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COVID-19: $1.5m clinical trial, vaccine choice delay supplementary budget

Ayomide Oyewole 04/06/2021

THE Minister of Health, Dr Osagie Ehanire, on Thursday, said the supplementary budget for the procurement of COVID-19 vaccines was being delayed due to several factors, including the choice of vaccine to settle for and the cost, among others. Ehanire disclosed this while speaking at the Presidential Ministerial press briefing organised by the Presidential Communications […]Read More

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WHO Approves China’s Sinovac Covid-19 Vaccine For Emergency Use

Ayomide Oyewole 02/06/2021

The World Health Organization (WHO) has approved China’s Sinovac Covid vaccine for emergency use. The WHO said it prevented symptomatic disease in 51% of those vaccinated and prevented severe symptoms and hospitalisation in 100% of samples. Some evidence and data gaps are still lacking though, according to WHO experts. It is the second Chinese vaccine […]Read More

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IPOB Threat: Ohanaeze Ndigbo Asks Sanwo-Olu To Ignore Rumoured Attacks

Ayomide Oyewole 14/05/2021

Says It’s Ploy to Distract LASG, Sanwo-Olu Ndigbo Are Not Agents of Destruction We’ll Continue on The Path of Progress, Security – Sanwo-Olu The Ohanaeze Ndigbo has advised Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu to ignore the rumour that members of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) are plotting to attack Lagos, noting that it is a ploy to […]Read More

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FG Shuts Bars, Night Clubs, Recreational Centres Indefinitely.

Ayomide Oyewole 11/05/2021

The Federal Government has shut down bars, night clubs and recreational centres in a bid to curb the spread of coronavirus in the country. The government also reintroduced COVID-19 restrictions across all 36 states and the Federal Capital Territory. The Head of Technical Secretariat of the Presidential Steering Committee on COVID-19, Dr Mukhtar Mohammed, said […]Read More

Buhari Mourns Victims of Insecurity, Condemns Nationwide Bloodletting

Ayomide Oyewole 10/05/2021

President Muhammadu Buhari yesterday bemoaned the killings in the country that have worsened the nation’s security challenges. The president, in a statement by his spokesman, Mallam Garba Shehu, condoled with the relatives of those who lost their lives in what he called madness going on nationwide. The killings continued at the weekend as bandits […]Read More

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Press Statement On Covid-19 Third Wave Prevention Protocols.

Ayomide Oyewole 04/05/2021

HIGHLIGHTS Lagos To Enforce Isolation and Testing Guidelines For Travelers To Closely Monitor Positive Cases to Detect Variants LAGOS State is set to take steps to prevent another wave of COVID-19, following the flattening of the second wave. We are seeing a significant dip in the number of positive cases and deaths – […]Read More

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Uncertainty As Stiffer Foreign Travel Protocols Begin Today

Tolani Giwa 03/05/2021

Stakeholders query travel ban from India, Brazil, Turkey over COVID-19 spike • Airlines face $3,500 fine per defaulting passenger • Decision hasty, not based on data, says Tomori • Experts rally govt to rapid testings at Lagos, Abuja airports Chaotic scenes are expected at the check-in counters of Nigeria-bound airlines as a new set of […]Read More

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CDC unveils new mask guidance for fully vaccinated Americans

Ayomide Oyewole 28/04/2021

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) unveiled updated guidelines on Tuesday detailing activities that vaccinated people can safely resume, including attending small outdoor gatherings without the need to wear a mask. The new “interim public health recommendations” detail a variety of situations in which individuals who have been fully vaccinated against COVID-19 can forgo […]Read More

Netflix shares tumble as subscriber growth cools

Ayomide Oyewole 26/04/2021

Netflix shares plunged Tuesday after the leading streaming service reported cooling growth in paid subscriptions that had caught fire during the pandemic. While revenue jumped 24 percent in the first quarter of this year when compared to the same period in 2020, paid memberships grew less than expected to 208 million, Netflix said in its […]Read More

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319, 755 Nigerians Benefit From N50,000 MSMe Grant.

Ayomide Oyewole 26/04/2021

The Federal Government will this week commence the payment of N50,000 to each of the other beneficiaries of its Economic Sustainability Plan (ESP)Survival Fund under which 500,000 Nigerians are to benefit. This is in furtherance of the President Muhammadu Buhari administration’s support for small businesses during the COVID-19 pandemic under its ESP Survival Fund’s Payroll […]Read More