Economy

On Tuesday, drugmaker AstraZeneca announced that it has requested an emergency use authorization grant from the U.S. Food and Drug...

Reactions trail President Buhari’s signing of the Petroleum Industry Bill

Budget

President Buhari to present 2022 budget to National Assembly on Thursday

by Chike Olisah

President Muhammadu Buhari will on Thursday, October 7, 2021, present the 2022 Appropriation Bill to a joint session of the...

WHO: Air pollution increases risk of severe COVID-19 infection

According to the World Health Organisation (WHO), constant exposure to air pollution is likely to put individuals at a higher...

Health Regulator approves Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine for teenagers in South Africa

Study shows Pfizer covid vaccine effectiveness drops by 41% after six months

On Monday, the U.S health agencies published data revealing that the effectiveness of the Pfizer Inc /BioNTech SE vaccine in...

Johnson & Johnson to request FDA authorization for vaccine booster shots

October 4, 2021

Drugmaker, Johnson & Johnson is planning to ask the U.S. regulator, Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to authorize a booster...

FG: 3,600,858 Eligible Nigerians have been vaccinated against Covid-19, Vaccine Production: FG, Serum Institute of India to partner in producing vaccines locally

Covid-19: FG launches Sunday vaccination, to vaccinate in churches

by William Ukpe

October 4, 2021

The Federal Government has announced that it will begin a Sunday covid-19 vaccination programme, which would allow Christians to be...

Business News

World Bank approves $400 million credit for Nigeria to aid COVID-19 vaccine acquisition

by Abiola Odutola

The Board of Directors of the World Bank have approved a $400 million credit for Nigeria as additional financing from...

Minster for health, FG ignores travel ban calls despite Uganda, US, others move against coronavirus, FG reports 10 new cases of COVID-19, COVID-19: FG to inaugurate 18-man vaccine task team, , FG to establish responsive National Emergency Medical service and Ambulance System - Minister, Covid-19: Nigeria to receive 40 million vaccines by end of 2021- FG

FG Launches new vaccine policy to promote local production of vaccines

The Federal Government has launched a new vaccine policy to enhance access to vaccines and its use for the protection...

US Covid-19 deaths among pregnant women reached record high in August

On Thursday, the Director of the U.S Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Dr. Rochelle Walensky, said that Covid-19 deaths...

Nigeria records 253 covid-related deaths in September 2021, toll hits 2,721

by Samuel Oyekanmi