GAVI
31 Jul
Nigeria is currently battling with an annual funding deficit of $200 million for immunisation. The Director General of the Budget Office, Dr. Tanimu Yakubu, revealed this at the Multi-Stakeholders Technical Workshop for the Optimisation of Immunisation Financing in Nigeria, organised by the Vaccine Network for Disease Control in partnership with GAVI and the Global Health…
12 Mar
The Vaccine Alliance, Gavi, has outlined a roadmap to ensure stable supply of HPV vaccine for adolescent girls in lower-income countries, saying with over 348,000 deaths in 2022, cervical cancer continues to kill women globally.
24 Jan
The Minister of Communications, Innovation, and Digital Economy of Nigeria, Honorable Bosun Tijani, has advocated for a sweeping technological transformation to confront the critical healthcare issues plaguing Africa. The Minister who spoke at an event organized by GAVI and co-hosted by the Ministry of Communications, Innovation and Digital Economy and Zipline during the prestigious World…
23 Jan
Following a successful pilot programme, globe’s first World Health Organisation (WHO)-recommended malaria vaccines are to be administered through routine immunisation programmes across Africa today, beginning with Cameroon.
9 Dec 2023
The Board of Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance, yesterday announced a series of decisions that will help lower-income countries tackle backsliding from the COVID-19 pandemic and be better prepared to respond to future health emergencies.
20 Sep 2023
The spokesperson to former President Muhammadu Buhari, Garba Shehu, on Wednesday hit out at a columnist, Sonala Olumhense, over attacks on the immediate past ruler even after leaving office. Shehu in a statement on X (formerly Twitter) said Olumhense who was dedicated to bashing Buhari for the eight years in office as president needs to…
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Rejected and bullied in South Africa, Chidimma Adetshina returned to her fatherland and on Saturday night, she was crowned Miss Nigeria. Adetshina, who was born in South Africa to a Nigerian father, withdrew from Miss South Africa "for the safety and wellbeing of my family and I" after a backlash that exposed anti-foreigner sentiment in…
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The Chartered Institute of Bankers of Nigeria (CIBN) held its 2024 second induction for 741 new members on Saturday in Lagos. The institute reassured Nigerians that the planned banks recapitalisation would boost the nation’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP). The President of CIBN, Prof. Pius Olarenwaju, during the hybrid induction and award ceremony, called for excellence…
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Residents of Awka, Anambra State, have praised Gov. Chukwuma Soludo’s road projects, citing increased investment, improved agricultural productivity, and enhanced accessibility. The residents commended the governor’s efforts in transforming the region, during a project tour organised by the Recover Nigeria Project, a civil society organisation, on Saturday in Akwa. The projects visited included the Amansea-Awa-Ndiukwuenu-Ufuma…
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Brazil winger Raphinha scored a hat-trick as Barcelona thrashed Real Valladolid 7-0 on Saturday to make it four wins from four in La Liga under new coach Hansi Flick. While bitter rivals Real Madrid have stumbled early following the much-trumpeted arrival of Kylian Mbappe, Barcelona are off to a flying start despite their continued financial…
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To cushion the effect of the current economic hardship occasioned by the removal of the petroleum subsidy, the Ike Odoeme Foundation has launched a N100 million initiative targeted at empowering women and youths in the South East. The initiative, tagged "Project Mount," was launched in Owerri, the Imo State capital, and aims to provide N500,000…
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Gov. Nasir Idris of Kebbi has attributed the large turnout of voters in the ongoing local government elections in the state to his administration’s track records. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the governor spoke shortly after casting his vote at Nagari Science College, Birnin Kebbi. Idris, who cast his vote at about…