COVID-19: FG to procure 29.5 million doses of Johnson & Johnson vaccine, releases N29.1bn
Amarachi Orjiude
Amarachi Orjiude
Published 8 May 2021
The Minister of Finance, Budget and National Planning, Zainab Ahmed, has said the supplementary budget being prepared by her ministry will cover the cost of procuring and delivering 29.588 million doses of the Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine.
According to a statement by her Special Adviser, Media and Communications to the Minister, Yunusa Abdullahi, on Friday, the minister disclosed this at the 18th Collaborative Africa Budget Reform Initiative webinar.
The statement was titled ‘FG committed to procuring 29.588 million doses of the Johnson & Johnson vaccine.’