Tag: polio
Buhari: I’ll give highest priority to Polio eradication
I am pleased to welcome you all to this meeting on a matter that is very important to all of…
Nigeria will not be complacent on polio eradication, says Buhari
President Muhammadu Buhari on Monday assured that Nigeria will not be complacent, but maintain its status as a polio free…
Polio: LG to immunise 111,180 children in Jigawa
Dutse Local Government Council of Jigawa on Monday said it would vaccinate at least 111,180 children against polio in the…
Governors’ Forum wants Nigeria to remain polio-free for 24 months
The Nigeria Governors’ Forum has called for continued commitment and concerted efforts from all stakeholders to get Nigeria certified polio-free…
Nigeria de-listed from polio-endemic countries
Eromosele Ebhomele It is good news for Nigeria as the World Health Organisation, WHO, late Friday announced that polio is…
Polio: LG to immunise 81,000 children in Jigawa
The Jahu Local Government Council of Jigawa has said that it is targeting at least 81,000 children for vaccination against…
No Nigerian child will be infected with polio again, says Buhari
President Muhammadu Buhari declared Saturday in Abuja that his administration will do all within its powers to ensure that no…
Nigeria marks polio-free year, set to land certification in 2017
Jethro Ibileke It is exactly one year since the last case of polio was recorded in Nigeria. The last reported…
Nigeria marks polio-free year, raises hope of global eradication
LONDON, (Reuters) – Nigeria marked its first year without a single case of polio on Friday, reaching a milestone many…
2.6mn children to get polio immunisation in Katsina
The Katsina State Government said an estimated 2.6 million children would be immunised against polio disease in the state. The…
FG receives $82m loan from Japan to fight polio
The Federal Government has received 82 million dollars loan facility from the Japan International Corporation Agency (JICA) to boost its…
FCT records zero polio since January 2013
The Minister of State for FCT, Olajumoke Akinjide, said there had been no case of wild polio virus when only…
Nigeria gets $85m loan from Japan for polio eradication
The Federal Government on Monday signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the Japanese Government for $85 million dollars (N1.38…
WHO declares polio ‘public health emergency’
The World Health Organization warned Monday that polio has reemerged as a public health emergency, after new cases of the…
Polio: Nigeria 2nd Largest Country With Unimmunised Kids
Eromosele Ebhomele Nigeria accounts for 3.8 million of the estimated 22.6 million unimmunised children against polio living in different countries…