The Federal Government has been called upon to address the problem of inequality in healthcare delivery to the people. Development Communications specialist, Akin Jimoh, made the call in the spirit of the celebration of this year’s World Health Day. The Programme Director of Development Communication Network said equitable health care coverage to all citizens would reduce cases…
The ongoing Covid-19 vaccination has covered six hundred and thirty-eight thousand, two hundred and ninety-one persons in Nigeria so far. The figure released by the National Primary Health Care Development Agency represents those who have received their first doses of the Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine as at, March 30, 2021. The Agency said the number represents thirty-one point seven…
The Federal Government has borrowed two point five billion US dollars to fund the construction of the Lagos-Ibadan railway. This was made known by the Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi, during a television interview last night. Amaechi further said that by the time the railway project is completed, government would have spent up to two point six…
The pump price of petrol is expected to go up again, as the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation says it can no longer carry the load of subsidy. The NNPC claims that it currently spends up to one hundred and twenty billion naira on petrol subsidy every month in order to keep the cost of petrol at their…
Two thousand and one persons are now known to have died from Covid-19 infection in Nigeria. The number includes eight infected persons who died yesterday, as confirmed by the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control. The NCDC also said two thousand, one hundred and seventeen patients who recovered from Covid-19 were discharged in Lagos and Abuja yesterday. However;…
All is now set for the Federal Government to begin the vaccination of Nigerians against Covid-19. This is because the first batch of nearly four million doses of Oxford-Astrazena vaccine has arrived in Abuja. The vaccine doses were supplied to Nigeria through the Covax initiative of the World Health Organization. Those who were on ground to receive…