When the Coalition Against COVID-19 (CACOVID) a private sector-led initiative was established to assist the government in combating the Coronavirus disease in the country, the Public Health community lauded the initiative because it was a noble idea. However, according to a statement by the Executive Director of Public Health Nigeria, …
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It has been a minute since I wrote one of these — the last was in 2018 — but the state is deserving of one at this interesting time. Nigeria is a difficult place to write satires, seeing how satirical the country itself gets. But here is the disclaimer; this …
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1056 New COVID-19 Cases, 1120 Discharged And 21 Deaths On February 9 1,056 new cases of #COVID19Nigeria; Lagos-214 Osun-120 FCT-116 Plateau-88 Ebonyi-75 Kwara-73 Gombe-70 Ondo-57 Rivers-47 Akwa Ibom-38 Edo-25 Oyo-23 Kano-22 Delta-19 Katsina-18 Borno-16 Nasarawa-13 Ekiti-8 Ogun-8 Bauchi-4 Benue-1 Jigawa-1 Highlights On the 9th of February 2021, 1056 new confirmed …
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There is anxiety among envoys-designate over likely reshuffle of missions postings. This follows the nomination of immediate past Service Chiefs and the ex-Chief of Defence Staff for ambassadorial positions. President Muhammadu Buhari last week nominated Gen. Abayomi Olonisakin, Lt.-Gen. Tukur Buratai, Air Marshal Saddique Abubakar and Vice Admiral Ibok-Ete Ibas …
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BUA receives with utter shock, reports allegedly attributed to CACOVID, disowning its earlier payment through CACOVID for 1 million AstraZeneca doses for Nigeria via the AFREXIM vaccine platform . At the cacovid steering committee meeting held today February 8, 2021 (of which BUA is a member), members were informed by the CBN …
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The Nigerian government has disclosed that the country is expecting 58 million doses of COVAX and AVATT COVID-19 vaccines. Minister of Health, Osagie Ehanire, disclosed this during the Presidential Taskforce on COVID-19 committee on Monday, in Abuja. Ehanire said Nigeria will receive 16 million vaccine doses from COVAX in the …
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BUA, one of Africa’s largest conglomerates, has paid for 1 million doses of AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccines for Nigeria through the AFREXIM Vaccine programme in partnership with CACOVID. These doses of the vaccine which should be delivered by next week, will be the first delivery of Vaccines to Nigeria since the …
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643 New COVID-19 Cases, 1110 Discharged And 6 Deaths On February 8 643 new cases of #COVID19Nigeria; Oyo-88 Lagos-86 Rivers-55 Edo-54 Akwa Ibom-53 Adamawa-52 Plateau-45 Kaduna-41 FCT-34 Kwara-27 Benue-20 Kano-19 Delta-18 Nasarawa-16 Niger-15 Bayelsa-11 Borno-5 Bauchi-2 Sokoto-2 Highlights On the 8th of February 2021, 643 new confirmed cases and 6 …
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506 New COVID-19 Cases, 968 Discharged And 20 Deaths On February 7 506 new cases of #COVID19Nigeria; Ondo-90 Kwara-89 Rivers-53 Borno-45 Gombe-32 FCT-28 Imo-26 Ogun-25 Lagos-22 Kaduna-14 Kano-14 Edo-13 Osun-11 Cross River-10 Yobe-9 Ekiti-7 Kebbi-6 Nasarawa-6 Oyo-5 Jigawa-1 Highlights On the 7th of February 2021, 506 new confirmed cases and …
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1588 New COVID-19 Cases, 918 Discharged And 6 Deaths On February 6 1,588 new cases of #COVID19Nigeria; Lagos-535 Anambra-218 Oyo-155 FCT-150 Kano-124 Gombe-60 Kaduna-49 Ebonyi-48 Plateau 46 Akwa Ibom-39 Niger-37 Edo-33 Katsina-23 Rivers-18 Taraba-15 Nasarawa-14 Ogun-11 Delta-9 Ekiti-2 Jigawa-2 Highlights On the 6th of February 2021, 1588 new confirmed cases …
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