Tag: Presidential Task Force on COVID-19
President Buhari salutes Boss Mustapha (SGF) at 66
By ISMAILA CHAFE
ABUJA- President Muhammadu Buhari on Saturday in Abuja congratulated Secretary to Government of the Federation (SGF), Mr Boss Mustapha as he clocks...
Doctors threaten strike, say FG not paying dead members’ insurance
The National Association of Resident Doctors says the families of frontline doctors, who died of COVID-19, have been abandoned despite N500bn released by the...
Oxford-AstraZeneca: Countries suspend vaccine ‘as a precaution’
The National Primary Health Care Development Agency (NPHCDA) on Thursday said Nigeria has not observed any adverse reactions to the Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine.
It said the...
COVID-19 Vaccination Certificate Will Soon Become Travel Requirement –PTF
Boss Mustapha, the Chairman of the Presidential Task Force on COVID-19 has stated that soon, no one will be able to travel the world...
Gbajabiamila to Nigerians: Don’t play politics with COVID-19 vaccines
Speaker of the House of Representatives, Femi Gbajabiamila, has asked Nigerians not to play politics with the issue of Covid-19 vaccination as only a...
Nigeria Begins COVID-19 Vaccination
As the COVID-19 vaccine arrived the country on Tuesday, March 2, Nigerians have begun vaccination as a medical doctor, Dr. Cyprian Nyong, of the...
COVID-19 violators face imprisonment as Buhari signs regulations
The President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), has signed the Coronavirus Disease Health Protection 2021 which made the use of face masks in public...
Buhari signs regulations to make use of face masks mandatory
The President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), has signed the Coronavirus Disease Health Protection 2021 which made the use of face masks in public...
Storage facilities: Nigeria may waste 100,000 COVID-19 vaccine doses, say Experts
Virologists and other medical experts have warned that 100,000 doses of the COVID-19 vaccine the country is expecting may become useless, if proper arrangements...
House Of Reps Panel Opposes School Resumption Amidst Rising COVID-19 Cases
The federal government’s decision to reopen schools on January 18 has been faulted by the house of representatives panel on basic education and services.
Last...
NIN: NIMC releases list of 50 enrolment centres in Lagos, Abuja
Following the large crowds that besiege its state offices in the Lagos and Abuja, the National Identity Management Commission has released a list of...
NIN deadline: Telcos deny blocking SIM cards
Mobile network operators in Nigeria including Airtel and MTN have dismissed claims by subscribers that their SIM cards are being blocked before the deadline...
Consider poor electricity, storage facilities before purchasing vaccines, PSN urges FG
The President of the Pharmaceutical Society of Nigeria, Mazi Sam Ohuabunwa, has cautioned the Federal Government to consider Nigeria’s storage facilities and situation of...
[ICYMI] COVID-19: Schools resume Jan 18 until further directive –PTF
The Presidential Task Force on COVID-19, on Tuesday, said schools in the country will resume on January 18 until the Ministry of Education announces...
Late presentation of patients responsible for Covid deaths —FG
The Federal Government on Tuesday said the late presentation of COVID-19 patients at approved treatment centres had largely contributed to the number of deaths...
2nd wave: No fresh lockdown, Lai Mohammed insists
The Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed, on Monday, insisted that the Federal Government has no plan to impose a fresh lockdown on...
Buhari extends PTF mandate till March 2021 over COVID-19 strain
By Chibuike Nwabuko
Abuja (Sundiata Post) - President Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday extended the mandate of the Presidential Task Force on COVID-19 till March...
FG mulls travel ban over new strain of COVID-19 in UK
Worried about the mutated strain of COVID-19 manifesting itself in the United Kingdom, the Federal Government says it may impose a travel ban to...
FG threatens sanctions as 39,070 travellers shun coronavirus test
The Presidential Task Force on COVID-19 on Monday said no fewer than 39,070 passengers, who arrived the country did not pay for coronavirus test.
The...
Nigeria’s economy too fragile for fresh lockdown —Buhari
The President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), says Nigeria’s economy is too fragile for fresh COVID-19 lockdown.
The President, therefore, urged Nigerians to obey all...