Nigeria, April 17 -- As the Nigerian government gives its component states a condition to halt new COVID-19 vaccinations, only about 50 per cent of 'eligible' Nigerians have been vaccinated, an official said. Those vaccinated are, however, less than one per cent of the country's estimated 200 million population.

The Executive Director of the National Primary Health Care Development Agency (NPHCDA), Faisal Shuaib, said on Friday that only about half of the 'eligible' Nigerians have been vaccinated with the Oxford- AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine.

Mr Shuaib, while speaking at a press briefing, said the number represents 1,071,346 people considered eligible to receive jabs of the vaccine.

"As of today, April 16, 1,071,346 representing 53.2 p...