COVID-19: Nigeria not relying on charity for vaccines – Ehanire
By Johnbosco Agbakwuru MINISTER of Health, Dr. Osagie Ehanire, Thursday debunked the insinuation that Nigeria was relying on ‘charity’ to vaccinate the population against COVID-19. Dr. Ehanire also made clarifications on Nigeria’s plan to achieve safe and efficacious vaccination of citizens during the second edition of State House weekly ministerial briefing, held in Presidential Villa, […]
COVID-19: Buhari receives briefing from Health Minister, NCDC
By Johnbosco Agbakwuru, Abuja President Muhammadu Buhari, on Saturday, received a briefing from the Minister of Health, Dr Osagie Ehinare, and the Director-General of the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC), Dr Chikwe Ihekweazu, at Presidential Villa, Abuja. This was contained in a tweet by the Personal Assistant to the President on New Media, Bashir […]
Units offering dialysis, kidney transplantation steadily increased ―Minister
The Minister of Health, Dr Osagie Ehanire, says the number of units offering dialysis and kidney transplantation in Nigeria has steadily increased in the last few years. Enahire made this known on Thursday in Lagos, at the International Conference/Public Lecture to commemorate the World Kidney Day, tagged: “Chronic Kidney Disease: Stop the Epidemic in Africa; […]
COVID-19: Experts speak as Nigeria confirms 2 cases
By Sola Ogundipe & Chioma Obinna Hopes that Nigeria might have contained the dreaded Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) were dashed Monday as Nigerians wake up to the news of a second confirmed case. The Minister of Health, Dr Osagie Ehanire who broke the news, said the second case – one of the contacts of the index […]
COVID-19: We’re yet to trace 93 persons that boarded aircraft with Italian ― Ehanire
Appeals to contacts to isolate wherever they are, call NCDC Says N1.67 bn budgeted for response in 28 days By Joseph Erunke THE Federal Government, Friday, disclosed that 93 persons that boarded the same Turkish Airline with an Italian, the country’s Coronavirus (COVID-19) index case, were at large. The government said out of the 148 […]
NCDC chief quarantined for coronavirus – Ehanire
Henry Umoru – Abuja The Minister of Health, Dr. Osagie Ehanire, said on Tuesday the Director-General of the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC), Chikwe Ihekweazu, has been quarantined for 14 days. The minister stated this when he appeared at the Senate to provide an update on the ministry’s efforts to curb the spread of […]
