Naira scarcity: Zulum directs govt hospitals to give patients free drugs

By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri –

Borno State Governor, Babagana Zulum has directed the release of drugs worth N300 million and other medical supplies to government hospitals for free distribution to patients most of whom were facing difficulties in making payments due to scarcity of new and old naira notes.

The Commissioner for Health and Human Services, Prof. Mohammed Arab, made this known while unveiling the drugs in Maiduguri.