WHO says governments must mobilise more resources and technical capacities to help strengthen preventive measures and improve coverage of malaria case management services.
Case counts are expected to spike higher as people return from summer vacations, schools reopen, and people start socialising indoors due to colder temperatures.
Children would be given two injections with an interval of three weeks.
Saudi Arabia had placed travel restrictions on Nigerians intending to visit the country since the outbreak of the Omicron variant.
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson took a jibe at anti-vaccine campaigners saying they are spilling “nonsense” on social media.
Earlier scheduled for January 31, a new date will “soon” be announced for the celebration of music’s biggest night.
The country’s vice president Slumber Tsogwane will assume Mr Masisi’s responsibilities until further notice.
The agency says Nigeria has now identified a further 39 cases of the omicron variant, bringing the total number of confirmed infections to 45.
The other nine countries include Belgium, Canada, Germany, Hungary, Italy, Morocco, Portugal, Switzerland and Turkey.
The governor appealed to the unvaccinated in the state to get vaccinated and stop the rate of COVID-19 infection from rising.
