The National Agency for Food, Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has approved Moderna and Sputnik COVID-19 vaccines for use in Nigeria.
The agency approved both vaccines for emergency use.
The approval comes as fears of a COVID-19 third wave in Nigeria continues to loom.
The Director-General of NAFDAC, Professor Moji Adeyeye, confirmed this on Thursday at a news conference in Abuja.
The agency had earlier approved the Oxford-Astrazeneca and Pfizer jabs, also for emergency use.
Professor Adeyeye explained that although the Sputnik vaccine, produced in Russia, has not yet been approved by the World Health Organisation, NAFDAC has carried out independent checks on the vaccine and found that the benefits outweigh the risks.