Nigeria is working to develop a Covid-19 vaccine, President Muhammadu Buhari said in a televised interview, Report informs citing CNN.
"We are working very hard with the ministry of health to develop vaccines," said the president.
Meanwhile, according to CNN, Nigeria's minister of state for health, Dr. Olorunnimbe Mamora, said the country was working to establish a vaccine-manufacturing hub within two or three years. But this would depend on the availability of funds, he stated.
“Yesterday (Thursday), we had engagements with some of our international development partners and funding partners towards developing our vaccine manufacturing hub. It's a joint venture project between the federal government and an indigenous pharmaceutical company,” Momora noted.
Health experts say Nigeria needs to triple its vaccination drive from just over 100,000 doses a day to meet its target of vaccinating more than half its population by the end of next year.
Nigeria has recorded 246,195 cases and 3,066 deaths since the pandemic started, CNN said.