President Muhammadu Buhari, on Tuesday, extended the mandate of the Presidential Task Force on COVID-19 till March 2021.
The extension of the PTF mandate came at a time when Nigeria is battling the second wave of the coronavirus pandemic.
Buhari met with the members of the task force led by the Chairman, Boss Mustapha, on Tuesday at the Aso Villa in Abuja.
“I am extending the mandate of the Presidential Task Force on COVID-19 till the end of March 2021, bearing in mind the new surge in the number of cases, and the bid for vaccines,” President Buhari said.