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Over 8,400 Nigerians Experience Reactions After COVID-19 Vaccination
The National Primary Healthcare Development Agency, NPHCDA, disclosed that 52 persons suffered moderate to severe adverse events at inoculation.
by SaharaReporters, New York
Apr 18, 2021
The Nigerian Government has said a total of 8,439 cases of mild, adverse effects have occurred over the application of the AstraZeneca vaccine in the country.
The cases, according to the government, came out of over a million persons vaccinated with the AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccines.
The National Primary Healthcare Development Agency, NPHCDA, which disclosed this, explained further that 52 persons suffered moderate to severe adverse events at inoculation.
Executive Director of NPHCDA, Dr Faisal Shuaib, speaking at a joint press conference with the World Health Organisation, WHO, on Friday in Abuja, said while the mild reactions included body pains, nausea, and swelling.
Deji Elumoye and Udora Orizu in Abuja
The Senate Committee on Public Accounts has queried the Federal Mortgage Bank of Nigeria (FMBN) over alleged payment of N14 billion to a contractor who failed to construct the expected 963 housing units at Legacy Estate in Abuja.
The Committee chaired by Senator Mathew Urhoghide based the query on the 2018 Auditor General of the Federation (AuGF) report which is being considered by the lawmakers.
The Auditor General had in its report stated that contract price for setting up Legacy Estate was awarded at N10 billion, however a total of N14.2 billion was disbursed to the contractor between 22nd November 2012 and 29th April 2013, thereby resulting in an overpayment of N4.2 billion.
Kolawole Olaniyan
President Muhammadu Buhari in his inaugural speech on May 29, 2015 promised expectant citizens that he would: âtackle head on the enormous challenges of insecurity and pervasive corruption. Nigerians will not regret that they have entrusted national responsibility to us.â
Yet, his government is doing very little to address the growing insecurity, widespread corruption, and associated human rights violations in the country. Available evidence on the ground shows increasing violence, insecurity, and abductions, leading inevitably to arbitrary deprivation of lives, and many other human rights abuses, and illustrating the troubling gap between Buhariâs promise and action.
According to Amnesty International, tens of thousands of people have been killed as a result of violence and serious crimes in many parts of the country. Herdsmen and farmers clashes have worsened under Buhari governmentâs watch. Several students remain missing after gunmen attac
Buhari’s Empty Rhetoric, Security of People and Human Rights, By Kolawole Olaniyan
Mr. Buhari needs to end slogans, empty rhetoric, and wake up to his responsibility
President Muhammadu Buhari [PHOTO CREDIT: @BashirAhmaad]
Mr. Buhari needs to end slogans and empty rhetoric, wake up to his responsibility, and act before the insecurity situation gets worse. Addressing the people on his strategy for tackling the problems should be the easiest place to start.
President Muhammadu Buhari, in his inaugural speech on May 29, 2015, promised expectant citizens that he would, “tackle head on the enormous challenges of insecurity and pervasive corruption. Nigerians will not regret that they have entrusted national responsibility to us.”