immunisation
12 Feb
The United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) and the Plateau State Government have launched a Big Catch-Up Immunisation for children who missed routine immunisation due to crises in Jos North and South. The stakeholders who converged on Jos, the Plateau State capital, at the launch of the exercise lamented the rate of kids who missed their…
26 Oct
The Federal Government has initiated a new immunisation strategy tagged ‘Identify, Enumerate and Vaccinate (IEV)’ to enable it track and vaccinate chronically missed children.
4 Oct
No fewer than 1.1 million children are being targeted in the forthcoming Anambra State 2024 integrated Measles Campaign to protect children and reduce the burden of the disease. Mrs Uju Onwuegbuzina, State Health Educator, Anambra State Primary Health Care Development Agency, gave the statistics at the Zonal Meeting ahead of the 2024 Integrated Measles Campaign.…
25 Sep
The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF), on Wednesday, stated that immunisation is an essential right of every Nigerian child in preventing life-threatening diseases and infections. Celine Lafoucriere, Chief of the UNICEF Field Office for Southwest Nigeria, said this while delivering her opening remarks at a two-day media dialogue on routine immunisation at Patron, Lagos. The…
25 Sep
The United Nations Children Funds (UNICEF), on Wednesday, said immunisation is an essential right of every Nigerian child in preventing life-threatening diseases and infection. Celine Lafoucriere, Chief UNICEF Field Office for Southwest Nigeria said this while delivering her opening remarks at a two-day media dialogue on routine immunisation at Patron Lagos. The media dialogue was…
25 Sep
The Lagos State Government and the United Nations Children's Fund [UNICEF], on Wednesday, sought the support of the media to boost the immunisation of children in the country. The two institutions emphasised that the target could only be met with the support of the media. Celine Lafoucriere, Chief of UNICEF Field Office for Southwest Nigeria,…
16 Sep
A supplementary immunization campaign for measles will begin in Edo from Oct. 5 to Oct. 13 across the 18 local government areas of the state, an official has said. READ ALSO:Edo: NSCDC stages awareness walk for peaceful guber poll Mrs. Irene Uabor, Head of, the Health Education Unit, Edo Primary Health Care…
4 Sep
Chairperson of the Gates Foundation, Bill Gates, has commended the efforts of Northern traditional leaders in ensuring an increased uptake of immunisation in the region. Speaking at the Northern Traditional Leaders’ Committee on Primary Health Care Service Delivery (NTLC) quarterly review meeting, organised by the National Primary Health Care Development Agency (NPHCDA) on Tuesday in…
31 Jul 2024
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…
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Mr. Segun Ajayi-Kadir, Director-General, Manufacturers Association of Nigeria (MAN) says seven manufacturing sectoral groups showed improvements in confidence levels in the fourth quarter of 2024. He made the assertion on Monday in Lagos via the Manufacturers CEO Confidence Index (MCCI). The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the MCCI is a barometer used to…
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The Kano State government has condemned the All Progressives Congress (APC) plan to establish a 'shadow government,' calling it a desperate attempt to destabilise the state. Alhaji Usman Alhaji, the former Secretary to the Kano State Government and National Chairman of the APC Patriotic Volunteers, announced on Saturday the group's intention to form a shadow…
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A member of the House of Representatives, Philip Agbese, has explained his decision to file a defamation lawsuit against Tigran Gambaryan, an executive at Binance, over allegations that he and two other lawmakers demanded a $150 million bribe. In a statement on Monday, Agbese, who serves as the Deputy Spokesperson of the House, revealed that…
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Former President Goodluck Jonathan, on Monday, flag off the new Olympic-standard 25,000-capacity Bayelsa stadium project at Igbogene, Yenagoa, as part of the activities marking the 5th anniversary of governor Douye Diri. The former president performed the groundbreaking ceremony on a day Gov. Diri restated his appeal for support of the the federal government as well…
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The Health and Development Support Programme (HANDS), an NGO, has trained community health workers in Kano on the Social Behavioural Communication Change (SBCC) strategy. The training, held on Monday in Kano, focused on raising awareness about Neglected Tropical Diseases (NTDs) and Water, Sanitation, and Hygiene (WASH) practices. Mr Muhammad Dan’Aro, the state Programme Officer of…
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A chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Nwaorisa Gerald, has criticised the party’s leadership for failing to address growing tensions with former Kaduna State Governor, Mallam Nasir El-Rufai. The reaction follows reports suggesting that El-Rufai is dissatisfied with both the party and the president, with speculations that failure to address the issue could deepen…
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The Senate Committee on Power has kickstarted discussions with a South Korean energy firm, BK Energy, to explore mini-grid solutions and alternative energy sources, including coconut-derived graphene for power generation. This comes against the backdrop of Nigeria’s persistent national grid collapse and unstable power supply. During a meeting on Monday, the Committee Chairman, Senator Enyinnaya…
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The Inspector-General of Police has ordered the deployment of more decoy operatives to Osun State to maintain law and order following violence over a court ruling on the reinstatement of sacked local council chairmen. Police spokesman, ACP Muyiwa Adejobi, who disclosed the new move by the police, noted that it was in response to the…