President Muhammadu Buhari on Monday
approved the formation of an Economic Sustainability Committee.
The team will be chaired by Vice President Yemi Osinbajo.
Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), Boss Mustapha, made the announcement on Monday in Abuja.
Mustapha, Chairman of the Presidential Task Force (PTF) on COVID-19, spoke at the first joint briefing with the new committee.
Meanwhile, President Buhari had approved the procurement of resources to fight COVID-19.
Minister of Health, Dr Osagie Ehanire, made the disclosure at the the daily PTF press conference.
He said the Nigeria Center for Disease Control (NCDC) had also been empowered to expand its capacity to test for COVID-19.
