COVAX Initiative

Nigerian government may expand access to coronavirus vaccination ahead of December deadline

October 15, 2021

U.S. donates more 3.5 million doses of coronavirus vaccine to Nigeria

October 14, 2021

The Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed, has said that allies of the arrested leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu will all be prosecuted.

Minister: Nigeria not a testing ground for Moderna vaccine

August 11, 2021

John Nkengasong, Africa's Director of the Centers for Disease Control (CDC), speaks during an interview with Reuters at the African Union (AU) Headquarters in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia March 11, 2020. REUTERS-Tiksa Negeri

Africa health chief says jabs helped him survive coronavirus

August 6, 2021

African Union wants Covishield approved for EU Covid-19 certificate

June 29, 2021

Mele Kyari,

NNPC boss: Rising oil prices will create problems for Nigeria

June 18, 2021

IMF: Nigeria’s economy recovering from coronavirus pandemic

June 17, 2021

IMF advises Nigerian government to keep central bank overdrafts within legal limits

June 17, 2021

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UN pushes for more coronavirus vaccine supply in Africa

May 20, 2021

French President Emmanuel Macron and his wife Brigitte Macron welcome Angolan President Joao Lourenco, accompanied by his wife Ana Dias Lourenco, for a dinner with leaders of African states and international organisations on the eve of a summit on aid for Africa, at Elysee Palace in Paris, France, May 17, 2021. REUTERS/Gonzalo Fuentes

French president champions ‘new deal’ for post-pandemic Africa

May 19, 2021

2. Dapo Abiodun of Ogun has become the first governor to receive a dose of coronavirus vaccine publicly.

Over 700k vaccines administered in Ghana

April 12, 2021

Namibia plans to go ahead with the roll-out of the AstraZeneca vaccine even after South Africa stalled its use because trials showed it’s less effective against mild infection of a Covid-19 strain dominant in the region.

Africa hit with delays in AstraZeneca vaccine supplies

April 10, 2021

The Nasarawa State Government has begun the vaccination of its frontline medical workers against the COVID-19 pandemic.

WHO hails Africa for vaccinating seven million people in two weeks

March 22, 2021

FILE PHOTO - Incoming World Trade Organization President (WTO) Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala speaks during an interview with Reuters in Potomac, Maryland, U.S., February 15, 2021. REUTERS-Joshua Roberts

WTO chief: Africa must start developing own coronavirus vaccines

March 20, 2021

Dr Matshidiso Moeti, WHO Regional Director for Africa

WHO: Nearly 7 million doses of coronavirus vaccines administered in Africa

March 20, 2021