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FG To Spend N10.6bn For Transportation Of Covid-19 Vaccine To States
1 month ago Dammylink 0
The Federal Government, through the National Primary Health Care Development Agency, has budgeted the sum of N10.6bn to transport COVID-19 vaccine to the 36 states and the 774 local government areas as well as the Federal Capital Territory and the six area councils. Also, about N1.4bn was set aside for the procurement of Personal Protective Read More
BREAKING: Dr Ngong Becomes First Nigerian To Be Vaccinated With COVID-19 Vaccine
1 month ago Dammylink 0
A health worker at the National Hospital, Abuja, Dr Cyprian Ngong, has became the first Nigerian to receive a dose of the COVID-19 vaccine procured by the Federal Government. Dr Ngong was among the first four officials at the hospital to receive the vaccine, which was announced by the Presidential Task Force on COVID-19. Details Read More
BREAKING: Buhari, Osinbajo To Receive COVID-19 Vaccines Publicly On Saturday
1 month ago Dammylink 0
President Muhammadu Buhari and Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo will receive the COVID-19 vaccine publicly on Saturday. Faisal Shuaib, executive director of the National Primary Health Care Development Agency (NPHCDA), disclosed this at a media briefing at the state house on Thursday. He said the number one and two citizens will receive the Oxford/AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine after Read More
International Travellers Buying Fake COVID-19 Result Certificates In Lagos – Health Commissioner
3 months ago Dammylink 0
Lagos State Commissioner for Health, Prof. Akin Abayomi, has decried the sale of fake COVID-19 result certificates to international travellers in the state. At a briefing in Lagos on Monday, Abayomi said such peddlers of fake COVID-19 result certificates would be prosecuted when arrested. He said, “Positivity for inbound travellers is on the rise as Read More
Covid-19: UK Owes Frontline Workers Debt Of Gratitude – Queen Elizabeth
4 months ago Dammylink 0
Britain’s Queen Elizabeth has commended frontline workers for their efforts during the pandemic, expressing during her annual Christmas television broadcast how “moved” she was by the “quiet, indomitable spirit” shown by people over the last year. “Every year we herald the coming of Christmas by turning on the lights,” the Queen said, noting that this Read More
Covid-19: NCDC Records 1133 New Cases
4 months ago Dammylink 0
Nigeria Center for Disease Control on Wednesday recorded 1,133 fresh COVID-19 cases in the country. NCDC disclosed this on her Twitter handle, said the new COVID-19 cases were recorded in 17 states of the federation and Abuja. The breakdown of the figure on a state-by-state basis revealed that: Lagos (397), FCT (357), Kaduna (81), Plateau Read More
New Covid-19 Strain Likely More Transmissible and May Impact Children More Than Other Very, Says UK Scientists
4 months ago Dammylink 0
Scientists from the UK’s New and Emerging Respiratory Virus Threats Advisory Group (NERVTAG) say they are now “highly confident” the new variant of coronavirus is more infectious than others, with a “hint” that it could be more transmissible in children. According to NERVTAG, the new variant — which is believed to have originated in southeast Read More
Stop Seeking Overseas Medical Treatments – Ekiti First Lady, Bisi Fayemi Tells Nigerians
4 months ago Dammylink 0
The First Lady of Ekiti State, Erelu Bisi Fayemi, has called on rich Nigerians to stop seeking medical treatments abroad, saying the multi-system Afe Babalola University Teaching Hospital (ABUTH) can rival any hospital globally. Mrs Fayemi added that ABUTH was well equipped with personnel and instruments with indisputable capacity to offer quality healthcare delivery that Read More