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With Arrival Of COVID-19 Vaccines, FG Steps Up Vaccination Campaign

COVID-19 vaccine
Delivery will enhance full reopening of economy, says Atiku The Federal Government yesterday stepped up campaigns towards the vaccination of Nigerians against COVID-19 just as it took delivery of 3.94Read More

FG Targets Vaccinating 109 Million Nigerians In Two Years

COVID-19 vaccine
The Federal Government said it expects to vaccinate about 109 million Nigerians over the next two years against COVID-19. The Executive Director, National Primary Health Care Development Agency (NPHCDA), Dr.Read More

COVID-19: Presidency Warns Of Second Lockdown

Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media & Publicity, Garba Shehu
The Presidency has warned that a fresh lockdown is possible unless Nigerians comply with COVID-19 safety measures. A presidential spokesman, Garba Shehu, in a statement on Sunday, said while PresidentRead More

COVID-19: FG Commissions Researchers To Assess Efficacy Of With Ivermectin

COVID-19
Lecturers can’t enforce social distancing in schools, ASUU insists The Federal Government has commissioned some Nigerian scientists and scholars to investigate the efficacy of using Ivermectin drug in the treatmentRead More

FG To Review January 18 School Resumption Date

Minister of Education, Adamu Adamu
Holds talks with govs on curfew hours The Federal Government has said it will review the January 18 date earlier fixed for resumption of schools. It has also begun talksRead More

FG Mulls NIN Enrolment Suspension Over COVID-19 Risks

National Identification Number (NIN)
Threatens to stop Lagos-Ibadan, Abuja-Kaduna train services Signs MoU on $1.959bn Kano-Maradi rail project The federal government has said that it may suspend the ongoing enrolment for National Identification NumberRead More

COVID-19: Immigration Boss Orders Travel Ban Enforcement On 100 Passengers

Comptroller-General of the Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS), Muhammad Babandede
The Comptroller-General of the Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS), Muhammad Babandede, has directed NIS formations to enforce the travel ban imposed on 100 travellers who flouted the mandatory seven-day post-arrival COVID-19Read More

FG Imposes 6 Months Travel Ban On 100 Passengers For Flouting Covid-19 Rules

L-R: Director General, Nigeria Centre for Disease Control, Dr Chikwe Ihekweazu; Secretary to the Government of the Federation and Chairman, Presidential Task Force on Control of COVID-19, Boss Mustapha; President, Maj Gen. Muhammadu Buhari(retd); Minister of Health, Osagie Ehanire, during a meeting on control of Covid-19, in Abuja.
Publishes their passport details Lagos Archbishop: Enforcement of safety protocols more effective than lockdown The Federal Government, yesterday, slammed a six-month travel ban on 100 passengers, who failed to complyRead More

COVID-19: Again, Lagos Shuts Schools Indefinitely, Restricts Churches, Mosques

Lagos State Governor, Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu
The Lagos State Government yesterday responded to the rising cases of COVID-19 pandemic infection as it announced an indefinite closure of public and private schools, restriction on churches and mosques,Read More

FG Directs COVID-19 Isolation Centres To Prepare For Reopening

Minister of Health, Dr Osagie Ehanire
Says Nigeria to receive 20m doses of vaccine early next year The Federal Government has asked COVID-19 treatment centres across the country to prepare for reopening. Some of the centresRead More