Presidential steering committee to sensitise Nasarawa communities on vaccination
By TVC News Nigeria
22 April 2021 |
7:00 am
The Presidential Steering Committee on Covid 19 and Governors of the North Central Region have resolved to intensify sensitization campaigns in communities across the zone.
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