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Following the rising in infections in several and the danger the development poses to Africa, the Federal Government has reviewed Nigeria’s COVID-19 response and reintroduced a nationwide 12am to 4am curfew as part of efforts to curtail further spread of the virus.
The Presidential Steering Committee on COVID-19 (PSC) has also approved the commencement of administration of the second dose of Oxford AstraZeneca vaccine across the federation.
Besides, the Authority of ECOWAS Heads of State and Government has fixed the cost of COVID-19 testing –be it PCR or any other – at $50 at all points of entry with effect from May 17, 2021.This is to ease travel and trade within the sub-region.
FG explains why Nigeria can’t start local production of COVID-19 vaccines yet
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The Minister of Health, Dr Osagie Ehanire has said that local production of COVID-19 vaccines cannot start now in Nigeria.
Ehanire made this known in Abuja at the Presidential Steering Committee (PSC) briefing, explaining why local production of COVID-19 vaccines cannot start in the country at the moment as the world continues to fight vaccines nationalism.
The minister attributed the delay to the government’s inability to procure the required technology for production.
He said that the N10 billion earmarked by the National Assembly for that purpose is intact.
FG Covid-19 lockdown: Federal Goment return curfew, coronavirus restrictions
11 May 2021
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Covid-19 lockdown and curfew go return from Tuesday midnight 11 May, 2021 across Nigeria
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Di restriction go cover recreational activities and events and mass gatherings for events of any kind go get maximum of fifty pipo.
Di goment also order shut down event centres, bars and clubs dem to close down till further notice.
Nigeria-Press-Review May 11, 2021 to 09:01 278 APA – Lagos (Nigeria) The reintroduction of nationwide restrictions by the Nigerian government as part of efforts to curtail further spread of Covid-19 and the invasion of residences of two senior aides to Nigerian President by armed men inside the precinct of the Presidential Villa, Abuja are some of the trending stories in Nigerian newspapers on Tuesday.
The Guardian reports that following the rising in infections in several and the danger the development poses to Africa, the Federal Government has reviewed Nigeria’s COVID-19 response and reintroduced a nationwide 12am to 4am curfew as part of efforts to curtail further spread of the virus.
Lai Mohammed
The Federal Government on Tuesday denied media reports that it has “introduced or re-introduced’’ new restrictions on COVID-19. x
The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed made the rebuttal at a meeting with Online Publishers in Lagos.
Mohammed said there were no new restrictions, adding that the Presidential Steering Committee on Covid-19 only reiterated existing regulations to control the spread of the disease.
The minister, a member of the steering committee, said the committee’s national incident manager Mukhtar Mohammed was quoted out of context during the briefing of the committee on Monday in Abuja.
He said the only thing that was newly introduced was that anyone, including Nigerians travelling from Brazil, Turkey or India, must go through compulsory quarantine.