FG seeks NASS approval to spend N500bn on COVID-19

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The Federal Government projects to spend N500 billion in fighting the spread of Coronavirus in the country and ensuring that the economy does not collapse under the weight of the scourge.

• Reps propose free electricity for two months.

Mrs Ahmed met with Senate President Ahmad Lawan, House of Representatives Speaker Femi Gbajabiamila, Deputy Senate President Ovie Omo-Agege, House of Reps Deputy Speaker Idris Wase among other principal officers of the NASS. Mrs. Ahmed said that in addition to the identified special accounts from where the money will be drawn as loans, the proposed intervention fund would also be sourced from grants being expected and loans from multilateral Institutions.

“We know that there will be a need for the parliament to agree and approve the taking of loans from these special accounts and we will be coming back with a proposed bill in that regard that will define what the fund will be used for,” the minister said. “I think coming to us for those loans is critical because we are in an emergency and time is of essence. So, we must work as expeditiously as possible to ensure that we place the request before the National Assembly.

“When you are saving people their electricity and the fact that they now have stable electricity for two months, you are also saving the monies that would go into the payment of those bills at least for two months.”The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control yesterday reported five new cases of coronavirus in the country to take the tally to 214.It said 25 cases have been discharged.

Speaking with the Nation, the National Professional Officer-in-Charge of Tuberculosis at the WHO, Dr. Ayodele Awe, said: “For us, this will be a good collaboration between a disease entity that is pandemic and the other , that already has a diagnostic tool. “This will rapidly increase our diagnosis and ensure that every person that has the disease is detected before the spread. For us, we are eagerly ready to collaborate with the COVID-19 team to use these machines.”

 

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This is the last supper before everyone goes to their tents!

The economy will fail by the time the whole money is looted

Is it the same economy that has already collapsed? 🙄 Bobby let's go🚶🏽‍♂️🐕

Are you sure it's for Covid 19 purpose or another way of embezzlement without it getting to the masses who truly needs them?

Use the abacha loot

Office don open

Where's the protective materials that was sent from China by Jac ma? This government is a pure joke... after 19.4bn they're still looking for 500bn... maybe the corona should just take all them calling the shots

Very soon the committee on Covid 19 will be probed.

, I am.very sure we don't have that amount of money in Nigeria. Unless they are planning to borrow another money to loot. Meanwhile, the Abacha Loot has been relooted as sharing money within 24 hrs. Media houses are complicit of the crime.

Let corona kuku come and tao does he want this government are enriching themselves with all opportunity now they are using covid_19 again God will judge you all

Na lie! That’s the way they are rooting money away....scammers

Don't fight the virus oga, your government claim to cut down politicians salary one ventilator not yet acquired it shameful you made Nigeria a begging country

Spending...

Please share 10,000 to 10,000,000 Nigerians Majority always carry the vote

Thieving hv started ...........Nigeria can't just surprise mi for once........they are making mi believe I am a prophet and can see the future already

😂😂😂😂Did they have the gut to say 500billion? Yall know how many millions are in a billion yh?

They will not die better

How will they do that, in this system that they are running?

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