Tag: NCDC Bill
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FG announces distribution plan for COVID-19 vaccine
The federal government has announced a distribution plan for Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccine in the country. The announcement was made through the National Primary Health Care Development Agency (NPHCDA). According to NPHCDA, the rate of infection in each State of the federation would be the criterion used in the distribution. The agency revealed the plan…
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JUST IN: Court declines Melaye’s request to stop Reps from acting on NCDC Bill
A Federal High Court in Abuja has declined a request by ex-Senator, Dino Melaye for a restraining order against the House of Representatives in relation to its planned consideration of the controversial Control of Infectious Diseases Bill 2020, otherwise known as the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) Bill. In a ruling on Wednesday, Justice…
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COVID-19: Conduct public hearing on NCDC Bill before passage, PDP tells Gbajabiamila
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has advised the the Speaker of the House of Representatives Femi Gbajabiamila to subject the Infectious Disease Control Bill to public hearing. The party gave the advice in a statement issued by its National Publicity Secretary Kola Ologbondiyan on Saturday in Abuja. Ologbondiyan said that the bill should not be…