CACOVID spends N16b on medical resources
The group has as at April 23 received over N27.1 billion donations from the CBN, commercial banks, other financial institutions, real sector operators, manufacturers, oil and gas operators, among others.
The intervention, which is positioned to aid the government in addressing hunger and other effects of the pandemic, will not hinder the coalition’s ongoing effort to contain the spread of the virus through the training of medical personnel, the establishment of isolation centres, procurement of medical kits, and so on.One of the CACOVID Funding Committee Members and Group Managing Director, Access Bank Plc, Herbert Wigwe explained the reason behind the food intervention programme.
We need to cater to the feeding needs of the people if the preventive measures put in place are to be effective.”
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