The Federal Government has commenced the disbursement of N20,000 conditional cash transfer to poor households (poor) at the Kwali Area Council of the
The Federal Government has commenced the disbursement of N20,000 conditional cash transfer to poor households (poor) at the Kwali Area Council of the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja as efforts to help reduce the effect of the lockdown order following the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic in the country.
The Minister of Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Management and Social Development, Sadia Umar-Farouk, while kick-starting the disbursement said that due to the scourge of COVID-19, the Federal Government is giving out N20,000 per person for the next four months starting from March 2020.
She explained that the President during his broadcast last week directed that the Conditional Cash Transfer should be given in advance of two months.
Ogun health commissioner claims mothers are feeding children with sanitizers
The Commissioner for Health in Ogun State, Dr Tomi Coker, has warned mothers to desist from giving their children sanitisers to drink as a way of combating coronavirus.
The commissioner said she had discovered that many mothers in the state had been engaging in asking their children to drink sanitisers so as to get immune against the deadly virus. The medical expert said there was no evidence that drinking sanitisers would prevent COVID-19.
She said, “We also want to address some myths in society. There are mothers that are actually giving their children sanitisers to drink. There is no evidence that giving sanitisers to children will prevent COVID-19. So, we encourage people to cease from doing this.”
