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  • COVID-19: No Vaccination, no entry FCTA Threatens Staff, Visitors

    COVID-19: No Vaccination, no entry FCTA Threatens Staff, Visitors

    By Joyce Remi- Babayeju

    As a way of containing the spread of the COVID-19 in the territory, the Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) has threatened that all unvaccinated staff and visitors would be barred from accessing FCTA premises with effect from Monday, 17th January, 2022.

    This warning was contained in a circular signed by the FCTA Permanent Secretary, Mr. Olusade Adesola, and issued on Monday 10th January, 2022.

    The circular was addressed to the Executive Secretary of the Federal Capital Development Authority (FCDA) all Mandate Secretaries, Coordinators of AMMC, STDD as well as Heads of all Departments and FCTA Agencies.

    In the circular Olusade said the directive was in line with the one issued earlier by the Federal Government allowing staff on grade level 12 and below to resume duty.

    The circular with reference N0. HCSF/3065/Vol.1/107 dated 26th November, 2021 also directed that all employees are required to show proof of Covid-19 vaccination or present a negative Covid -19 PCR test result done within 72 hours on a continuous basis as part of measures to curtail. the spread of the virus.

    The circular reads in part, “All members of staff are therefore required to show evidence of Covid-19 Vaccination or present a negative Covid -19 PCR test result done within 72 hours, failure of which such members of staff will not be allowed to the office premises commencing from Monday, 17th January, 2022”.
    Accordingly the Permanent Secretary
    added that in view of the fact that FCTA premises are public buildings, all visitors and clients coming to do business are required to comply with this directive.

    Olusade also informed the public that free vaccination points have been made available in all FCTA premises by the Health and Human Services Secretariat (HHSS) to provide opportunity for staff and visitors alike to get vaccinated.

    He however, warned that persistent non-compliance or refusal by staff to be vaccinated would be treated in accordance with the relevant provisions of the Public Service Rules (PSR).
    Mr. Olusade explained that in order to ensure strict compliance with this circular, the Senior Special Assistant on Monitoring, Inspection & Enforcement in collaboration with the Director of Security Services have been mandated to mount surveillance in all entry points to prevent violators from gaining access to offices of the FCTA from Monday, next week.

  • 1m doses of AstraZeneca COVID vaccine expired in Nigeria in November – Report

    1m doses of AstraZeneca COVID vaccine expired in Nigeria in November – Report

    Up to one million COVID-19 vaccines are estimated to have expired in Nigeria in November, a report by Reuter’s says.

    According to the report, two sources with direct knowledge of vaccine delivery and use, said the expired doses were made by AstraZeneca and supplied via COVAX from Europe.

    A third source with knowledge of the delivery was said to have also mentioned that some of the doses arrived within four-to-six weeks of expiry and could not be used in time, despite efforts by health authorities.

    “A count of the expired doses is still underway and an official number is yet to be finalised, the sources were quoted as saying, with one adding that “Nigeria is doing everything it can. But it’s struggling with short shelf life vaccines. Now (supply is) unpredictable and they’re sending too much”.

    A spokesperson for the National Primary Health Care Development Agency (NPHCDA) told Reuters that the number of vaccines received and used is still being tallied and that it would share its findings in the coming days.

    In a statement responding to Reuter’s questions, WHO said doses had expired, but declined to give a figure. It said 800,000 additional doses that had been at risk of expiry in October were all used in time.

    “Vaccine wastage is to be expected in any immunization programme, and in the context of COVID-19 deployment is a global phenomenon,” WHO said, adding that vaccines delivered with “very short” shelf life were a problem.

    On August 16, Nigeria took delivery of 699,760 doses of AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine donated by the UK — the second delivery of the vaccine brand after the first batch was exhausted.

    The UK donated 592,880 additional doses of the AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine to Nigeria on August 27.

    According to the NPHCDA, 7,244,620 of eligible persons, representing just 6.5 percent have taken the first dose of the vaccine, while 3,811,693 persons representing only 3.4 percent, have been fully vaccinated.

    In its bid to get more people vaccinated, the federal government introduced mass COVID-19 vaccination of eligible Nigerians in offices, churches, and universities.

  • Covid Vaccine Dey Cure Hunger? – Melaye Mocks FG

    Covid Vaccine Dey Cure Hunger? – Melaye Mocks FG

    Former Senator representing Kogi West Senatorial District, Dino Melaye has berated the Federal Government over the reception ceremony that greeted the arrival of 3.92 million doses of the Oxford/AstraZeneca vaccine received in Abuja yesterday.

    Covid vaccine dey cure hunger? The vaccine go stop terrorism, bandits and kidnapping? If no….Bubu comot for road jare. Give me boli make i chop i beg. SDM