The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) on Wednesday said that
monetary contributions to its relief fund under the auspices of Private Sector
Coalition Against COVID-19 (CACOVID) stood at N15 billion.
CBN’s Director of Corporate Communications, Isaac Okorafor,
said in a statement in Lagos that the donations were from 37 donors, including
individuals, banks and other corporate bodies.
“A breakdown of the contributions showed that CBN and Aliko
Dangote donated N2 billion each.
“Abdul Samad Rabiu (Bua Sugar Refinery), Segun Agbaje (GTB);
Tony Elumelu (UBA); Oba Otudeko (First Bank); Jim Ovia (Zenith Bank); Herbert
Wigwe (Access Bank) and Femi Otedola of Amperion Power Distribution donated N1
Billion each to the relief fund.
“Pacific Holding Ltd, Union Bank Plc, Sterling Bank Plc,
Standard Chartered Bank, Stanbic IBTC, Citi Bank Nigeria Ltd, FCMB, Fidelity
Bank, ECOBank, African Steel Mills and Multichoice Nigeria Limited also made
donations.
”Similarly, FSDH Merchant Bank, FBN Merchant Bank, Rand
Merchant Bank, Coronation Merchant Bank, Sun Trust Bank, Providus Bank, Wema
Bank, Unity Bank, Heritage Bank, Nova Merchant Bank, Polaris Bank and Keystone
Bank donated.
“Others are Globus Bank, Titan Trust Bank, Takagro Chemicals
Ltd, Ahmadu Mahmoud and Handy Capital Ltd make up the list of those that have
sofar made contributions to the Private Sector Coalition Against COVID-19
(CACOVID) Relief Fund domiciled at the CBN,” he said.
Okorafor said that the coalition appreciated the list of
good spirited individuals and corporate bodies for hearkening to the clarion
call championed by the CBN and the private sector.
He called on more Nigerians and corporate bodies to key into
the coalition with a view to supporting the fight against the pandemic.
According to him, Nigeria can overcome the scourge when all
hands are on deck.
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