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Nigerian doctors embarked on an indefinite strike on 1 April 2021. The ongoing strike has paralyzed medical services at public hospitals, leaving hundreds of patients unattended. The National Association of Resident Doctors (NARD), an association of Nigerian resident medics, last week gave the Federal Government an ultimatum to improve the wages and allowances of doctors…
It seems quite unbelievable that Femi Fani-Kayode, former minister of aviation, recently had his first AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine jab. This is after he had, on different social media posts, condemned and warned against the vaccine, even tagging it “Gates’ killer vaccine” and “EVIL”. Fani-Kayode has vociferously been claiming that the vaccine’s purpose was part of…
At least $1.5 billion (about N570 billion) is spent annually on the importation of dairy products into the country. This was made known by Alhaji Sabo Nanono, the Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, on 28 March 2021, at the National Diary Policy Stakeholders Engagement in Abuja. According to him, 60 per cent of dairy…
China’s vaccine diplomatic campaign is achieving astonishing success. The country has pledged approximately half a billion doses of its vaccines to more than 45 countries. The airplane loaded with vaccines had simply rolled up to a visit at Santiago’s airport late January, and Chile’s president, Sebastián Piñera, had been beaming. According to him, “Today is…
Since the breakthrough of COVID_19 vaccines, worries and concerns have accompanied their procurement in Africa. It has been over three months since the roll out of vaccines in Europe and America, yet none has been administered in Africa. South Africa that made the bold attempt to roll out vaccines, had to stop after about 25…
Invest In Public Health, Epidemics Are Facts Of Life -WHO Warns Countries. In his words, “History tells us that this won’t be the last pandemic and epidemics are a fact of life.” Ghebreyesus stressed the need for better investment in public health, supported by governments and the whole society in order to “ensure that our…
Pope Francis in his Christmas message on Christmas day warned that political and business leaders must not allow market forces and patent laws to determine the distribution of COVID-19 vaccines. He urged that the vaccines be made available to everyone in rich or poor countries of the world. Pope Francis, according to Reuters, delivered his…
The Nigerian government has announced the inauguration of an ad-hoc Technical Advisory Group to support the implementation of the 5-year National Multi-Sectoral Plan of Action on Nutrition (NMPAN). The announcement which was disclosed in a statement by Laolu Akande noted that Vice President Yemi Osinbajo formed the group earlier in the week after consulting with…
The Presidential Task Force (PTF) has announced that the identities of 100 Nigerians whose travel documents have been suspended for six months, following their violation of travel protocols, are soon to be made public. In view of this, the PTF gave new travel rules for passengers coming into Nigeria from South Africa and the United…
Scientists globally have started “urgent work” to establish whether the new strain of COVID-19 virus, identified last week in South Africa and South-East of England, can cause a higher mortality rate in the global fight against the dreaded disease. The World Health Organisation (WHO) disclosed it was in touch with South African researchers who identified…
