First COVID-19 Vaccine Expected to Arrive Nigeria In February

The largest African economy, Nigeria has been working with World Bank to ensure it receives its first doses of COVID-19 vaccine as early as February.

The information was passed across in a communique issued by Kayode Fayemi on Thursday.

Fayemi who is the head of Nigeria’s Governors’ Forum affirmed that the country has been working with the World Bank to ensure that Nigeria is not left behind in the distribution of the COVID-19 vaccine.

He assures that Nigeria will receive her first shipment of the COVID-19 vaccine by the end of February.

“Nigeria is among 12 countries in Africa that have indicated the readiness of the 92 qualified countries for the facility and will by end of February 2021 receive its first shipment of vaccines,” Fayemi said.

As of January 22nd, Nigeria reported 118,138 COVID-19 confirmed cases and 1,490 deaths according to the update by the National Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) on Friday.