PSC affirms 1.17m persons receive AstraZeneca vaccine
The Presidential Steering Committee on COVID-19 said 1,173,869 or 58.3 persons have been vaccinated with the first dose of AstraZeneca vaccine in the current phase....
Facebook launches COVID-19 vaccine awareness in Nigeria
Facebook says it has launched a new social media drive that allows people to add frames and graphics to indicate they had taken the COVID-19...
Academy collaborates Vitafoam on Covid-19 vaccination
The foremost independent scientific body, the Nigerian Academy of Science (NAS) has called on Nigerians to take Covid-19 vaccines and disregard negative information about the...
BUA cement donates N10m worth of drugs to 7 PHCs in Sokoto
BUA Cement Company has donated drugs and other hospital consumables worth N10 million to seven Primary Healthcare Centres (PHCs) in Wamakko Local Government Area of...
USAID launches $3 million grants to support food security challenge in Nigeria
The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) in Nigeria has launched a COVID-19 Food Security Challenge to provide $3 million in grant funding and...
IMF warns on rising debt in COVID-hit Middle East, Central Asia
Thirty countries in the regions saw an economic rebound, but outlook remains uncertain because of the pandemic. The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has said countries...
COVID-19: NCDC confirms 84 new infections from 13 State
The Nigeria Center for Disease Control (NCDC) has confirmed 84 new cases of COVID-19, bringing the total number of infections in the country to 163,736....
Prince Philip’s death, end of an era, says Buhari
President Muhammadu Buhari on Friday extended his condolences to Queen Elizabeth II over the death of her husband, Prince Philip saying his death marked the...
Resident Doctors maintains onslaught, vows to continue strike action
The Nigeria Association of Resident Doctors (NARD), has vowed to continue its ongoing strike until the federal and state governments concede to its demands. NARD...
CHSR mourns Odumakin, Chukwuma
The Centre for Human and Socio-Economic Rights (CHSR), on Monday, said that death dealt a big blow on the human rights community with the demise...