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Oyedepo Disapproves COVID-19 Vaccine, Says He Isn’t Guinea Pig

Presiding Bishop of the Living Faith Church Worldwide (a.k.a Winners’ Chapel) David Oyedepo
The Presiding Bishop of the Living Faith Church Worldwide (a.k.a Winners’ Chapel) David Oyedepo yesterday said he would not take COVID-19 vaccine jab, saying he is not a guinea pig. The cleric expressed his disapproval for the vaccine during the church’s Covenant Hour of Prayer programme held at Faith Tabernacle – Canaanland, Sango Otta, Ogun State. Over 160,000 Covid infections and more than 2,000 associated deaths have been recorded in the country in the last one year, according to statistics by the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control. Nigeria commenced nationwide vaccination on March 5 after receiving 3.9 million doses courtesyRead More

COVID-19 Vaccination Low Turnout Hits FCT, Taraba, Abia, Seven Others

COVID-19 vaccination in Nigeria
First phase ends April 16 nationwide f As the target date given by the Federal Government for states to end the first phase of COVID-19 vaccination approaches, the turnout forRead More

Lagos, Ogun Lead As 964,387 People Get COVID-19 Vaccine

Dr Ngong Cyprian receives his first dose of the Oxford/AstraZeneca coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccine from Dr Faisal Shuaib, Executive Director and Chief Executive Officer of the National Primary Health Care Development Agency, at the National hospital in Abuja, Nigeria, March 5, 2021.
At last, Kogi commences vaccination 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 StateRead More

FG To Redistribute Unutilised COVID-19 Vaccine To States

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The Federal Government may tinker with the COVID-19 vaccine deployment strategy by redistributing unutilised doses out of the consignments sent to states to others that need them more. Flavision investigationRead More

FG Expects 70m Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 Vaccine Via AU First consignment To Arrive In July

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The Federal Government is expecting about 70 million doses of the Johnson & Johnson (J & COVID-19 vaccine this year through the African Union (AU), the Chief Executive Officer ofRead More

FG: COVID-19 Vaccine Not For Sale, Refutes Fake Vaccine

Director, Department of Hospital Service, Federal Ministry of Health, Dr. Adebimpe Adebiyi
The Federal Government has declared that COVID-19 vaccine is not for sale and dispelled any possibility of any fake vaccine being administered or sold by unauthorised institution in the country.Read More

Sheikh Gumi Receives COVID-19 Vaccine In Kaduna

Controversial Islamic cleric, Sheikh Ahmad Gumi receiving COVID-19 AstraZeneca vaccine.
Controversial islamic cleric, Sheikh Ahmad Gumi has received the COVID-19 AstraZeneca vaccine. According to BBC Pidgin, Gumi received the COVID-19 jab in Kaduna State. Nigerians generally have been wary ofRead More

COVID-19: Ekiti Vaccinates 10,354 With No Adverse Effect, Says Commissioner

Ekiti State Commissioner for Health, Dr. Oyebanji Filani
The Ekiti State Commissioner for Health, Dr. Oyebanji Filani, has declared that no fewer than 10,354 persons have been vaccinated with the Covid-19 Astrazeneca vaccine, with no reported case ofRead More

COVID-19: NCDC Confirms 113 New Cases In Nigeria

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The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control has said that the country recorded 113 new cases of COVID-19 on Friday, 26th March, 2021. This takes the number of confirmed cases toRead More

LASG Debunks Underhand Sale Of COVID-19 Vaccines

Lagos State Commissioner for Health, Prof. Akin Abayomi
Following cries that the COVID-19 vaccine was being sold by unscrupulous medical personnel, the Lagos State Commissioner for Health, Prof. Akin Abayomi, has said that it was impossible for officialsRead More