ABUJA — The Federal Government, on Monday, said that fully vaccinated inbound travelers would no longer be required to take the pre-departure PCR Covid-19 test. The FG said they would, however, be subjected to rapid antigen test at the airport by the NCDC within the arrival hall of the airport free of charge. The decision was coming after the complaints by many travellers over the cost placed on the PCR test. The Secretary to the...

ABUJA — The Federal Government has announced that it will begin the administration of booster doses of COVID-19 vaccines today, Friday, December 10. The Executive Director of the National Primary Healthcare Development Agency, Faisal Shuaib, stated this on Thursday in Abuja as the Africa Centre for Disease Control, an agency of the African Union, kicked against the introduction of booster doses in African countries. Nigeria had on March 5, 2021 commenced COVID-19 vaccination with a total...

ABUJA — Boss Mustapha, secretary to the government of the federation (SGF), has disclosed that available vaccines in Nigeria can cover over 70 percent of the country’s population before the end of 2022. Mastapha affirmed that it is better and safer to be vaccinated against the virus, noting that e noted that the vaccines are safe for use. He said this at the national COVID-19 summit in Abuja tagged ‘Pushing Through the Last Mile to...