They would be vaccinated at the OSGF during the weekly live joint national briefing of the task force.
Neither the Presidential Task Force on COVID-19 nor the NPHCDA officials, health workers present to receive the vaccine jabs, maintained social distancing.
The vaccines, courtesy of MTN and the Indian government, are expected from the end of February.
The Buhari administration has said it was exploring the option of local production of the vaccines in the country.
“While we do not question the efficacy and safety, the responses vary from place to place,” an official said.
Health minister says the vaccines would be subjected to WHO and NAFDAC certification before use.
The diseases are a group of 20 conditions common in tropicals and associated with poverty and sub-standard living.
Officials cite statistics showing nationwide cancer cases increased significantly between 1960 and 2016.
