The European Union has donated the sum of €50 million to help Nigeria in the fight against coronavirus.
A delegate led by the Head of EU, Amb. Ketil Karlsen, made this known during a meeting with President Buhari at the State House in Abuja on Tuesday.
The Presidency revealed that the sum was channelled by the EU through the United Nations’ COVID-19 Basket Fund for Nigeria.
”Nigeria welcomes the European Union’s contribution of the sum of N21 billion (50 million Euros) to support our efforts at controlling the spread of the #Covid19 pandemic. The EU is channeling the donation through the United Nations (UN) #COVID19 Basket Fund for Nigeria” the Presidency’s Twitter handle wrote online.