC
COVID-19 has killed 21 Nigerians on Christmas Day , December, 25 as the death toll surpassed 3,000, according to the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control.
NCDC made this known in its daily update released early Sunday.
Data from NCDC…
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Resident Doctors reject new hazard allowance announced by FG
The National Association of Resident Doctors has disagreed with the new rate of hazard allowance for medical doctors and health workers in the country announced by the federal government.
It was gathered that while the government…
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Nigeria now in fourth wave of COVID-19 – NCDC
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control on Monday said the country was now experiencing a fourth COVID-19 wave.
This was contained in a statement signed by Director-General, Dr. Ifedayo Adetifa.
“Nigeria has recorded a 500% increase in…
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Lack of public trust major challenge in COVID-19 vaccination – Sultan
The Sultan of Sokoto, Alhaji Sa’ad Abubakar III, on Thursday said that lack of public trust remained a major challenge to the effective COVID-19 vaccination exercise in the country.
Abubakar stated this at the 2021 4th quarter review…
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WHO gives appointment to another Nigerian Medical expert
The World Health Organisation (WHO) has appointed a Nigerian, Dr. Ayoade Alakija, as the global health agency’s Special Envoy for the Access to COVID-19 Tools Accelerator.
WHO Director-General, Dr Tedros Ghebreyesus, announced the…
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COVID-19: China plans vaccine production in Nigeria – Envoy
Ambassador of the People’s Republic of China to Nigeria, Mr Cui Jianchun, says plans are underway to lead Nigeria in producing the Chinese COVID-19 vaccines in the country soon.
Cui disclosed this on Tuesday, in Abuja at roundtable…
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JUST IN: {Omicron} UK set to lift travel ban
The United Kingdom is set to reduce travel restrictions and scrap the infamous red list which came back into use after the outbreak of the Omicron variant of the COVID-19 virus.
A UK newspaper, Daily Mail, reports that the Transport…
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