Nigeria, April 2 -- Nigeria's Ministry of Finance, Budget and National Planning on Wednesday headed to Twitter to beg the founder of the electronic automobile company, Tesla Inc., Elon Musk, for ventilators.

The official handle of the ministry responded to a tweet by the South African-American billionaire to supply ventilators to hospitals worldwide.

"We have extra FDA-approved ventilators. Will ship to hospitals worldwide within Tesla delivery regions. Device & shipping cost are free. Only requirement is that the vents are needed immediately for patients, not stored in a warehouse. Please me or

@Tesla know," had tweeted.

We have extra FDA-approved ventilators. Will ship to hospitals worldwide within Tesla delivery regions. Device & s...