The Government of Japan has given grant assistance of 1 billion Yen ( approximately $9.4 million) to the Nigerian government for the procurement of medical equipment.
This was made known at the signing of an agreement between the Japanese Ambassador to Nigeria, Mr. Kikuta Yutaka, and the Minister of State for Budget and National Planning, Mr. Clem Agba on Wednesday.
The Federal government on its part said it will continue to boost the capacity of the Nigerian medical sector during the pandemic by providing equipment such as ambulances and CT scanners.
This is not the first time Nigeria is getting a medical grant since the Pandemic. The World Bank in August approved the sum of $114 million to assist Nigeria in its fight against the health scourge.
The fund comes in the form of a $100 million credit facility from the International Development Association (IDA) and a $14 million grant from the Pandemic Emergency Financing Facility.
