Nigeria, June 18 -- As part of efforts to contain the COVID-19 pandemic, President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the set up of 38 oxygen plants across the country.

One of each plant will be set up in all the states while Abuja and Lagos will have two plants each.

This was made known in a communique issued by the Nigerian Governors' Forum on Wednesday.

The statement contained briefings from different representatives on different issues bordering on the workings of the country. This includes Boss Mustapha, the Secretary-General of the Federation and Chairman of the Presidential Steering Committee (PSC) on COVID-19.

Mr Mustapha had appeared before the Forum to give an update on the federal government's response to the COVID-19 pandemic....