…Gov Diri Unfolds New Policies Bayelsa State government has said it would give priority to the health sector as part of the initiative to improve the overall well-being of citizens of the state. Governor Douye Diri stated this on Monday ...
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Feed SubscriptionCOVID-19 Vaccine: 8,439 Adverse Reactions Recorded in Nigeria – NPHCDC
The National Primary Health Care Development Agency (NPHCDA) said a total of 8,439 mild adverse events following immunisation (AEFI) had been reported since vaccination began in March. Dr. Faisal Shuaib, the executive director and CEO, NPHCDA, said this at a ...
Read More »Technology Transfer: Governor Umahi’s Example
Technology transfer, also called transfer of technology, is the process of transferring technology from the person or organization that owns or holds it to another person or organization. Often, it occurs by concerted effort to share skills, knowledge, technologies, manufacturing methods, ...
Read More »Kwara Govt Funds Free Eye Surgeries for 450 Patients
…Beneficiaries Hail AbdulRazaq’s Pro-Poor programmes At least 450 patients have benefitted from the Kwara State Government’s free cataract surgeries, top government official disclosed, saying the beneficiaries cut across the three senatorial districts of the state. “On the approval and sponsorship ...
Read More »Afe Babalola University to Begin Production of COVID-19 Drugs, Vaccines
Founder of Afe Babalola University Ado-Ekiti (ABUAD), Aare Afe Babalola (SAN), has claimed the university has the manpower to bring about drugs and vaccines that would help in drastically curtailing the ravaging pandemic in the country. He called on the ...
Read More »Vaccine Side Effect Fear: Eight Countries Suspend Rollout – FG
The Federal Government on Thursday said Nigeria would continue to administer the AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine despite its suspension by eight European countries over the fear of its possible deadly side effects. The Minister of State for Health, Dr Olorunnimbe Mamora, ...
Read More »16 States Take Delivery Of 1.8m Doses Of COVID-19 Vaccine
16 out of the 36 states of the federation yesterday received a total of 1,871,050 doses of the Oxford-AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine from the federal government. LEADERSHIP findings showed that the states got doses of the vaccine as follows: Benue State ...
Read More »Buhari Approves Paternity Leave for Federal Staff
The Federal Government has approved paternity and compassionate leave, among others, for the staff of the National Information Technology Development Agency. This was disclosed by the Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Dr Isa Pantami, at the unveiling and presentation ...
Read More »Why I Have not Taken AstraZeneca COVID-19 Vaccine – Sanwo-Olu
Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu on Thursday explained why he has not yet taken the Oxford-AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine. Many governors have taken the vaccine but Sanwo-Olu is yet to take it even when the state took delivery of the vaccines ...
Read More »COVID-19: PTF Members, Journalists Receive Vaccines
Members of the Presidential Task Force (PTF) on COVID-19 yesterday received jabs of the Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccines during its weekly National briefing in Abuja. Also, a team of journalists covering the PTF briefing was given the COVID-19 vaccines. Members of the ...
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