The Federal Government said yesterday that the administration of booster dose to persons fully vaccinated with either two doses of AstraZeneca, Moderna or Pfizer Bio-N-Tech or a single dose of Johnson & Johnson vaccine will begin today. The government described…
*FIRS boss: Only 41 million people pay tax in Nigeria (Vanguard)*Tiwa Savage reveals sex tape blackmail (BBC)
FIRS boss: Only 41 million people pay tax in Nigeria (Vanguard) Muhammad Nami, the Chairman of the Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS), has said that only 41 million pay taxes in Nigeria out of the over 200 million population in…
Full text of President Muhammadu Buhari’s address on the occasion of Nigeria’s 61st Independence Anniversary, Friday 1st October 2021
Citizens of Nigeria. It is with full gratitude to God that today, we celebrate Nigeria’s sixty first Independence Anniversary. 2. For 1st of October 1960 to happen, all hands were on deck. East, West, North all came together…
COVID-19 vaccine: 8,439 mild adverse events recorded in Nigeria – NPHCDA
The National Primary Health Care Development Agency (NPHCDA) said a total of 8,439 mild adverse events following immunisation (AEFI) had been reported since vaccination began in March. Dr Faisal Shuaib, the executive director and CEO, NPHCDA, said this at a…
Lagos, Ogun lead as 964,387 people get COVID-19 vaccine
Nigeria has so far vaccinated 964,387 people in 36 states of the federation and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Abuja, against COVID-19, with Lagos State topping the chart with 164,434 people vaccinated. Ogun State, which has so far vaccinated 52,462…
PTF engages EFCC, ICPC to ensure vaccine transparency
The National Economic Council (NEC), on Thursday, heard that the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) and the Independent Corrupt Practices and other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) have been drafted into the effort to ensure COVID-19 vaccine accountability and safekeeping…
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…