FG Announces N36m Reward For Any Scientist Who Finds Cure For Coronavirus

The federal government of Nigeria has announced a cash reward of N36 million for any Nigerian scientist who finds a cure to the deadly coronavirus.

This was confirmed in a tweet via the official Twitter handle of the Federal Ministry of Science and Technology.

Full statement below:

"CORONA VIRUS, LASSA FEVER: FG OFFERS N36MIL TO SCIENTISTS FOR SOLUTION HMST of @fmstng@Dr_OgbonnayaOnuannounced whopping sum of N36m to any Nigerian scientist who develops a vaccine to stem the scourge of Corona Virus (COVID-19) currently ravaging some parts of the world.

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"Dr. Onu further challenged Nigerian inventors, innovators and scientists to find a cure for various diseases that are proving intractable, adding that Nigeria is well-endowed with both human and material resources to surmount them."

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