Nigeria, April 23 -- The federal government on Tuesday said no fewer than 61.5 million Nigerians, mostly children have been vaccinated against measles, yellow fever, Human Papillomavirus (HPV), malaria, and Mpox from October 2023 till date.

The Executive Director and Chief Executive Officer of the National Primary Health Care Development Agency (NPHCDA), Muyi Aina, disclosed this at a press conference in Abuja to mark the 2025 African Vaccination Week.

Mr Aina said during the 2024 measles and yellow fever campaigns, 25.9 million children were vaccinated against measles across 26 states, while 22.5 million received yellow fever vaccines in Lagos, Yobe, and Borno states.

He also noted that Nigeria successfully controlled a cholera outbre...