Germany donates an extra €5.5million to help Nigeria in it’s reaction to the Coronavirus pandemic.
The declaration was made on Tuesday, April 28, by means of the official Twitter account of the German Diplomatic Missions in Nigeria @GERinNigeria.
The announcement said Germany is giving €5.5 million this opportunity to help powerless individuals in Nigeria’s North-Eastern conditions of Borno, Adamawa, and Yobe.
The announcement read,
“Germany donates an additional €5.5 million (c. 2.2bn Naira) to the Nigeria Humanitarian Fund managed by the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs in Nigeria to continue life-saving aid in Borno, Adamawa and Yobe States in the context of the COVID-19 crisis.
“Ongoing activities include drilling of wells, construction of sanitation facilities, rehabilitation of buildings or construction of shelters for internally displaced persons and other victims of insecurity in the North East.
“This brings Germany’s contribution to the NHF to a total of €29 million since it became operational in May 2017, making Germany a major donor to the NHF over the past three years.”
It included that it was providing the Nigeria Police Force with €20,000 €20,000 worth personal protective equipment including hand disinfectant, protective clothing, surface disinfectant, face masks, clinical thermometers and gloves, adding that the materials would be handed over in Abuja shortly.
The nation additionally vowed €12 million to West Africa Health Organization and Economic Community of West Africa States for the acquisition of essential clinical supplies and research center equipment, preparing measures, among other reaction to the pandemic in the locale.
