Up to one million COVID-19 vaccines are estimated to have expired in Nigeria last month without being used, Reuters reported. According to two sources who spoke to Reuters, it was one of the biggest single losses of doses that shows…
My husband caught Covid-19 Delta variant and my eyes saw pepper!
My husband nearly died last week, all because he was a Covidiot who joined naysayers in saying that Covid-19 vaccine is not necessary! When the government announced in April or was it March that people should go for their jabs…
AstraZeneca: Is it fear or ignorance for Nigerians? – Peju Akande
It’s okay to fear the unknown. The world before now had never seen coronavirus before; yes, there’s the spanish flu, similar to coronavirus but it isn’t the same. So, expectedly, we should be anxious about a hurriedly created vaccine. We…
This is what happened after I took my Covid-19 vaccine – Peju Akande
When news reports indicated that the country was getting the AstraZeneca brand of Covid-19 vaccine, I began to read up on every piece of information I could find on the net. When people began to go for their shots and…
COVID-19: Nigeria vaccinates 215,277
Nigeria has so far vaccinated a total of 215,277 people in 30 states of the federation, including the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Abuja. Lagos State is leading other states in the number of persons vaccinated with 58, 461, followed by…
NAFDAC warns Nigerians against fake AstraZeneca vaccination
The Nigerian public should ensure that the COVID-19 AstraZeneca vaccine being administered on them has the original label, the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control said on Sunday. NAFDAC in a statement by its Director-General, Prof. Mojisola…
*2 men, 1 woman in court for allegedly fighting in public (Vanguard)*EFCC arrests 25 suspected Internet fraudsters in Lagos (Punch)
2 men, 1 woman in court for allegedly fighting in public (Vanguard) The police on Tuesday arraigned two men and a woman in a Chief Magistrates’ Court in Gwagwalada, FCT, for allegedly fighting in public. The police charged Hamisu Mohammed,28,…
Nigeria receives first batch of COVID-19 vaccines
Nigeria has taken delivery of the 3.92 million doses of AstraZeneca vaccine, making it the third West African country to take delivery under the COVAX scheme, after Ghana and Ivory Coast. “I AM HERE, NIGERIA,” National Primary Health Care Development…
Nigeria’s COVID-19 cases rise by 938 to 143,516
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) reported 938 new infections of COVID-19 Thursday. In a Twitter update via its verified handle, the government agency said there are now 143,516 confirmed cases of the disease caused by the novel coronavirus…
*Sanwo-Olu slashes LASU tuition fees (Vanguard)*More pains for Lagosians as 3rd Mainland Bridge closes today (Guardian)
Sanwo-Olu slashes LASU tuition fees (Vanguard) Lagos State Governor, Mr Babajide Sanwo-Olu has approved a reduction in the tuition fee for students of Lagos State University (LASU), Ojo. Special Adviser to the Governor on Education, Mr. Tokunbo Wahab, disclosed this…