Hong Kong researchers say the CoronaVac COVID-19 vaccine, developed by Chinese company Sinovac, increases the risk of temporary paralysis of the facial nerve. According to a study by the researchers published in the Lancet on Tuesday, there is a higher risk of developing temporary facial nerve palsy, or Bell’s palsy, in people vaccinated with CoronaVac. The report said this was equivalent to an additional 4.8 cases per 100,000 people, while the number for those vaccinated with the BNT162b2 was an additional two cases per 100,000 people. Scientists from the University of Hong Kong compared health reports collected from patients, who…
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By Abujah Racheal The National Primary Health Care Development Agency (NPHCDA) has inspected the 699,760 doses of Oxford AstraZeneca vaccine donated to Nigeria by the UK Government to step up battle against COVID-19 infection. The Executive Director of NPHCDA, Dr Faisal Shuaib, said during the inspection at the National Strategic Cold Store in Abuja on Tuesday that Nigeria was among the first 11 African countries to receive the vaccine. The African countries that got the UK AstraZeneca vaccine donation were; Angola, Egypt, Ethiopia, Ghana, Kenya, Malawi, Nigeria, Senegal, Uganda, Zambia and DRC. The shipment of the UK-donated doses was part…
Katsina state governor, Aminu Masari has called on resident in areas prone to activities of bandits to acquire weapons and defend themselves. Masari noted that it is morally wrong for people to submit cheaply to the bandits without any attempt to defend themselves, according to a statement by his Media Aide, Abdu Labaran, The governor said this during his visit to Jibia town to condole with the families of 10 people that were recently crushed by operatives of the Nigerian Customs Service (NCS) through reckless driving. According to him, security is everybody’s business, pointing out that it is not the…
Some prominent sons and daughters of northern region have initiated a non-partisan platform, Abuja Roundtable, on strategies to curb socioeconomic and security challenges in the region. Some of the personalities that form the roundtable are elder state-man Bashir Tofa, former INEC Chairman, Prof. Attahiru Jega, Ms Naja’atu Tijjani, member of Police Service Commission and others. Briefing newsmen, on Tuesday in Abuja, Tofa, former Presidential Candidate of the defunct, National Republican Congress (NRC), explained that the group was formed as a platform to collectively address the challenges of insecurity and underdevelopment in the region. “We are fully aware that attaining these…
The Falconets’ Head Coach, Christopher Danjuma, on Tuesday said 27 of the invited 35 players have arrived at the national under-20 women’s football team camp in Abuja. Danjuma said in Abuja that two foreign-based players —- one from Denmark and the other from England —- were also expected to join the camp shortly. The camp was open ahead of the upcoming African Qualifiers for the 10th FIFA U-20 Women’s World Cup in Costa Rica from Aug. 10 to August 28, 2022. The coach explained that the invited players were mostly coming from clubs in the country’s leagues, with several coming…
Man is inexplicably the most adventurous species amid the living things. Among men, there are men; few are die-hard audacious, few others are chicken-hearted while the rest are in-between. President John F. Kennedy of the United State of America was one of the most progressive and visionary World leaders of the 20th century. Precisely, on the 25th day of May 1961, President Kennedy set a monumental goal, the first in the history of mankind, to land man on the surface of the Earth’s lunar, the moon. He addressed the US Congress with a clear message to the rest of the…
Prof. Feyi Adepoju, an Ophthalmologist at the College of Health Sciences, University of Ilorin, has emerged one of 10 winners of the 2021 Excellence in Ophthalmology Vision Award (XOVA). This development was conveyed in a letter made available to newsmen by Dr Elizabeth Barner, the Global Medical Head, Refractive and Development Disorder, Novartis Pharma AG. Barner explained that Adepoju’s initiative entitled: “Scaling up cataract services in Kwara State, Nigeria, through outreaches and integration of primary eye care into Primary Health Care” had been selected for the award, out of a total of 171 applications. Adepoju’s community Ophthalmology work involved several…
… Agreement to improve policing services in both countries The Inspector-General of Police, IGP Usman Baba and his Sierra Leonean counterpart, Dr Ambrose Sovula signed a cooperation agreement at the Force Headquarters, Abuja on Tuesday. A statement by the Force spokesperson, CP Frank Mba made available to newsmen, said the agreement was signed in a bilateral policing engagement, targeted at deepening and consolidating relationship between the Nigeria Police Force, NPF, and the Sierra Leone Police (SLP) in core areas of manpower development, intelligence sharing, tackling regional and transnational threats and crimes, amongst others. The Inspector General of Sierra Leone Police…
The Group Managing Director of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC), Mele Kyari has reiterated the Corporation’s commitment to supporting the Nigeria Liquefied Natural Gas (NLNG) Limited towards achieving its goal of becoming a global LNG company of choice. Speaking as a Guest of Honour at the 2021 NLNG Health Safety and Environment (HSE) Day, the GMD, who was represented by the Group General Manager, LNG Investment Management Services (LIMS), Nike Kolawole said HSE was a critical determinant of business performance success across the oil and gas industry. Kyari stated that as a principal shareholder in the company, NNPC would…
Three pro-poor issues will feature prominently on the Nigeria Governors’ Forum’s 33rd Teleconference meeting, which takes place on Wednesday 18th August 2021. The Director General of the NGF, Mr Asishana Okauru in the invitation to the meeting, itemised the National Poverty reduction and growth strategy, the second phase of the Covid 19 vaccination and other health updates, as well as the on-going strike by the Nigeria Association of resident Doctors, NARD, and the campaign for building a new mindset for a united Nigeria, as some of the crucial issues to dominate the 10th teleconference meeting. A statement by the spokesperson…