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By Abiola Olawale The National Primary Health Care Development Agency (NPHCDA) has disclosed that the reported side effects from the use of Oxford/AstraZeneca vaccine in Nigeria have been mild. The New Diplomat had reported that some European Countries had suspended the use of Oxford/AstraZeneca vaccine following the reported cases of blood clot among people who…
March 12, 2021
By Oluchi Joy Robert The United Nations (UN) commemoration of the International Women’s Day began in 1975. In 1977, the UN General Assembly invited member states to proclaim March 8 as the UN’s Day for women's rights and world peace. Ever since, this event has taken center stage globally, and is marked with the…
March 7, 2021
President Muhammadu Buhari and Vice President Yemi Osinbajo have received the AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccine shots. They were both vaccinated at the Banquet Hall of the Aso Villa in Abuja, Saturday, the second day of mass vaccine roll out in Nigeria. The event was live on TV stations. Dr Shuaib Ranfidadi Sanusi, Chief Personal Physician to…
March 6, 2021
In a historic first, Dr. Ngong Cyprian of the National Hospital, Abuja, received the first jab of any COVID-19 vaccine to be administered in Nigeria on Friday. He was administered the Oxford/AstraZeneca vaccine delivered to the country Tuesday. Ngong after getting Nigeria's first jab said, “We’ve been at the forefront here in National Hospital at…
March 5, 2021
By Abiola Olawale The National Primary Health Care Development Agency (NPHCDA), has revealed that about 2.3 million Nigerians have registered for the Covid-19 vaccination, 24 hours after the opening of registration on its portal. The New Diplomat had reported that NPHCDA announced the commencement of the registration for vaccination on its official website on Monday,…
March 3, 2021
From Segun Amure, (The New Diplomat's Abuja Bureau) The Nigerian government on Tuesday, received 3.94 million doses of the AstraZeneca/Oxford vaccine, manufactured by the Serum Institute of India (SII) and shipped via the COVAX Facility in Abuja. This was contained in a statement released by the United Nations (UN) system in Nigeria. In a tweet,…
March 2, 2021
Releases Guidelines For Vaccination Registration Abiola Olawale The National Primary Health Care Development Agency (NPHCDA), on Monday announced Nigeria will receive its first batch of Covid-19 vaccines on Tuesday, March 2, 2021. The country is expected to receive about 3.92 million doses of AstraZeneca vaccine. This was contained in a joint statement by the NPHCDA,…
March 1, 2021
From Segun Amure, (The New Diplomat's Abuja Bureau) Nigeria saw a dramatic drop in the number of new Covid-19 cases on Sunday as Anambra, Lagos and Osun States led the daily tally of confirmed cases according to Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) figures. Anambra logged in 87 cases, Lagos had 82 while Osun had…
March 1, 2021
From Segun Amure (The New Diplomat's Abuja Bureau) It has been a nightmarish year to forget for many Nigerians since the country joined the league of nations struck by the global contagion -- Covid-19 pandemic on the 27 February, 2020 when Nigeria registered its index case of the infection. Nigerians were gripped with fear and…
February 28, 2021
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By Abiola Olawale The National Primary Health Care Development Agency (NPHCDA) has disclosed that the reported side effects from the use of Oxford/AstraZeneca vaccine in Nigeria have been mild. The New Diplomat had reported that some European Countries had suspended the use of Oxford/AstraZeneca vaccine following the reported cases of blood clot among people who…
March 12, 2021
By Oluchi Joy Robert The United Nations (UN) commemoration of the International Women’s Day began in 1975. In 1977, the UN General Assembly invited member states to proclaim March 8 as the UN’s Day for women's rights and world peace. Ever since, this event has taken center stage globally, and is marked with the…
March 7, 2021
President Muhammadu Buhari and Vice President Yemi Osinbajo have received the AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccine shots. They were both vaccinated at the Banquet Hall of the Aso Villa in Abuja, Saturday, the second day of mass vaccine roll out in Nigeria. The event was live on TV stations. Dr Shuaib Ranfidadi Sanusi, Chief Personal Physician to…
March 6, 2021
In a historic first, Dr. Ngong Cyprian of the National Hospital, Abuja, received the first jab of any COVID-19 vaccine to be administered in Nigeria on Friday. He was administered the Oxford/AstraZeneca vaccine delivered to the country Tuesday. Ngong after getting Nigeria's first jab said, “We’ve been at the forefront here in National Hospital at…
March 5, 2021
By Abiola Olawale The National Primary Health Care Development Agency (NPHCDA), has revealed that about 2.3 million Nigerians have registered for the Covid-19 vaccination, 24 hours after the opening of registration on its portal. The New Diplomat had reported that NPHCDA announced the commencement of the registration for vaccination on its official website on Monday,…
March 3, 2021
From Segun Amure, (The New Diplomat's Abuja Bureau) The Nigerian government on Tuesday, received 3.94 million doses of the AstraZeneca/Oxford vaccine, manufactured by the Serum Institute of India (SII) and shipped via the COVAX Facility in Abuja. This was contained in a statement released by the United Nations (UN) system in Nigeria. In a tweet,…
March 2, 2021
Releases Guidelines For Vaccination Registration Abiola Olawale The National Primary Health Care Development Agency (NPHCDA), on Monday announced Nigeria will receive its first batch of Covid-19 vaccines on Tuesday, March 2, 2021. The country is expected to receive about 3.92 million doses of AstraZeneca vaccine. This was contained in a joint statement by the NPHCDA,…
March 1, 2021
From Segun Amure, (The New Diplomat's Abuja Bureau) Nigeria saw a dramatic drop in the number of new Covid-19 cases on Sunday as Anambra, Lagos and Osun States led the daily tally of confirmed cases according to Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) figures. Anambra logged in 87 cases, Lagos had 82 while Osun had…
March 1, 2021
From Segun Amure (The New Diplomat's Abuja Bureau) It has been a nightmarish year to forget for many Nigerians since the country joined the league of nations struck by the global contagion -- Covid-19 pandemic on the 27 February, 2020 when Nigeria registered its index case of the infection. Nigerians were gripped with fear and…
February 28, 2021
