Oyo State Government on Tuesday said it has spent N2.779 billion in the ongoing fight against novel coronavirus.
The Government said the N378million cash raised from willing donors including individuals and corporate donors is still intact in the dedicated accounts but that all the expenditures so far are from the state coffers.
The Government gave the update through the State Commissioner of Finance, Mr Akinola Ojo while addressing Newsmen at the Governors’ Office, Agodi Secretariat, Ibadan.According to Ojo, while N900 million was spent on palliatives and seedlings for affected farmers, about N370 milion was spent on the Infectious Disease Centre, Olodo.
Also, he said the sum of N118m was given to the University College Hospital , Ibadan as support, N321million used in buying ambulances to support the ministry of health and N614 spent on reagents, consumables, tests and cost of treating the patients in the state. He noted that the state has also got a reassurance of the Federal Government through the National Centre for Disease Control for financial support of N100million but which is still been awaited.
Ojo said overall, the cash and materials donations received so far by the state from the various individual and corporate donors currently stands at N1.177billion saying the Coalition Against Covid-19 alone donated items to the tune of N250milion.
Nigeria Latest News, Nigeria Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
Oyo civil servants resume work
Read more »
Farmer, 50, defiles three-year-old girl in Oyo|p style=
Read more »
Stay away if you’re sick, NLC tells Oyo workers|p style=
Read more »
CAN says worshippers comply as Oyo churches reopen|p style=
Read more »
Amotekun Corps intercepts suspected bandits at Osun-Oyo - Daily Post NigeriaThe Osun State Amotekun Security Network on Sunday intercepted an eighteen seater bus at Osun-Oyo boundary while trying to sneak into the state despite
Read more »
COVID-19: ALGON Warns Against School Reopening In OyoNigeria News, Nigeria Newspapers
Read more »