Nigeria: Minister Says Nigeria On Course to Eliminate Polio

Lagos — NIGERIA Minister of Health, Dr Khaliru Alhassan, dismissed media reports querying progress government had recorded in averting polio.

The minister, through a statement the office issued, said contrary to the report, Nigeria was well positioned to interrupt the transmission of the virus.

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