Category: Spotlight
Dangote Foundation donates N1.5bn to Nigeria/UN COVID-19 basket fund
The Aliko Dangote Foundation (ADF) has donated N1.5 billion ($3.8 million) to the ‘Nigeria/United Nations COVID-19 Basket Fund’ to boost the fight aga [...]
CACOVID strengthens Rivers, Enugu States against COVID-19
The private sector Coalition Against COVID-19 (CACOVID) has strengthened the fight against the scourge with the handover of fully equipped isolation c [...]
Aliko Dangote Foundation engages 54gene laboratory to conduct 1,000 daily COVID-19 test
The Aliko Dangote Foundation, ADF, has contracted 54Gene, a molecular diagnostics company specialized in research, and diagnostics, to immediately set [...]
CACOVID offers palliative to Nigerians through nationwide food intervention program
Following the impact of the coronavirus lockdown and movement restrictions in Nigeria, the private sector-led coalition against COVID-19 (CACOVID) has [...]
BUA Group donates N100m to Kwara for fight against COVID-19
The Chairman of BUA Group, Alhaji Abdulsamad Rabiu, has donated N100 million to the Kwara COVID-19 pandemic fund.
A statement issued on Thursday in [...]
N27bn donated so far through CACOVID – CBN
The Nigeria private-sector coalition against COVID-19 (CACOVID) has so far realised about N27.160 billion to help fight the coronavirus pandemic.
A [...]
Harvesters Church offers its facility as emergency isolation centre
Harvesters International Christian Centre, has offered its facility in the Anthony area of Lagos as an emergency isolation centre for COVID-19 patient [...]
Again, Germany donates €5.5m to Nigeria amid COVID-19 pandemic
Germany through the German Mission in Nigeria has pledged €5.5m to the Nigeria Humanitarian Fund, says the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian [...]
Trump pledges to donate ventilators to Nigeria
Despite tackling with the high mortality of his citizens as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, United States President, Donald Trump has promised to s [...]
I reared, sold goats, did menial jobs to pay school fees – Melaye reveals
Controversial lawmaker and former Senator representing Kogi West, Dino Melaye has revealed that from age 13 he had to rear and sell goat and did other [...]