Kogi State Yet To Receive COVID-19 Vaccines

CoronavirusNewsVaccinationKogi State Yet To Receive COVID-19 Vaccines

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)March 16, 2021

The Executive Director/Chief Executive Officer of the National Primary Health Care Development Agency (NPHCDA), Dr. Faisal Shuaib on Monday confirmed that Kogi State is yet to receive COVID-19 vaccines. Shuaib disclosed this during a Press briefing of the PTF on COVID-19 in Abuja, explained that due to the ongoing repairs of the cold storage facility in Kogi State, it is yet to receive vaccines. He added that the state is now the only state yet...

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Ugwuanyi, Front liners In The Enugu State Health Sector Receives Covid19 Vaccine

CoronavirusNewsNigeriaVaccinationUgwuanyi, Front liners In The Enugu State Health Sector Receives Covid19 Vaccine

Ije Ulasi (Regional Correspondent)March 15, 2021

ENUGU — The Enugu State Governor Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi, Deputy Governor, Mrs. Cecilia Ezeilo, and the State Chief Judge, Hon. Justice Priscilla Ngozi Emehelu, on Monday, were vaccinated with Oxford AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine at the Government House, Enugu. The trios were the first stakeholders to be vaccinated in the state apart from some frontline health workers at ESUT Teaching Hospital Isolation and Treatment Centre, Enugu vaccinated on Friday. Speaking to newsmen, the Executive Secretary, Enugu State...

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Governor Fintiri Encourages People To Take COVID-19 Vaccine

CoronavirusNewsVaccinationGovernor Fintiri Encourages People To Take COVID-19 Vaccine

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)March 12, 2021

YOLA — Governor Ahmadu Umaru Fintiri of Adamawa State Thursday received the COVID-19 AstraZeneca vaccine at the vaccination centre in the State Specialist Hospital Yola. The Governor in an interview with newsmen after taking the vaccine call on the people in Adamawa to avail themselves of the vaccination as it is safe and harmless. “People should take the vaccine because it is the only way to make them safe and built their immunity against the...

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143,387 Health Workers Will Receive Covid-19 Vaccine In Borno, Yobe, Adamawa States

CoronavirusVaccination143,387 Health Workers Will Receive Covid-19 Vaccine In Borno, Yobe, Adamawa States

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)March 11, 2021

UNICEF Immunization Officer, Maiduguri office Mohammad Ibrahim has said a total of 143,387 health workers in Borno, Yobe, and Adamawa states affected by the ongoing insurgency in the region will receive the COVID-19 vaccine in the first phase of the vaccination drive. Ibrahim said health workers in the three Northeastern states were prioritized, being the most at risk following their interaction with infected persons. “Borno has the highest number of health workers, with 55,255, while...

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Adamawa State Government Receives 59,000 Doses COVID-19 Vaccine

CoronavirusNewsNigeriaVaccinationAdamawa State Government Receives 59,000 Doses COVID-19 Vaccine

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)March 11, 2021

The Adamawa state government has confirmed receipt of 59,000 doses of the AztraZeneca coronavirus vaccine from the federal government through the Presidential Task Force on COVID-19 Tuesday night. Mallam Bashir Ahmad, Secretary to the state government (SSG) while briefing newsmen in his office Wednesday evening said the vaccines have been stored at the storage facility of the Adamawa State Primary Health Care Development Agency. “The state has concluded plans to kick-off the vaccination on Monday...

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Enugu, Ebonyi And Anambra States Take Delivery of COVID-19 Vaccine

CoronavirusNewsNigeriaVaccinationEnugu, Ebonyi And Anambra States Take Delivery of COVID-19 Vaccine

Ije Ulasi (Regional Correspondent)March 11, 2021

ENUGU–  Enugu State Government alongside Ebonyi and Anambra states, on Wednesday, took delivery of the first batch of Oxford-AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine from the National Primary Health Care Development Agency, NPHCDA, at the Akanu Ibiam International Airport, Enugu. The Oxford–AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine, codenamed AZD1222 is a COVID-19 vaccine developed by Oxford University and AstraZeneca given by intramuscular injection; AZD1222 vaccine against COVID-19 has an efficacy of 63.09% against symptomatic SARS-CoV-2 infection and the recommended dosage is...

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COVID-19: NCDC Reports 346 New Infections, 6 Additional Deaths

CoronavirusNewsNigeriaCOVID-19: NCDC Reports 346 New Infections, 6 Additional Deaths

PilotnewsMarch 9, 2021

Abuja, March 10, 2021 (NAN) The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has recorded 346 new cases of Coronavirus (COVID-19), taking the total number of infected people in Nigeria to 159,252. The NCDC gave the figures on its official Twitter handle on Tuesday. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) also reports that six people died from COVID-19 related ailments in the last 24 hours, taking the death toll to 1,988 and the number of patients...

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Court Convicts 33 People for Not Wearing Face in Benin

CoronavirusHealthNewsCourt Convicts 33 People for Not Wearing Face in Benin

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)March 8, 2021

A Mobile Court in Benin has convicted 33 people for not wearing face masks, improper disposal of refuse, and displaying wares in unauthorized places. Recall that the Edo government imposed the use of face masks as a strategy to curb the spread of COVID-19. The prosecuting counsel, Mr. G. O. Odeyibo and A. Ayo, told the court that the accused, who subsequently pleaded guilty, were apprehended within the Benin metropolis. Presiding Chief Magistrate Rusberth Imafidon...

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Buhari Urges Nigerians to Take COVID-19 Vaccine

CoronavirusVaccinationBuhari Urges Nigerians to Take COVID-19 Vaccine

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)March 7, 2021

President Muhammadu Buhari says his decision to take the COVID-19 vaccine in public is “a demonstration of leadership and faith in the safety and efficacy of the vaccines”. The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control had early on Friday cleared the 3.924m doses of AstraZeneca vaccine which arrived in Nigeria on Tuesday 2nd February for usage in the country. The President stated this after he, alongside Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo, received the first...

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Unverified COVID-19 Vaccines Sold on Darknet with Crypto – Report

CoronavirusNewsNigeriaUnverified COVID-19 Vaccines Sold on Darknet with Crypto – Report

Bada Yusuf Amoo (Correspondent)March 7, 2021

Unverified COVID-19 vaccines and three major COVID-19 vaccines, Pfizer/BioNTech, AstraZeneca, and Moderna, are being sold on the darknet with crypto currency between $250 and 1,200. Kaspersky researcher revealed that advertisements by sellers for these vaccines were found in 15 different marketplaces examine on the darknet. According to the researcher, majority of the sellers came from France, Germany, the United Kingdom and the United States of America. Adding that the prices per dose range $250 and...

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