The COVID-19 vaccine will enable the National Primary Health Care Development Agency (NPHCDA) to commence the vaccination of Nigerians in priority groups, starting with frontline healthcare workers.
The 66-year-old Nigerian former finance minister takes the helm after the WTO was left adrift for seven months following the sudden departure of Brazilian career diplomat Roberto Azevedo last August, a year ahead of schedule.
According to HEDA’s Chairman, Mr Olanrewaju Suraju, the N173b payment raises concern about how government parastatals expend public funds and that his group seeks details to determine if the funds were judiciously utilized and in public interest.