Single dose J&J COVID-19 vaccine costs Nigeria $7.50 per dose – Afreximbank
Aug. 13, 2021 The African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank), which facilitated the procurement of the Johnson & Johnson (J&J), Janssen Pharmaceuticals’ vaccine, says the vaccine costs Nigeria $7.50 as against $10…
COVID-19: NPHCDA, others inspect first AU shipment of 177,600 J&J vaccines
Aug. 12, 2021 The National Primary Health Care Development Agency (NPHCDA) and other partners have inspected the first shipment of 177,600 Johnson and Johnson single-shot vaccines from the African Union…
Birth registration: Nigeria accounts for 11% of unregistered children in West Africa – UNICEF
Aug. 11, 2021 The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF), says Nigeria alone accounts for 11 per cent of unregistered children in West Africa, while only 50 per cent of children…
COVID-19: NPHCDA inspects 4m Moderna vaccines donated by U.S. govt, says vaccine awaits efficacy test evaluation by NAFDAC
Aug. 2, 2021 The National Primary Health Care Development Agency (NPHCDA) on Monday inspected the four million and eighty (4,000,080) Moderna vaccines doses donated by the U.S. of America, to…
Nigeria Takes Delivery Of Over 4m Moderna Vaccine Doses
August 2, 2021 The Federal Government on Monday took delivery of another tranche of COVID-19 vaccine doses. The latest tranche, over four million doses of the Moderna vaccine, was donated…
FG, UNICEF to inaugurate programme to empower 20m Nigerian youths by 2030
July 24, 2021 The Federal Government of Nigeria is set to partner with the United Nations Children Fund (UNICEF) to empower 20 million Nigerian youths by 2030. The initiative tagged:…
Cholera outbreak: 30 killed, over 2000 hospitalised in 2 months in Jigawa Â
July 19, 2021 Cholera outbreak in Jigawa has killed at least 30 people with more than 2,000 hospitalised in the past two months in the state. Dr Salisu Mu’azu, Permanent…
Illegal migration: Over 42,000 Sub saharan Africans made move for Europe in 2021, 761 died in attempts – IOM
July 11, 2021 The International Organisation for Migration (IOM) said over 42,761 people from sub-Saharan Africa made move to cross to Europe through the central Mediterranean route. Mr Frantz Celestine,…
IOM says 17,053 babies born in 18 Borno IDPs camps since 2019, celebrates 20 years in Nigeria
July 11, 2021 The International Organisation for Migration (IOM) has said that 17,053 babies were borne by Internally Displaced Persons in 18 locations in Borno state alone. The UN agency…
We’re deeply concerned over abduction of children, attacks in Nigeria, Africa – UNICEF
July 8, 2021 The UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) Executive Director, Henrietta Fore, has expressed alarm at the spate of attacks against children and their abductions, including students, in Nigeria and…