President Donald Trump had a telephone conversation with President Muhammadu Buhari earlier on Tuesday, solidarising with Nigeria over the coronavirus pandemic.

According to Lai Mohammed, minister of information, who disclosed this at the media briefing of the presidential task force on COVID-19, the US president promised to send across ventilators to Nigeria.

Telephone conversation between President Buhari and President Trump today, at the request of the US President. Conversation focused on Nigeria’s #Covid19 Response. President Trump pledged US support and solidarity.