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No Approved COVID-19 Vaccines Yet In Nigeria – NAFDAC DG

The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) on Friday said it had not received any application from COVID-19 vaccine manufacturers and therefore no vaccine has been approved by it to treat patients infected with the virus. The Director General of the agency, Prof. Mojisola Adeyeye, in a statement, warned Nigerians, especially […]

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FG Disburses N13.77Bn From Basic Health Care Fund To States, FCT

The Federal Government on Tuesday disclosed that it had disbursed the sum of N13.775 billion to flag off primary health projects and programmes nationwide under the first phase of the Basic Health Care Provision Fund (BHCPF). Minister of Health, Dr. Osagie Ehanire, who made the disclosure at the official disbursement of the first tranche in […]