The MR vaccine protects against measles and rubella.
Mr Yakubu called on the members of the public, especially parents, to take advantage of the vaccination to protect their children against diseases.
Ms Yunus added that the North-East region recorded the highest number of confirmed measles cases in the country.
She emphasised the crucial role of the media in ensuring that caregivers and communities were properly informed.
Twenty-five people have already died – 12 of them children.
WHO has responded to remarks made on Monday by President Donald Trump in Washington, suggesting that paracetamol use in pregnancy may cause autism.
The World Health Organisation (WHO) has warned that uncontrolled high blood pressure could put over 1.4 billion people at risk of premature death.
The statement said that WHO assessed the global risk from cholera as very high.
WHO has renewed its call for a ceasefire in Gaza following two deadly Israeli air strikes on the Nasser Hospital.
