President Muhammadu Buhari has endorsed the opening of five COVID-19 Donor Accounts in five business banks.
Mr Henshaw Ogubike, Director Information and Press, Office of the Accountant General of the Federation, made this known in an announcement in Abuja on Tuesday.
Ogubike uncovered that the confirmed banks were Zenith Bank, Access Bank, Guarantee Trust Bank, UBA and First Bank, read more here.
He explained that the framework covered all public funds allocated and dedicated to the fight against COVID-19 including the Fiscal Stimulus Package as well as all donations by corporate bodies and individuals to the Federal Government towards the battle against COVID-19 and the relief of its social and financial consequences for residents.
He said this order likewise included gifts under the Private Sector Coalition Against COVID-19 (CACOVID) Fund domiciled at the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN).
The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the Nigeria Private Sector Coalition Against COVID-19 (CACOVID), as of April 23, acknowledged about N27,160 billion.
