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COVID-19 vaccines not for Pregnant women, nursing mothers
The chairman of Expert Review Committee on COVID-19, Prof Oyewale Tomori has said that it is medically not advisable for pregnant women and nursing mothers to…
Registration Waiver: NAFDAC Favors 200 SMEs
By Ngozi Onyeakusi---- The National Agency for Food, Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has offered registration fee wsiver to 200 Small and Medium Scale Enterprises (SMEs) amidst COVID-19…
Non-academic Staff of Universities Embark On Nationwide Strike
By Ngozi Onyeakusi----- The non-academic staff of universities have resolved to embark on a nationwide strike on February 5. This was in a bid to draw the Government’s…
COVID-19: NCDC records 1,483 new cases, five deaths
By Ngozi Onyeakusi----- The Nigerian Centre for Disease Control (NCDC), on Friday night, announced 1,483 new cases of COVID-19 infections in the country. The health agency disclosed that…
COVID-19: Public Schools Don’t Have Capacity To Observe Laid Down Protocols
A Member of the House Committee On Basic Education, Hon Awaji-Inombek Abiante has said that public schools don’t have the capacity to observe the COVID-19 protocols laid down by the…
COVID-19 Second Wave: Governors To Meet Over School Re-Open
By Ngozi Onyeakusi----- The Nigerian Governors Forum on Monday said it will meet on Wednesday to chart a way out of the second wave of the pandemic as schools reopen…
NAFDAC Warns Firms Against Ordering COVID-19 Vaccines
By Ngozi Onyeakusi----- The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC), has warned companies against ordering of COVID-19 vaccines . In a statement issued on NAFDAC’s…
Lagos Schools Resume January 18
Babajide Sanwo-Olu. Governor Lagos State By Ngozi Onyeakusi ------ The Lagos State Government has approved the resumption of all public and private schools in Lagos State below tertiary level should…
COVID-19: Nigeria records 1,270 new cases
By Ngozi Onyeakusi----- The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has announced 1,270 new cases of the Coronavirus (COVID-19), bringing the total number of infections to 102,601. This was disclosed…
Nationwide protests by SSANU, NASU rock universities
***Unions vow varsities won’t reopen unless… ***Want Adamu, Ngige sacked Protest at University of Calabar Non-academic staff on Tuesday in nationwide protests said universities in the country would not reopen…