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In a moment like this, offering a helping hand to the fight against the rising epidemic is something the normal Nigeria wants to hear. You'd often hear them comparing the Nigerian billionaires to their colleagues in the Asian world.
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Let's have a peep at some of the Nigerian billionaires (and prominent figures) that have contributed towards the fight against the spread of coronavirus.
• Aliko Dangote (₦200 million)
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Inasmuch as he wasn't the first to donate, on March 3rd, the Aliko Dangote Foundation (ADF) pledged a whooping sum of ₦200 million to support current effort of the Nigerian government towards curbing the spread of Corona Virus or Covid-19 in the country.
Maybe the next time you try reminding him that dead people don't buy cements, also endeavour to thank him for his donations.
• Access Bank Plc and Dangote (1000-bed facility)
Dangote is really doing his best in the fight against the growing epidemic. On March 26th, his organisation teamed up with Access Bank to provide treatment and isolation centres across Nigeria.In the emailed statement, Access Bank revealed hat the facilities will include a total of 1,000 beds, located across the country of more than 200 million people.
• Atiku Abubakar (₦50 million)
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The former vice-president, whose son recently tested positive to the virus announced on Twitter that he'd be pledging ₦50 million towards the fight against the spread of the virus.
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• Runtown (₦10 million)
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• Peruzzi (₦1 million)
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• Shehu Sani
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While making the donation in Kaduna on Wednesday, he also urged Nigerians to stand together and fight Coronavirus.
• Tony Elumelu (₦5 billion)
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The donation will provide significant and much needed support to Nigeria and 19 other African countries, by supplying relief materials, critical care facilities, and financial support to Governments.
The UBA support programme will be allocated as follows:
- ₦1 billion to Lagos State Government in Nigeria.
- ₦500 million to Nigeria’s Federal Capital Territory, Abuja.
- ₦1 billion to the remaining 35 states in Nigeria.
- ₦1.5 billion to UBA’s presence countries in Africa.
- ₦1 billion for Medical Centres with equipment and supplies
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• Femi Otedola (₦1 billion)
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Nigerian billionaire, and founder of Zenon Petroleum and Gas LTD, Femi Otedola recently joined the list of generous billionaires when he announced that he'd pledged to donate ₦1 billion to the fight against the epidemic.
What do you think? Now over to you, how many lives have you impacted this season? You must not give ₦10 million, your little ₦10,000 to a charity organisation can go a long way towards putting a smile in the faces of people around the world.