November 13, 2021

Nigeria, Others To Get Malaria Vaccine By 2022 – AHM

Nigeria, Others To Get Malaria Vaccine By 2022 – AHM

The Assembly of Health Ministers of the ECOWAS region on Friday disclosed that Nigeria and other African countries would get access to the newly developed malaria vaccine by the first quarter of 2022.

Ghanaian Health Minister, who also doubles as the chairman of the assembly, Dr Kweku Agyeman-Manu, disclosed this to journalists at the 22nd ordinary session of the health ministers in Abuja on Friday.

According to Agyeman-Manu, countries, like Nigeria, would also support the West African region in the procurement of the vaccine.

He said, ‘We are expecting that the vaccine will be adopted and the rollout will

'Nigerians To Get Transport Allowance After Subsidy Removal'

‘Nigerians To Get Transport Allowance After Subsidy Removal’

The federal government of Nigeria has announced that Nigerians will be paid transport allowance after the removal of fuel subsidies which is expected to happen in June 2022.

The minister of finance, Zainab Ahmed made this known while speaking in an interview Channels Television which was monitored by Africa Daily News, New York, adding that fuel subsidy is costing Nigeria resources that should have been used for education and health.

She noted that it’s crucial for the country to exit from the fuel subsidy regime in 2023, stressing that the process of subsidising petrol is a ‘major drain and waste’ …