Nigeria Update

EU regulator declares AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine safe

The European Union drug regulator, the European Medicines Agency, has declared the AstraZeneca COVID-19…

Nigeria’s COVID-19 fatalities hit 2,018 as NCDC records 187 new cases

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control on Thursday reported 187 new cases of the…

No medicine without side effects, NAFDAC DG defends COVID-19 vaccine

The Director-General of the National Agency for Food and Drugs Commission, Prof. Mojisola Adeyeye,…

Vaccination of Edo frontline health workers commences on Monday

Edo State Government has announced that the first phase of the COVID-19 vaccination for…

1,000 COVID-19 patients discharged as NCDC records 399 new infections

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control says the country has recorded 399 new cases…

Sanwo-Olu receives first dose of COVID-19 vaccine

Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu has on Friday been inoculated with the first dose…

Lagos kick-starts vaccination of frontline worker in LASUTH, FMC, Yaba isolation centre – Commissioner

The Lagos Commissioner for Health, Prof. Akin Abayomi, says the State has commenced its COVID-19…

Nigeria’s COVID-19 fatalities surpass 2,000

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control disclosed on Thursday that the COVID-19 death toll…

Five more patients die as COVID-19 fatalities hit 1,993

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control on Wednesday announced five new fatalities as the…

Ekiti Governor Fayemi receives first dose of COVID-19 vaccine

Governor Kayode Fayemi of Ekiti State on Wednesday received his first shot of the…

We won’t compel Kogi to take COVID-19 vaccine – FG

The Federal Government on Tuesday announced that it would not coerce Kogi State Governor,…

COVID-19: Buhari urges Nigerians to get vaccinated 

  The President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd) has urged all eligible Nigerians to…

JUST IN: Buhari vaccinated by personal physician

The president, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), was on Saturday vaccinated with the COVID-19…

519 patients recover from COVID-19 – NCDC

The Nigeria Center for Disease Control on Friday says 519 patients have recovered from…

God’s finger made it impossible for COVID-19 to wreak havoc in Africa – Obasanjo

Elder statesman and former president of Nigeria, Olusegun Obasanjo, has said coronavirus would have…