U.K. government advisers have recommended against giving the fourth dose of COVID-19 vaccine to nursing home residents and people over 80 because data shows that… Read More »UK Government Advisers Recommend Against 4th Vaccine Dose
President Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday in Abuja received his third booster dose of the COVID-19 vaccine in the Presidential Villa. The News Agency of Nigeria… Read More »COVID-19: Buhari receives Pfizer booster jab
The Air Force has discharged 27 people for refusing to get the COVID-19 vaccine, making them what officials believe are the first service members to… Read More »Air Force Discharges 27 for Refusal to Get Covid Vaccine
The Ogun State Chairman Teaching Service Commission, Evangelist Olalekan Ifede has enjoined all school administrators to embrace the ongoing mandatory vaccine, to pave way for… Read More »Ogun Advises School Administrators To Embrace Covid-19 Vaccine
COVID-19 Vaccine is free in all public and private health facilities across Ogun State, the State Commissioner for Health, Dr Tomi Coker has declared. Dr.… Read More »Covid-19 Vaccine Is Free In All Health Facilities – Says Ogun Govt.
The Ogun State Government has again assured residents that the COVID-19 vaccine is safe and does not in any way impact negatively on fertility in… Read More »Covid-19: Ogun Commissioner Assures Of Vaccine Safety On Fertility
As part of efforts to ensure that the State meets its 40 percent target during the Mass Vaccination Campaign before the end of year, the… Read More »Covid-19: Ogun Enjoins Students To Embrace Vaccine
The Food and Drug Administration on Friday paved the way for children ages 5 to 11 to get Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine. The FDA cleared kid-size… Read More »US Spy Agencies Say Origins of Covid-19 May Never be Known
The Lagos State Government has said all residents of the state may be required to take extra shots of the COVID-19 vaccine. The state Commissioner… Read More »Lagosians May Need To Take Third Covid-19 Vaccine Jab – Lagos Govt
The World Bank has approved a $400million credit to Nigeria, a statement on Friday announced. The additional financing from the International Development Association (IDA) will… Read More »World Bank approves $400m credit for Nigeria
Shares of German biotechnology company BioNTech SE (BNTX) are trading 5 per cent lower on Tuesday. According to reports, the Israeli health ministry said that… Read More »BioNTech down 5% on news COVID-19 vaccine less effective
U.S. President Joe Biden, on Monday announced plans to allocate 55 million doses of COVID-19 vaccines to the world, nothing that 10 million doses would… Read More »COVID-19 vaccine: U.S. shares 55m doses globally, Africa gets 10m
The Federal Executive Council (FEC) has approved a draft supplementary budget of N895 billion for the year 2021. Minister of Finance, Dr Zainab Ahmed, revealed… Read More »FEC approves N895bn draft supplementary 2021 budget
Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Malam Muhammad Bello, has said his administration had used 98 per cent of the COVID-19 vaccines allocated to… Read More »We’ve used 98% of COVID-19 vaccine in FCT- Minister
The US Food and Drug Administration is expected to authorize Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine for youngsters ages 12 to 15 by next week, according to a… Read More »US: FDA Expected To OK Pfizer Vaccine For Teens Within Week
The Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) and its allies yesterday resolved to stick to plans for a phased easing of oil production restrictions from… Read More »OPEC Leaves Production Plan Unchanged, Cancels Ministers’ Meeting
The European Commission has started legal action against British-Swedish pharmaceutical giant AstraZeneca due to breaches of its COVID-19 vaccine supply contract. The EU executive branch… Read More »EU Commission Takes AstraZeneca To Court For Vaccine Contract Breach
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… Read More »Facebook Launches COVID-19 Vaccine Awareness In Nigeria