Nigeria’s Vice-President Osinbajo Demands Right for Africa to Manufacture its Own Vaccines and Use Gas to Transition out of Dirty

  • Less than 10% of Africa’s people are fully vaccinated against COVID-19 – patent waivers are vital to let Africa manufacture its own vaccines
  • Natural gas must be accepted as a transitional fuel and not defunded, but renewable energy is also a unique opportunity for foreign investors in Nigeria
  • Osinbajo calls for robust interventions from the international community to eradicate terrorists from Africa
  • Nigeria’s National Development Plan 2021-2025 envisages investments totalling $840 billion, of which 86% is expected to come from the private sector
WEF Release. More on this here.