Billionaire businesswoman Folorunso Alakija, husband donate N1bn to Nigeria's coronavirus fight

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Billionaire businesswoman Folorunso Alakija, husband donate N1bn to Nigeria's coronavirus fight

The pledged sum will go to different units involved in Nigeria's response to the coronavirus pandemic.

Nigerian billionaire, Folorunso Alakija and her husband, Modupe, have pledged the sum of N1 billion to Nigeria's ongoing fight against the spread of coronavirus (COVID-19).

The two made this pledge through Famfa Oil, an indigenous exploration and production oil company, where Modupe serves as chairperson, and Folorunso serves as vice chairperson.

Of the N1 billion pledge, N250 million will go the the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC), and N250 million will similarly go to the Lagos State government where a great volume of Nigeria's cases have been recorded.

N245 million will go to the supply of medical equipment to relevant organisations, while medical workers on the frontline in Lagos and Abuja will get N100 million in each state.

N50 million will go to the African Centre of Excellence for Genomics of Infectious Diseases , and N5 million pledged to the Dr Ameyo Stella Adadevoh (DRASA) Health Trust.

As of March 29, 2020, Nigeria had recorded 111 cases in 12 states - Lagos (68), FCT (21), Ogun (3), Enugu (2), Ekiti (1), Oyo (7), Edo (2), Bauchi (2), Osun (2), Rivers (1), Benue (1), and Kaduna (1).