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About 395 cases of Circulating Mutant Poliovirus Type 2 (cMPV2) have been reported across 27 states and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT). Also, National Primary Healthcare Development Agency (NPHCDA) said no case of Wild Polio…

Federal Government has begun to administer the second dose of Oxford/AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine to eligible persons in the country. A total of 4,683 people have taken the second jab, said Dr Faisal Shuaib who is the Executive Director…

National Primary Health Care Development Agency (NPHCDA) has said 1,794,552 persons across the country have received COVID-19 vaccine since the nationwide rollout on March 5. Vaccination has taken place in the 36 states of the federation…

Federal Government has approved the administration of the second dose of Oxford/AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccines on eligible Nigerians who received the first shots. Dr Faisal Shuaib, Executive Director of the National Primary Health Care…

Lagos State government has shut down all its COVID-19 vaccination centers on conclusion of the first phase of the exercise. The state's Commissioner for Health, Prof. Akin Abayomi, said in a statement on Wednesday, April 21, 2021 that…

Federal Government has said 8,439 persons across the country have reported mild side effects after receiving Oxford/AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine. The government through its healthcare agency, National Primary Health Care Development…

Less than a month after Nigeria commenced vaccination of its citizens against the COVID-19 virus, over 560,000 people have received the first dose of the vaccine. As at Monday evening, 566,917 eligible Nigerians have been vaccinated,…

National Primary Health Care Development Agency (NPHCDA) has said there are currently no reports of severe side effects relating to the administration of AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine in the country. Nigeria received its first batch of…

Faisal Shuaib, executive director, National Primary Health Care Development Agency (NPHCDA) has announced that every state in the country has received supplies of Oxford/AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine except Kogi state.  Shuaib made…

National Primary Health Care Development Agency (NPHCDA) has declared that Nigeria did not receive the batch of Oxford/AstraZeneca vaccine reported to be causing blood clots in some European countries. MDB earlier reported that Denmark,…

Executive Director/CEO of National Primary Health Care Development Agency (NPHCDA), Faisal Shuaib has on Wednesday revealed that about 2.3 million Nigerians have registered to receive COVID-19 vaccine. On Monday, Nigeria launched a…

President Muhammadu Buhari, Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), Boss Mustapha and other prominent Nigerians will be among the first set of Nigerians to receive the COVID-19 vaccine on live…

National Primary Health Care Development Agency (NPHCDA) has on Monday, March 1 released guidelines on registering for COVID-19 vaccination in Nigeria. It would be recalled that NPHCDA in a joint statement World Health Organisation…

Nigeria has been scheduled to take delivery of 3.92 million doses of AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine on Tuesday, March 2. World Health Organisation (WHO), United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) and National Primary Health Care Development…

National Primary Health Care Development Agency (NPHCDA) has released sharing formula for the first batch of COVID-19 vaccine doses expected to arrive in Nigeria late January. The health agency, according to TheCable, disclosed this…