The minister said local production of vaccines is imperative to strengthening the country's health sector.
According to him, the local production of vaccines is imperative to strengthening the health sector, noting that Nigeria cannot immediately commence local production without pooling adequate resources from all fronts. In 2021, the federal government allocated N10 billion for the local production of coronavirus vaccines through Bio Vaccine Nigeria Limited, a Nigerian pharmaceutical company.
He said:"When we came in, we decided that the resources should be used for the intended purposes. But through the right entity of the government that holds government shares in Bio Vaccines Nigeria Limited.The minister further noted that the funds available at the moment cannot are not enough for the company to start manufacturing."It still has to mobilise resources from other areas.