27th March, 2020
Nigerian billionaire, Femi Otedola has said he would be donating N1 billion to eradicate the deadly Coronavirus in the country.
Nigeria currently has 65 cases of coronavirus cases, according to the NCDC.
Otedola made the pledge on his twitter handle on Friday, saying that “I will be contributing N1 billion towards the eradication of COVID-19 across Nigeria”
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https://twitter.com/realFemiOtedola/status/1243539807877431298
Otedola said the fight to control and eradicate the COVID-19 “is in our hands. A few of us have decided to pool resources to support the government’s effort in building the needed capacity to flatten the curve. Stay Home and Stay Safe.”
https://twitter.com/realFemiOtedola/status/1243539666093191168