By Oyindamola Ruth
The Nigeria Governors Forum, NGF, has revealed that the country will receive COVID-19 vaccine by the end of February.
This was contained in a communique signed by the NGF Chairman, Kayode Fayemi on Thursday, January 21, 2021.
Governor who is Chairman of Nigeria Governors Forum disclosed this to the forum on his meeting with Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, Chair of the Board of the Global Alliance for Vaccines and Immunisation (GAVI) on the roll-out of the vaccines.
Speaking to the forum, he said,
“Nigeria is among 12 countries in Africa that have indicated its readiness of the 92 qualified countries for the facility and will by end of February 2021 receive its first shipment of vaccines.”