EU Gives Nigeria €50m To Fight Coronavirus

The Federal Government of Nigeria led by President Muhammadu Buhari has been granted the sum of €50 million to help the country in its ongoing fight against the spread of the deadly COVID-19 disease.

 

This was made known on Tuesday via a tweet by Special Adviser on Media and Publicity to the President, Femi Adesina who informed that the sum was granted after President Buhari received in audience the European Union (EU) delegation at the Council Chambers, State House, Abuja.

 

While giving an update on the meeting, Adesina, said that the EU gave a €50 million grant to Nigeria to fight the spread of the COVID-19 virus.

 

He said; “EU gives Nigeria a grant of 50 million Euro to fight COVID-19.

 

”Head of EU delegation, Amb Ketil Karlsen, at the event commended President Buhari for ‘his powerful address to the nation last night,’ and for ‘the bold and necessary measures he has taken.”

 

In a nationwide broadcast on Monday, the president extended the restriction by 14 days, saying the decision was a difficult one for his regime.

 

Buhari said the initial lockdown helped Nigeria in its fight against the coronavirus.

 

After the President’s address, the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control announced that “20 new cases of #COVID-19 have been reported as follows: 13 in Lagos, two in Edo, two in Kano, two in Ogun and one in Ondo.

 

“As of 09:50 pm on the 13th April, there are 343 confirmed cases of #COVID-19 reported in Nigeria. 91 have been discharged with 10 deaths.

 

“Currently, Lagos has 189 new cases, FCT- 56, Osun- 20, Edo- 16, Oyo- 11, Ogun – nine, Bauchi – six, Kaduna – six, Akwa Ibom – five, Katsina – five, Delta – three, Enugu – two, Ekiti – two, Rivers – two, Kwara – four, Ondo – three, Benue – one, Niger – one, Anambra – one and Kano – three.”