We also note that most of the efforts to discover and produce vaccines for the virus have been concentrated in Europe and America, China and Russia, and that virtually all the proposed doses of Covid-19 vaccines have already been bought by wealthy countries, leaving little hope for Africa and other developing countries to access these…
The World Bank has approved Nigeria’s request for a $1.5 billion loan The bank said the facility was prepared jointly with the International Finance Corporation (IFC) and the Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency (MIGA). “This country partnership framework will guide our engagement for the next five years in supporting the government of Nigeria’s strategic priorities by…
Canadian health officials have authorized the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine, hailing the development as a “critical milestone” and paving the way for the inoculant to be administered across the country. The authorization on Wednesday comes a day after the United Kingdom became the first country to begin giving the vaccine to the public. Emergency use authorization…
This is Dr. Stella Immanuel’s new video on her take concerning the covid-19 vaccine that is to be rolled out to citizens. This is the sequel to her previous claims that Covid-19 is curable with some listed drugs without the use of the vaccine. Check out this video below and also check more of people’s…
Batches of the world’s first coronavirus vaccine are arriving at dozens of UK hospitals as medics prepare to administer the first doses to patients With the world watching the launch of the immunisation programme, early images from south London show staff “unloading doses of the Pfizer/BioNTech jab from boxes at Croydon University Hospital before placing…
The Director General of World Health Organization, WHO, Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, said yesterday that a vaccine would not by itself stop the coronavirus pandemic. Ghebreyesus stated this on a day US biotech firm, Moderna, announced that its experimental vaccine against COVID-19 was 94.5 percent effective, marking a second major breakthrough in the vaccine hunt. Pfizer…
A 103-year-old Mexican woman suffering from a chronic pulmonary disease has survived a bout of COVID-19, the Mexican Social Security Institute announced. The institute (IMSS), which is part of the Mexican healthcare system, said the woman, identified only as Dona Maria, had been hospitalised for 11 days. She had tested positive for the virus but,…
Grade level 1 to 12, who had been working remotely for over five months due to the Coronavirus outbreak has been directed to appear at work physically. The directed civil servants are to resume at their duty posts today Monday 05/10/20. Head of Service in the state, Oludare Aragbaye, gave the directive for the resumption…
Chevron’s Nigeria unit has disclosed her plans to cut 25% of its workforce to become more efficient and reduce operating costs, the latest sign demand for global oil is not steady under covid -19 pandemic and new restrictions to contain it. “The aim is to have a business that is competitive and an appropriately-sized organization,”…
The Federal Government has ordered the reopening of all schools in Nigeria. This was made known by the minister of , Adamu, during a press briefing in Abuja. The federal government ordered the closure of schools for about six months ago in other to cub and prevente the spread of Covid-19. Adamu however advised all…
