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The Federal Government stressed that it will be assessing the preparedness of States before they can be eligible to receive COVID-19 vaccines. Such States, it said, must have adequate maintenance of cold chain storage facilities, adequate operation for logistics transportation to the ward and health facilities, adequate security in place during transportation and at the vaccination site. Others are completion of training of health workers, efficient social mobilisation activities in place and adherence to protocol for vaccine deployment. The Executive Director/CEO of the National Primary Health Care Development Agency (NPHCDA), Dr Faisal Shuaib, made these known in Abuja, during the…

The queues for petrol have gone worse in some parts of the country especially in Ibadan, Oyo state and Abuja, the nation’s capital. Residents of Ibadan, the Oyo State capital, on Sunday and Monday had a gruelling experience over the scarcity of Premium Motor Spirit (PMS). Long queues were sighted at some fuel stations across the capital city while many others left their gate shut, an indication that they were either out of supply or not selling. When newsmen moved around town from Akobo to Ojoo and other parts of Ibadan, including Bashorun, Idi-Ape, Iwo Road, Total Garden, Bodija, Mokola,…

Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, former Nigerian Finance Minister and the first woman and African to be appointed as Director-General of the World Trade Organization resumed her first day of work as WTO chief. This was disclosed in a social media statement on Monday morning by the WTO. Okonjo-Iweala said the WTO has lots of work to do and she feels ready to start. https://twitter.com/wto/status/1366284637023203328?s=20 The trade organisation said: “Welcome to Dr Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, on her first day as WTO Director-General! She makes history as the first woman and first African to take up this post.” Nigerian women form #AnkaraArmy to celebrate Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala…

The National Primary Health Care Development Agency, NPHCDA, has released guidelines on registering for Covid-19 vaccination in Nigeria. The guidelines were announced Monday morning in a social media post and they are as follows: Step 1: Visit https://nphcda.gov.ng/ Step 2: Click on ” covid-19 vaccination e-registration” In the Registration Form for COVID-19 Vaccination you are to fill in; your full names, phone number, email address, date of birth, sex, the type of National ID you have, a residential address which states, the LGA of residence, ward of residence and preferred vaccination site. You are meant to also select your preferred vaccination date and…

The National Primary Health Care Development Agency on Monday announced that Nigerians can now register for the COVID-19 vaccination via its website. “To register for #COVID19 Vaccination, visit our website http://nphcda.gov.ng and click on ‘COVID-19 Vaccination e-registration,” the agency said in a tweet. Nigeria is expected to receive almost four million doses of the vaccine on Tuesday courtesy of COVAX, a global initiative backed by the World Health Organisation. Earlier on Monday, the Minister of State for Health, Dr Olorunnimbe Mamora, noted that frontline health workers would be one of the first set of people to get the vaccine. Nigeria to receive…

A Professor of Virology, Oyewale Tomori, is worried about the attitude of Nigerians to the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. While Nigeria is about two months into the second wave of the pandemic, the virologist is concerned that slipping into a third wave will be dangerous for the people. “If a third wave comes, I fear it is going to be worse than the second wave,” said Professor Tomori on Monday, adding “Back to the cases, 75-80 per cent of our people are not yet protected. So there are enough people for the virus to go round and multiply.” “I said from the…

Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, SAN, earlier today while inaugurating the Senior Executive Course 43 of the National Institute for Policy and Strategic Studies (NIPSS) charged them to help fix the policy deficit in Nigeria. “So, your task is already well cut out for you. Perhaps Course 43 will be able to unlock the mystery of failed or poorly implemented policies and projects, but more importantly, promote a practical, nitty-gritty guide to implementing projects and policies. This is a body of knowledge that is desperately needed today.” Speaking on the theme of the Course 43 programme titled “Getting Things Done: Strategies…

Nigerians on Sunday took to social media to commend Vice President Yemi Osinbajo for solving the Apapa gridlock that has plagued the nation’s seaport and its environs for many years. According to them, the Presidential Taskforce which was chaired by Prof. Osinbajo restored sanity to Apapa. This claim was attested to by workers and residents of Apapa, many of whom said the trucks that have often caused a traffic or gridlock are no more. They lauded the enforcement of law and order in the movement of tankers, trucks and other heavy duty vehicles in Apapa and its environs. Commenting on…

MultiChoice Talent Factory kicks off the year with Acting for Camera virtual Masterclass with the American Musical and Dramatic Academy (AMDA) New York on March 2, 2021 The Acting for Camera Masterclass has been most requested and highly anticipated by our MTF Masterclass community. The MultiChoice Talent Factory (MTF) is pleased to announce its very first Acting for Camera Masterclass in partnership with the world-renowned AMDA College and Conservatory of the Performing Arts on March 2, 2021. AMDA (The American Musical and Dramatic Academy) has been ranked the number one college for performing arts in the United States and will…

The International Press Centre (IPC), Lagos-Nigeria frowns at, and totally condemns police brutality against Eniola Daniel, a reporter with The Guardian Newspaper while performing his duty at Apapa-Oshodi, Lagos on Sunday, February 28, 2021. Information of the Police unwarranted brutality collated by the IPC Journalist Safety Alert Desk, describes the inhumane treatment of the Nigeria Police Force, who physically and mentally assaulted Eniola, while covering the activities of a government Taskforce at Apapa-Oshodi expressway in the early hours of Sunday. The Executive Director of IPC, Mr. Lanre Arogundade said, “This incessant action or excessive use of force against journalists and…