The Central Bank says it is developing a framework to offer grants and credit to researchers, science institutions and biotechnology firms to develop a vaccine against Covid-19.
Central Bank governor Godwin Emefiele spoke at the opening of a “testing, tracing and treatment” centre at This Day Dome in Abuja’s Central Business District, donated by This Day Media and Sahara Group.
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