India has donated 100,000 doses of the Covid-19 vaccine to Nigeria to support the country in its fight against the pandemic.

Indian Ambassador to Abuja Abhay Thakur said the vaccines have been forwarded to the National First Aid Development Agency in the Nigerian capital.

According to Thakur, these vaccines are a sign of the friendship between the two countries.

Nigeria had received 4,224,000 doses of AstraZeneca vaccine via the South African telecommunications company MTN and the Covax device which aims to provide vaccines to low-income countries.

With the launch of the vaccination campaign which began on March 5, more than 700 doses of the vaccine have been administered in the country.