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Sterling Bank Plc, Nigeria’s leading commercial bank, has given special recognition awards to healthcare providers who played leading roles in the fight against the COVID-19 pandemic. The awards were given to selected recipients at the 8th annual Nigeria Healthcare Excellence Awards (NHEA), which held in Lagos over the weekend under …

The Nigerian Communication Commission has stated that the National Emergency Number 112 which it instituted and superintends, is the most critical infrastructure necessary for the successful implementation of the National Emergency Medical Service and Ambulance Systems (NEMSAS) recently launched by the Federal Ministry of Health. The NEMSAS is established as …

The Ministry of Finance has released N10 billion to support domestic vaccines production to tackle COVID-19 pandemic in the country. The Minister of Health, Dr Osagie Ehanire, made the disclosure at the Presidential Task Force (PTF) COVID-19 briefing on Monday in Abuja. Ehanire said: “The Ministry of Finance has released …

The Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) Mr. Godwin Emefiele, has announced that the apex bank is ready to support researchers, science-based institutions, and biotechnology firms with N100bn grant in the quest for a homegrown vaccine to fight Corona Virus Disease in Nigeria. The apex bank governor, who …