The Federal Government of Nigeria has revealed it has received coronavirus vaccines made in Russia to combat the deadly virus.
Nigeria’s Minister of Health, Osagie Ehanire made the announcement on Friday, saying he received samples of the vaccines from the Russian Ambassador to Nigeria, Alexey Shebarshin, during a visit to the ministry in Abuja.
A statement by the Director of Information, Media, and Public Relations, Olujimi Oyetomi in the ministry of health reads thus;
‘Russian Federation Ambassador to Nigeria, H.E. Alexey L. Shebarshin on courtesy visit to Nigeria’s Health Ministers, Russian-made COVID-19 Vaccine finally here.”
