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COVID-19: AHBN charges CSOs to track World Bank’s $114.28m grant

Ihesiulo Grace 24 September 2021 0

By Doosuur Iwambe, Abuja Africa Health Budget Network (AHBN), a regional group that uses budget advocacy to influence adequate health spending, improved transparency and accountability is calling for transparent disbursement and utilisation of the US$114.28 million World Bank COVID-19 credit

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Setback for economy as FG records N2.3trn budget deficit in Q1

Ihesiulo Grace 23 September 2021 0

As the economy is gradually recovering from the huge impact of the Covid-19 pandemic, there seems to be a major setback as the Federal Government recorded a budget deficit of about N2. 293 trillion in the first quarter of 2021. This is contained in the First Quarter (Q1) Budget Implementation Report (BIR) by the Minister […]

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20% of Nigeria’s full-time workers lost jobs in 2020 – NBS

Ihesiulo Grace 22 September 2021 0

The National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) says that 20 percent of the full-time workforce in Nigeria lost their jobs due to the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020. The NBS disclosed this in a study jointly conducted with the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and released on Tuesday. The report, which centred on the impact of COVID-19 […]

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We’ll apply basic law on nigerians rejecting CoViD-19 vaccine – FG

Ihesiulo Grace 1 September 2021 0

By Doosuur Iwambe, Abuja The federal government disclosed on Tuesday that it would soon commence the application of basic rule of law on Nigerians refusing to take the COVID-19 vaccine. The Executive Director, National Primary Health Care Development Agency, (NPHCDA), Dr Faisal Shuaib who made this disclosure on Tuesday said, this has become necessary hence […]

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There’s no way out for politicizing origin tracing of COVID-19

Ihesiulo Grace 30 August 2021 0

COVID-19 cases are rapidly resurging in multiple countries, but U.S. politicians are still not “in the mood” for pandemic control. On the contrary, they keep telling lies and ducking responsibilities to undermine global anti-pandemic cooperation. In an attempt to pass the buck to and stigmatize China, the U.S. intelligence community recently issued a so-called

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Ogun receives another batch of COVID-19 vaccines

Ihesiulo Grace 21 August 2021 0

Ogun Government says it has taken delivery of 187,426 doses of Moderna COVID-19 vaccines, as it intensifies efforts to combat the third wave of the pandemic. The Commissioner for Health, Dr Tomi Coker, in a statement on Saturday, said the vaccines arrived the state capital, Abeokuta, late on Thursday night. She explained that with the […]

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COVID-19 may have existed in U.S. before being officially reported

Ihesiulo Grace 18 August 2021 0

According to official data released by the U.S., the first case of COVID-19 infection in the country was reported on January 21, 2020, and the first death on February 29, 2020. However, studies found some public health incidents occurring in the country since the second half of 2019 highly suspicious. They believe that the novel […]

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FG commences second phase of COVID-19 vaccination

Ihesiulo Grace 17 August 2021 0

*Says, it will focus on those living in hard-to-reach areas By Doosuur Iwambe, Abuja The Federal Government has officially flagged off the second phase of the COVID-19 vaccination exercise across the country. Speaking during the flag ceremony in Abuja on Monday, Executive Director the National Primary Health Care Development Agency (NPHCDA) Dr. Faisal Shuaib noted […]

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COVID-19 exposes grim reality of ‘putting money above everything else’ in U.S

Ihesiulo Grace 17 August 2021 0

When faced with major public health emergency like the COVID-19 pandemic, governments must try their best to treat patients, save lives and cut all channels for the transmission of the virus. However, in the U.S., which often boasts of being a “beacon of democracy” and “shining example of human rights”, response to the pandemic has […]

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Failure to control COVID-19 unavoidable for “Divided States of America”

Ihesiulo Grace 15 August 2021 0

The COVID-19 pandemic is just deteriorating in the U.S. again, leading to a sharp rise in infection numbers in the country. Even so, the Republicans and Democrats are still debating over whether mask mandates are necessary, and recriminations between the federal and local governments on pandemic control even became a hotspot issue for the public. […]

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WHO ranks Nigeria 4th best in COVID-19 response

Ihesiulo Grace 14 August 2021 0

By Chukwuemeke Iwelunmo The World Health Organisation (WHO) has ranked Nigeria’s COVID-19 response as the fourth-best in the world. WHO Country Representative, Dr Walter Mulombo, spoke at an event on the arrival of the first consignment of 177,600 doses of the Johnson and Johnson (J&J) COVID-19 vaccine in Abuja. Recall that about 1,173,132 doses of […]

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Covid-19: FG Receives 177,600 Doses Of J&J Vaccine

Ihesiulo Grace 12 August 2021 0

The federal government received 177,600 doses of the Johnson & Johnson vaccination on Thursday. With the help of Afrexim Bank, the African Vaccine Acquisition Trust (AVAT) was able to obtain the single-shot J&J vaccine. The vaccines were partly made in Africa, according to the Africa Centre for Disease Control. The vaccines will be distributed in […]

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Lai Mohammed fault NYSC for COVID-19 surge in camps

Ihesiulo Grace 11 August 2021 0

The National Youth Service Corps has been accused of breaching COVID-19 safety rules, resulting in an increase in coronavirus cases in NYSC camps across the country, according to Information Minister Lai Mohammed. Mr Mohammed further alleged that the federal government had boosted COVID-19 testing, which resulted in more positive cases being reported. “Two things are […]

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Nigeria not a testing ground for Moderna vaccine – FG

Ihesiulo Grace 11 August 2021 0

The Federal Government says a media report raising doubt on the propriety of using the four million doses of Moderna COVID-19 vaccines donated by the U.S. is “fake, baseless and irresponsible’’ The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed said this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Wednesday in […]

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U.S. can’t cure its underlying diseases by shifting blame

Ihesiulo Grace 11 August 2021 0

The COVID-19 situation in the U.S. is entering a new stage of upsurge, with core indicators, including daily numbers of new confirmed cases, hospitalizations, and deaths rebounding sharply, and the daily average tally of new confirmed cases during the past week exceeding 100,000. Shockingly, the country’s politicians are still busy stigmatizing acts of other countries […]

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COVID-19: FG announces new date for phase 2 vaccination

Ihesiulo Grace 10 August 2021 0

By Doosuur Iwambe The Federal Government on Monday announced a new date to resume the administration of the second batch of COVID-19 Moderna vaccines doses donated by the by the United States last week. The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, who made the announcement when he appeared on a national television programmed, […]

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FG Postpones COVID-19 Vaccination

Ihesiulo Grace 10 August 2021 0

The second phase of the nationwide vaccination program has been postponed by the federal government. After the United States provided almost four million doses of the Moderna vaccine, the second phase was set to begin on Tuesday. However, a spokesperson for the Office of the Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Willie Bassey, stated […]

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COVID-19: FG announces new date for COVID-19 vaccination phase 2 roll out

Ihesiulo Grace 9 August 2021 0

The federal government has picked a new date to roll out the second batch of COVID-19 vaccination for Nigerians. Speaking on Monday, the Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed announced the new date as August 16, 2021. He made the disclosure while featuring on “Good Morning Nigeria’’ a live programme of the Nigerian Television […]

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Washington steering origin tracing of COVID-19 into wrong direction

Ihesiulo Grace 8 August 2021 0

At present, COVID-19 is still ravaging the world. Any responsible government and scientist with conscience shall pursue solidarity and cooperation to jointly fight the virus. However, Washington has always been calling black white on the origin tracing of COVID-19, fanning up the groundless and corny hypothesis of “lab leak theory” to constantly politicize the

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COVID-19: WHO donates ventilators, oxygen pulse oximeters to Nigeria

Ihesiulo Grace 7 August 2021 0

By Doosuur Iwambe, Abuja The World Health Organisation (WHO), has donated 26 ventilators and 3,560 fingertip oxygen pulse oximeters to Nigeria, as part of it’s contribution to complement efforts of the Federal Government in battling the COVID-19 pandemic. The WHO, representative to Nigeria, Dr. Walter Mulombo, presented the donated items to the Minister of Health, […]